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BIOLOGY, M2 EQ-Bank 4 MC

In the diagram of a partial cross-section of a vascular plant stem shown below, identify the labeled structure representing the cells responsible for translocation.
 

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\(B\)

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  • The phloem is responsible for transporting organic nutrients and sugars (i.e. translocation).

\(\Rightarrow B\)

BIOLOGY, M2 EQ-Bank 3 MC

Which of the following plant tissues is responsible for transporting water and minerals from the roots to the leaves?

  1. Phloem
  2. Xylem
  3. Epidermis
  4. Palisade mesophyll
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\(B\)

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  • Xylem is the vascular tissue responsible for transporting water and minerals from the roots to the leaves in plants.

\(\Rightarrow B\)

BIOLOGY, M2 EQ-Bank 31

What is the advantage of having a higher density of stomata on the bottom side of the leaf for most plants?   (3 marks)

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  • Stomata are the pores that appear on the leaf and are responsible for transpiration, i.e. the diffusion of water vapour out of the cell.
  • By having stomata on the underside of the leaf, water won’t be caught on top of the leaf when transpiration occurs.
  • Having stomata pointing down also increases the effectiveness of transpiration by the assistance of gravity.
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  • Stomata are the pores that appear on the leaf and are responsible for transpiration, i.e. the diffusion of water vapour out of the cell.
  • By having stomata on the underside of the leaf, water won’t be caught on top of the leaf when transpiration occurs.
  • Having stomata pointing down also increases the effectiveness of transpiration by the assistance of gravity.

BIOLOGY, M2 2014 HSC 14 MC

The current theory to explain the movement of materials within the phloem of a living plant involves the following steps:

    1. Osmosis
    2. Active transport of sugars into non-photosynthetic cells
    3. Active transport of sugars from photosynthetic cells
    4. Flow of sugar solution up and down

Which of the following is the correct order of these steps?

  1. 3, 4, 1, 2
  2. 2, 4, 1, 3 
  3. 1, 3, 2, 4 
  4. 3, 1, 4, 2
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\(D\)

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By Elimination

  • Sugars are created in photosynthetic cells but are required in all cells. Phloem are the series of cells which allow the transport of sugars in plants, and therefore the steps must start with 3 and end with 2 (Eliminate B and C).
  • The current theory states that the movement of materials is driven by osmotic pressure, and therefore osmosis must occur before materials are able to move (Eliminate A).

\(\Rightarrow D\)

♦ Mean mark 43%.

BIOLOGY, M2 2014 HSC 8 MC

What is the most suitable title for this diagram?

  1. A section of xylem tissue
  2. A section of phloem tissue
  3. A transverse section of phloem tissue
  4. A longitudinal section of xylem and phloem tissue
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\(B\)

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By Elimination

  • The structure shown is one cell thick, and therefore must be phloem, not xylem (Eliminate A and D).
  • The section shown is a longitudinal, not transverse, as a transverse section would show only one cell as it would be viewed from the top or bottom (Eliminate C).

\(\Rightarrow B\)

♦ Mean mark 39%.

BIOLOGY, M2 2016 HSC 16 MC

Ringbarking is the removal of a thin strip of bark from the entire circumference of a tree.

The tree will initially survive, but the roots will eventually die because ringbarking stops

  1. photosynthesis.
  2. the transport of water.
  3. the transport of oxygen.
  4. the transport of dissolved nutrients.
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\(D\)

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  • Ringbarking removes a large portion, or even all, of the living part of the tree. This will eventually kill the roots as the transport of sugar from the leaves to the roots will be disrupted or ceased completely.

\(\Rightarrow D\)

♦ Mean mark 49%.

BIOLOGY, M2 2016 HSC 27

The diagram shows a vascular bundle from a flowering plant.

  1. On the diagram, clearly label a xylem vessel.  (1 mark)
  2. A adaptation of this species causes the walls of the xylem vessels to be significantly reduced in thickness.
  3. Explain why the leaves of these adapted strains will wilt more easily.  (3 marks)

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a.   
       

b.   Leaves wilt when they lose water.

  • As xylem tissue is responsible for water transport from roots to leaves, plants with the adaptation will wilt easier as the xylem vessels are more likely to collapse with thinner walls.
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a.   
       

b.   Leaves wilt when they lose water.

  • As xylem tissue is responsible for water transport from roots to leaves, plants with the adaptation will wilt easier as the xylem vessels are more likely to collapse with thinner walls.

BIOLOGY, M2 2017 HSC 27

  1. Draw labelled diagrams to distinguish between transverse sections of a xylem vessel and a phloem vessel.   (2 marks)

  2. Describe the process that transports sugars through a plant.   (3 marks)

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a.   
       

b.   Sugar transportation:

  • Sugars produced in the leaves are transported into the phloem by active transport.
  • Water from the xylem then follows into the phloem by osmosis, which increases the pressure.
  • This creates a pressure gradient in the phloem allowing the sugar to move up or down the plant.
  • At the ‘sink’, sugars are then removed via active transport to required locations.
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a.   
       
♦ Mean mark (a) 47%.

b.   Sugar transportation:

  • Sugars produced in the leaves are transported into the phloem by active transport.
  • Water from the xylem then follows into the phloem by osmosis, which increases the pressure.
  • This creates a pressure gradient in the phloem allowing the sugar to move up or down the plant.
  • At the ‘sink’, sugars are then removed via active transport to required locations.
♦ Mean mark (b) 42%.