B2 (biology) (booklet) Flashcards
What is the name of the plant tissue where new cells are made?
Meristem
What is the name of the specialised plant cell adapted to absorb water & nutrients from the soil?
Root hair cell
What is the name of the specialised plant cell adapted to open and close the stomata of a plant?
Guard cell
Which word describe a guard cell
(A) filled with water
(B) that has very little water
(A) filled = turgid
(B) lacking water = flaccid
What is the name of a specialised cell that is adapted to absorb lots of light energy in the leaf?
Palisade cell
What is the chemical in the chloroplasts that allow plants cells to absorb lots of light energy?
Chlorophyll
Which type of plant tissue is made up of sieve cells and companion cells?
Phloem
What is the name for the hole in a leaf that allows gases in and out the water?
Stomata/ stoma
What is the name of the plant tissue that is made up of a hollow tube of dead cells
Xylem
Which tissue in a plant transport water?
Xylem
Which tissue in a plant transport glucose?
Phloem
In which organ is glucose made?
Leaf
What is the name for the process that converts water and carbon dioxide into glucose and oxygen?
Photosynthesis
Which organ of a plant is designed to absorb water?
Root (root hair cells)
Which organ of a plant is designed to transport substances from the roots to the leaves and vice versa?
Stem
Name the process by which glucose is moved from a leaf to other parts of the cell
Translocation
What is the scientific name given to the evaporation of water from a leaf?
Transpiration
On which side of the leaf are there more stomata?
Underside/lower
What is covering the top layer of the leaf to reduce the loss of water?
Waxy cuticle
Which organ in a plant does the water enter through?
Root
Do guard cells become flaccid or turgid when it is sunny?
Turgid
Does the stomata stay open or close when it is night time?
Close
Describe the structure of xylem
Hollow tube strengthened with lignin
Describe the structure of phloem
Elongated cells with sieve plates and companion cell
How do you calculate surface of a cuboid?
Sum of all the 2D faces
State four factors that increases the rate of transpiration
High wind intensity
High light intensity
Arid (dry)
High temperature
Why dos high wind intensity increase transpiration?
Increases concentration gradient
Why does high light intensity increase transpiration?
Cause stomata to open
Why does arid conditions increases the rate of transpiration?
Increase concentration gradient
Why does high temperature increase the rate of transpiration?
Water particles have more kinetic energy
Which enzyme breaks down lipids, carbohydrates and protein?
Lipids = lipase
Carbohydrates = amylase
Proteins = protease
Which enzymes is produced by the salivary glands?
Amylase
What is the name of the leaf shaped organ that produces enzyme?
Pancreas
What is the name of the organ that produce bile?
Liver
What is the name of the organ that stores bile?
Gall blander
Is bile acidic or alkaline?
Alkaline
What is the name of the process that breaks down large globules of fat into smaller ones?
Emulsification
Write the word equation for the digestion of carbohydrates
Starch → glucose
Write the word equation for the digestion of protein
Proteins → amino acids
Write the word equation for the digestion of fats
Lipids → fatty acids + glycerol
Which part of the digestive system are nutrients and water absorbed into the blood from?
Nutrients = small intestine
Water = large intestine
What is the scientific name for the food pipe?
Oesophagus
What is the name of the process where food is pushed down the food pipe?
Peristalsis
What reagent is used to test for starch?
Iodine
What is the positive result for starch?
Blue/black
What is the regent used to test for glucose?
Benedict’s
What is the positive result for glucose?
Green → orange → brick red
What is the positive result for lipids?
A white emulsion forms