1.
State what is meant by photosynthesis.
[1 mark]
- endothermic reaction that uses light to make glucose from CO₂ and water
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Plant structures and their functions
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2.
State what is meant by a limiting factor.
[1 mark]
- a factor in shortest supply that holds the rate down
3.
State what is meant by chlorophyll.
[1 mark]
- green pigment that absorbs light
4.
State what is meant by glucose in plants.
[1 mark]
- product used for respiration, stored as starch, used to make cellulose, proteins and oils
5.
State what is meant by aerobic respiration.
[1 mark]
- exothermic reaction using oxygen to release energy from glucose
6.
State what is meant by anaerobic respiration in muscle.
[1 mark]
- incomplete breakdown of glucose without oxygen, producing lactic acid
7.
State what is meant by anaerobic respiration in yeast.
[1 mark]
- fermentation producing ethanol and CO₂
8.
State what is meant by the stomata.
[1 mark]
- pores in the leaf that allow gas exchange
9.
State what is meant by xylem.
[1 mark]
- tissue that transports water and minerals from roots to leaves
10.
State what is meant by phloem.
[1 mark]
- tissue that transports dissolved sugars
11.
Devon is asked about photosynthesis in a Edexcel Biology paper.
(a) [2 marks]
- occurs in chloroplasts
(b) [3 marks]
- why the rate levels off at high light intensity
12.
Devon is asked about a limiting factor in a Edexcel Biology paper.
(a) [2 marks]
- light, CO₂ or temperature for photosynthesis
(b) [3 marks]
- why growers increase CO₂ in a greenhouse
13.
Devon is asked about chlorophyll in a Edexcel Biology paper.
(a) [2 marks]
- found in chloroplasts
(b) [3 marks]
- why a plant with yellow leaves photosynthesises more slowly
14.
Devon is asked about glucose in plants in a Edexcel Biology paper.
(a) [2 marks]
- can be converted to sucrose for transport
(b) [3 marks]
- why a starch test is used after a photosynthesis experiment
15.
Devon is asked about aerobic respiration in a Edexcel Biology paper.
(a) [2 marks]
- produces CO₂ and water
(b) [3 marks]
- why more energy is released than in anaerobic respiration
16.
Devon is asked about anaerobic respiration in muscle in a Edexcel Biology paper.
(a) [2 marks]
- releases less energy
(b) [3 marks]
- why an oxygen debt builds up
17.
A plant produces 12 cm³ of oxygen in 4 minutes. Calculate the rate.
[3 marks]
- 12/4
- Final answer: 3 cm³/min
18.
Light intensity is estimated as 1/d². If d = 25 cm, calculate 1/d².
[3 marks]
- inverse square
- Final answer: 1.60e-3
19.
Respiration releases 1200 J from 0.5 g of glucose. Calculate J per gram.
[3 marks]
- Final answer: 2400 J/g
20.
A leaf loses 0.8 g of water in 10 minutes. Calculate the transpiration rate in g/h.
[3 marks]
- ×6
- Final answer: 4.8 g/h
21.
Temperature rises from 10°C to 20°C and rate doubles. What would you expect from 20°C to 30°C if Q10 = 2, before denaturation?
[3 marks]
- Q10 idea
- Final answer: rate doubles again
22.
A potometer air bubble moves 28 mm in 2 minutes. Calculate the mean speed.
[3 marks]
- Final answer: 14.0 mm/min
23.
Devon carries out the photosynthesis required practical with pondweed. This is a typical Edexcel required-practical style question.
(a) [2 marks]
- Independent: light intensity / colour / CO₂
- Dependent: bubbles per minute / volume of O₂
(b) [2 marks]
- temperature, same length of pondweed
- so the test is fair / only one variable is changed
(c) [2 marks]
- bubbles not the same size
24.
Devon carries out testing a leaf for starch. This is a typical Edexcel required-practical style question.
(a) [2 marks]
- Independent: whether the leaf was destarched / covered
- Dependent: iodine colour
(b) [2 marks]
- same boiling time in ethanol
- so the test is fair / only one variable is changed
(c) [2 marks]
- not destarching the plant first
25.
Devon carries out the potometer transpiration practical. This is a typical Edexcel required-practical style question.
(a) [2 marks]
- Independent: wind / temperature / humidity / light
- Dependent: distance moved by the bubble
(b) [2 marks]
- same leafy shoot
- so the test is fair / only one variable is changed
(c) [2 marks]
- air leak in the apparatus
26.
Devon carries out investigating respiration with germinating seeds and limewater or a respirometer. This is a typical Edexcel required-practical style question.
(a) [2 marks]
- Independent: alive vs boiled seeds
- Dependent: CO₂ produced / volume change
(b) [2 marks]
- same mass of seeds
- so the test is fair / only one variable is changed
(c) [2 marks]
- temperature change affects gas volume
27.
Compare photosynthesis with aerobic respiration.
[4 marks]
- photosynthesis stores energy / endothermic
- respiration releases energy / exothermic
- equations are reverse
28.
Compare xylem with phloem.
[4 marks]
- xylem: water, one way, dead
- phloem: sugars, both ways, living
29.
Compare aerobic respiration with anaerobic respiration in muscle.
[4 marks]
- aerobic: more ATP, CO₂ + water
- anaerobic: lactic acid, oxygen debt
30.
Compare a palisade cell with a guard cell.
[4 marks]
- palisade: photosynthesis
- guard cell: controls stomatal opening
31.
Apply your knowledge of anaerobic respiration in yeast to this situation: CO₂ bubbles
[3 marks]
- CO₂ bubbles
32.
Apply your knowledge of the stomata to this situation: reduce water loss
[3 marks]
- reduce water loss