The function of xylem tissue in a plant is to:

Carry water and mineral ions from the roots

Why do palisade cells contain many chloroplasts?

To absorb all the available light

Tissue is made of what?

Similar cells working together to carry out a particular function

What is translocation?

The movement of dissolved sugars through a plant

tiny gaps in the epidermis of the leaf

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GCSE AQA Plant cell organisation, Transpiration and Translocation

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AQA GCSE Biology Topic 2- Plant cell organisation, transpiration and translocation.

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1
The function of phloem tissue in a plant is to:
Allow Osmosis to take place
Carry water and mineral ions from the roots
Carry sugars around the plant
Protect the cell walls
2
The function of xylem tissue in a plant is to:
Carry sugars around the plant
Protect the cell walls
Carry water and mineral ions from the roots
Allow Osmosis to take place
3
What is transpiration?
how plants get their color
the female reproductive structure of a flower
the loss of water from leaves
None of the above
4
What does the Epidermal tissue cover ?
The Stomata
The roots only
Vessels
Whole plant
5
Palisade cells are found in the roots of plants
False
True
6
Why do palisade cells contain many chloroplasts?
To absorb all the available light
Because the plant contains lots of chlorophyll
To make the plant greener
To increase the surface area
7
Transpiration doesn't require:
Active Transport
Diffusion
Osmosis
Evaporation
8
Palisade cells and spongy cells make up the _______
Vascular Bundle
Stomata
Cuticle
Mesophyll
9
Tissue is made of what?
organ systems performing a particular function
different cells working together o carry out a particular function
rubber
Similar cells working together to carry out a particular function
10
The vascular tissue that has one-way movement in a plant is called the
lignin
phloem
xylem
companion cells
11
What is translocation?
The movement of dissolved sugars through a plant
The movement of oxygen through a plant
The movement of water through a plant
The movement of carbon dioxide through a plant
12
What is the function of stomata?
Excreting gas
Gas exchange and water loss
Gas exchange
Water loss
13
How does glucose leave the palisade mesophyl?
It doesn't leave
Through the xylem
Through the phloem
Through the stem
14
The stomata are...
tiny gaps in the epidermis of the leaf
the stem of the plant
cells that guard the gaps
waxy layer on top of the leaf
15
True or false: Plant cells do not contain mitochondria.
True
False
16
What is the function of the palisade cell?
To carry out photosynthesis
To 'eat' bacteria
To carry genetic material
To collect water and nutrients
17
Some of the factors affecting transpiration rate are
wind & air movement
Relative humidity & temperature
Soil moisture availabilty
all of the above
18
How does water get to the palisade mesophyl?
Through the roots
Through the sun
Through the xylem
Through the phloem

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