1 (A Write A Balanced Equation For Photosynthesis Using Symbols
1 (A Write A Balanced Equation For Photosynthesis Using Symbols
1 (A Write A Balanced Equation For Photosynthesis Using Symbols
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Fig. 5.1 shows a cross-section of a leaf of the hydrophyte, Nuphar lutea. The leaves of
N.. lut float on the surface of water.
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A
Fig. 5.1
(b) Complete Table 5.1 by describing the function of each feature.
The function for feature A has already been completed.
Table 5.1
feature
eature f
B
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C
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D
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2 Three plants were grown to study the effects of nitrate and magnesium ion deficiency on
their development. They were kept in the same conditions, except for the types of minerals
supplied.
normal,
healthy
leaf
pale
green
leaf
yellow leaf
yellow,
dead leaf
A B C
Fig. 1.1
(a) State three conditions, other than water and the concentration of mineral ions, that
would need to be kept the same for all the plants, in order to make the investigation a
fair test.
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2.
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description
explanation
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description
explanation
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(c) A farmer tested the soil in a field and found that there was a high nitrate ion
concentration.
After the crop was removed, the soil was tested again. The nitrate ion concentration
had decreased.
(i) Suggest two reasons why the nitrate ion concentration had decreased.
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2. [2]
(ii) Describe two methods the farmer could use to improve the nitrate ion concentration
in the soil.
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2.
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(d) Some species of plant grow well in soil that is always low in nitrate ions.
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3 Fig. 6.1 shows a leaf and a flower of Helleborus orientalis.
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Fig 6.2
a Complete the table, using ticks (), to show the cells that carry out photosynthesis.
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b Explain how two features of leaves, visible in sections such as that shown in Fig. 6.2,
are adaptations for efficient photosynthesis.
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2.
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