tiny gaps in the epidermis of the leaf

The function of xylem tissue in a plant is to:

Carry water and mineral ions from the roots

What is translocation?

The movement of dissolved sugars through a plant

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

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

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