Xylem & phloem

Figure 9 shows a root hair cell from a plant.

Name the part labelled X.

State one way that the structure of the root hair cell increases the volume of substances it absorbs.

Explain why root hair cells do not contain chloroplasts.

*(c) The arrows in Figure 11 show the direction of water movement through a tree.

Explain how water is moved from the soil, through the plant and into the air.

Figure 8 shows a diagram of a plant root hair cell.

Name the part labelled R.

Explain one adaptation of a root hair cell that increases the absorption of water and mineral ions.

Figure 9 shows xylem and phloem from the stem of a plant.

Living cells in phloem use energy to transport sucrose.

Which organelles release energy in living cells?

Describe two features of the structure of xylem vessels that can be seen in Figure 9.

A scientist investigated how the flow of air affected the rate of transpiration in a plant.

A fan was used to change the flow of air.

The volume of water taken up by the plant was measured.

Figure 10 shows the results of this investigation.

Explain why switching on the fan caused a change in the volume of water taken up by the plant.

Give one reason why the volume of water taken up by the plant was also measured when the fan was not switched on.

Calculate the rate of water uptake from 8 minutes to 10 minutes when the fan was switched on.

Use the equation

_........ mm³ per minute

Figure 1 shows xylem and phloem from the stem of a plant.

Living cells in phloem use energy to transport sucrose.

Which organelles release energy in living cells?

Describe two features of the structure of xylem vessels that can be seen in Figure 1.

A scientist investigated how the flow of air affected the rate of transpiration in a plant.

A fan was used to change the flow of air.

The volume of water taken up by the plant was measured.

Figure 2 shows the results of this investigation.

Explain why switching on the fan caused a change in the volume of water taken up by the plant.

Give one reason why the volume of water taken up by the plant was also measured when the fan was not switched on.

Calculate the rate of water uptake from 8 minutes to 10 minutes when the fan was switched on.

Use the equation

_........ mm³ per minute

Figure 9 shows an area of woodland with some small plants growing in the ground between the trees.

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Figure 9

The leaves of the small plants are green.

Describe how these plants make glucose.

Name a group of organisms that break down the dead leaves and release mineral ions into the soil.

The mineral ions are absorbed from the soil into the roots of plants.

Describe how these mineral ions are transported from the roots to the leaves of the plants.

A scientist recorded the mean light intensity and the mean number of small plants per m² for six 25 m² areas of the woodland.

Figure 10 shows the results.

Explain the effect of light intensity on the number of small plants per m².

State one variable the scientist should have controlled to make sure the light intensity measurements could be compared.

The scientist selects an area near the edge of the woodland where many stinging nettles are growing.

This area is partly shaded by the trees.

Describe how the scientist should use a belt transect to investigate how light intensity affects the growth of stinging nettles.

(a) (i) Water enters a plant through root hair cells.

Root hair cells have

Explain how water in the root is transported to the leaves of the plant.

How is sucrose transported from the leaves to other parts of the plant?

Figure 4 shows the average size of stomata in a leaf during one day.

Name the cells that change the size of stomata.

Describe the trend shown in Figure 4.

The temperature increased from 8 am to 1 pm.

Explain why this affected the size of the stomata.

State why a coverslip is placed on top of the leaf peel.

Explain why the leaf peel rather than the whole leaf was viewed with a microscope.

The student drew a biological diagram of the leaf peel taken from the underside of the leaf.

Figure 13 shows this diagram.

State the number of stomata visible on Figure 13.

The student observed that the stomata were open.

Describe how stomata open.

*(c) Figure 14 shows xylem and phloem. Xylem and phloem are involved in the transport of substances through a plant.

Use Figure 14 to help you describe how water and sucrose move through a plant.