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Cuticle structure & function

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Waxy and transparent, no chloroplast, reduces water loss through evaporation from leaf and prevents invasion of bacteria or viruses

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Epidermis structure & function

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Single layer of closely packed cells, covered on outside with cuticle, protects inner cells and allows light to pass through

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Palisade mesophyll structure & function

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Long and cylindrical, contain largest number of chloroplasts to absorb light energy for photosynthesis. Nearest to upper epidermis and closely packed.

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Spongy mesophyll structure and functions

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Irregularly shaped cells which contain chloroplasts, loosely packed with large intercellular air spaces among cells to increase surface area for gaseous exchange covered with thin film of moisture and contain vascular bundle

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Vascular bundle structure and functions

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Contains xylem and phloem, xylem transports water and mineral salts to mesophyll cells and phloem transports sucrose and amino acids away from leaf to other parts of plant

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Large intercellular air spaces functions

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Allow circulation of air inside leaf for photosynthesis and respiration, interconnecting system of air spaces allow rapid diffusion of CO2 and O2 into and out of cells

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Guard Cells functions

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Contain chloroplasts and regulate size of stomata for gaseous exchange and transpiration, cell wall near stoma is thicker.

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Reason for stomata being present

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Open in presence of light, allowing carbon dioxide to diffuse in and oxygen to diffuse out of leaf

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Reason for more chloroplasts in upper palisade tissue

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More light can be absorbed near leaf surface for photosynthesis

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Reason for chloroplasts containing chlorophyll

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Chlorophyll absorbs energy from sunlight and transfers it to chemical stores of energy in glucose molecules

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How do guard cells control size of stomata in day

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Guard cells photosynthesise, chemical energy pump K+ into guard cells from neighbouring epidermal cells, conc of K+ ^ in guard cell, water potential lowered, water from neighbouring cells enter guard cells by osmosis, guard cells swell and become turgid, due to difference in thickness of cell wall, one side expands more than other, stoma opens

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How do guard cells control size of stomata in night

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K+ move out of guard cells via diffusion, water potential in guard cell decreases, water moves out of guard cells by osmosis, become flaccid, stoma closes

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Use of stomata in gaseous exchange

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Allows exchange of CO2 and O2 with atmosphere

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Use of vascular bundles in transport

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Network is extensive, provides effective transport of water and mineral salts from roots to leaves through xylem and sucrose and amino acids away from leaves to other parts of plants

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Definition of cambium

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Contains undifferentiated cells which can divide to form new phloem and xylem

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How are xylem vessels formed

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When cells, arranged end-to-end are matured and cross wall in adjacent cells is removed. Cell membranes and cellular contents break down, forming long continuous and hollow tubes

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Structural adaptation of xylem

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Empty lumen, consisting of dead cells, reduces resistance to flow of water

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Use of inner walls of xylem being strengthened by lignin deposits

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Provides mechanical support for plant, prevents collapse of vessel and allows it to provide mechanical support to plant

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Define translocation

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Process of transporting manufactured food substances such as sucrose and amino acids in phloem

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Structure of phloem

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Composed of sieve tubes, columns of specialised cells called sieve tube cells, individual sieve tube cells are separated by perforated walls(sieve plates)

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Reasons for sieve tube cells living with reduced quantities of cytoplasm, no nucleus and presence of sieve plates

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Sieve tube cells must be living as translocation is active process sieve plates with reduced cytoplasm means resistance to flow of food substances is reduced

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Reasons for companion cells containing many mitochondria

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Perform many genetic and metabolic functions of sieve tube cells, keeping them alive. Mitochondria provide energy needed by sieve tube cells for translocation, used to load organic compounds at source

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Why is translocation active process

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Phloem must be able to transport substances in either direction as links parts of plant that need supply of sucrose and amino acids to other parts with a surplus.

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Why is sucrose most prevalent solute in phloem

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Does not readily metabolise directly in respiration during transport and makes good transport form of carbohydrates

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Structure of chloroplast

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Double membrane, stroma is dense fluid in chloroplast, interconnected membranous sacs called thylakoids separate chlorophyll and stroma.

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Why are chlorophyll green

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Absorbs light in violent blue and red region of visible light spectrum and reflects green light

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Function of chlorophyll

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Traps light energy and converts it into ATP for the formation of glucose and subsequent uses

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Define photosynthesis

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Photosynthesis is the process in which light energy absorbed by chlorophyll is converted into ATP. The ATP is used to synthesise glucose from water and carbon dioxide, water and carbon dioxide are raw materials for photosynthesis. Oxygen released during the process.

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What happens in light dependent stage

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Light energy is absorbed by chlorophyll and converted into ATP, light energy used to spilt water molecules into oxygen and hydrogen ions, known as photolysis. 12 molecules of water are spilt to yield 6 molecules of oxygen and 24 hydrogen ions, oxygen released via stomata

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What happens in light independent stage

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Hydrogen ions released during photolysis used to reduce carbon dioxide to glucose, ATP needed for process comes from light-dependent stage, 24 hydrogen ions reduce 6 molecules of CO2 to form one molecule of glucose

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Similarity between light-dependent and light-independent stages

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Enzymes are needed to catalyse reactions in both stages

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Difference of light-dependent stage and light-independent stage(site in chloroplast)

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LDS occurs in thylakoid while LIS occurs in stroma.

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Difference of light-independent stage and light-independent stage(requirements)

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Light energy, water and chlorophyll are required in LDS while CO2, chemical energy and H+ are necessary in LIS

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Difference of light-independent stage and light-independent stage(energy)

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Light absorbed by chlorophyll and converted to chemical energy in LDS while energy in LIS is obtained from LDS

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Difference of light-independent stage and light-independent stage(reactions)

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Photolysis-light energy used to spilt water molecules into oxygen and hydrogen ions in LDS while reduction-hydrogen ions from photolysis reduce CO2 to form glucose in LIS

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Difference of light-dependent stage and light-independent stage(products formed)

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Products of LDS are H+, O2 and ATP while in LIS are glucose and water

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Uses of glucose in plant

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Used in respiration to produce ATP, form cellulose cell wall, converted into sucrose for transport, converted into triglycerides and lipids for storage and synthesis of cell membranes, conversion of glucose to starch and vice versa, reacts with nitrates and mineral salts to form amino acids in leaves, form proteins for cellular materials

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3 Importance of photosynthesis

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Makes chemical energy available to animals and other organisms, removes carbon dioxide and provides oxygen, stored in fossil fuels

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Effect of temperature on photosynthesis

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Photosynthesis is dependent on temperature as it is catalysed by enzymes, temp ^ kinetic energy ^ increases frequency of effective collision between enzymes and substrates, ^ rate of photosynthesis. Approach optimum temp, rate reaches max. Increase beyond enzyme opt temp, rate of photosynthesis decreases till it stops as enzymes are denatured

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Effect of carbon dioxide concentration on rate of photosynthesis

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^ in CO2 conc ^ rate of photosynthesis up to certain point, beyond point conc of CO2 increases rate of photosynthesis remains constant - other limiting factor
normally impt as atmospheric CO2 remains constant at about 0.03%

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Effect of light intensity on rate of photosynthesis

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^ in light intensity ^ rate of photosynthesis up to certain point, beyond point light intensity increases rate of photosynthesis remains constant - other limiting factor

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Define compensation point

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Point where rate of photosynthesis equals rate of respiration
no net intake or output of carbon dioxide and oxygen, glucose produced by pho. exactly compensates for glucose broken down by respiration

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Why is water not limiting factor

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Less than 1% of water taken up is used for photosynthesis, however can affect indirectly by closing stomata, limits intake of CO2

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Describe intake of CO2

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Photosynthesis causes CO2 in leaf to be used up, CO2 conc in leaf becomes lower than atmo, diffuses in from surrounding air through stomata into air spaces in leaf, mesophyll cells covered by thin film of water so CO2 can dissolve in it, then dissolved CO2 diffuses into mesophyll cell

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Describe movement of water via roots

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Root hair cell grows between soil particles, close contact with soil solution surrounding them, cell sap in root hair cell is relatively conc. with sugars and mineral salts, lower water potential than soil solution and water enters root hair cell by osmosis. Entry of water dilutes sap and now has higher water potential than neighbouring cell, movement by osmosis, moves cell by cell by osmosis till it reaches xylem

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Adaptation of root hair cell for absorption of water by osmosis

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Long and narrow extensions to increase SA:V ratio, increase rate of absorption of mineral salts and water, cell sap lower water potential than soil solution, water will continuously enter root hair cell by osmosis

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Adaptation of root hair cell for absorption of mineral salts by active transport and facilitated diffusion

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Root hair cell contains mitochondria to provide energy for active transport of mineral salts into the cell

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Define transpiration

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Loss of water vapour from the leaves through the stomata

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How does root pressure help in transportation of water molecules

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Respiring cells around xylem vessels use active transport to pump mineral salts into vessels, lowering water potential in xylem vessels and causing water to move into xylem vessels by osmosis

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How does capillary action help in transportation of water molecules

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Water molecules are polar, partial negative charge on oxygen atom in one water molecule attracts hydrogen atom in neighbouring molecule(cohesion) and water is attracted to hydrophilic parts of walls of xylem(adhesion), as a result of cohesion and adhesion water can be pulled in continuous stream

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Describe transpiration pull

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Water evaporates from film of moisture surrounding mesophyll cells into the intercellular air space. Water vapour diffuses out of leaf via stomata via transpiration. As water leaves mesophyll cells to replenish film of moisture, water potential of cell decreases, water moves from neighbouring cells to these mesophyll cells by osmosis. The neighbouring cells then draw water from cells deeper inside of leaf. These cells draw water from xylem. This results in transpiration pull, a suction force which pulls the whole column of water up the xylem

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What is the importance of transpiration

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Creates transpiration pull which draws water and mineral salts from roots to stem and leaves. Transpiration pull supplies water to mesophyll cell in the leaves for photosynthesis, to all cells for metabolic processes, keeps cells turgid so leaves can spread out widely to trap sunlight for photosynthesis and keeps plant upright. Transpiration removes latent heat which cools the plant which prevents it from being scorched

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How does high humidity of air surrounding leaf affect rate of transpiration

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Higher humidity indicates the presence of a lot of water vapour in the air surrounding the leaf. This decreases water vapour concentration gradient. As such, water vapour diffuses out at a lower rate, leading to lower transpiration rate

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How does wind speed increase the rate of transpiration

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Higher wind speed indicates that the water vapour in the air surrounding the leaf is blown away. This increases the water vapour concentration gradient. As such, water vapour diffuses out at a higher rate, leading to higher transpiration rate.

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How does higher temperature increases the rate of transpiration

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Higher temperature increases rate of evaporation, increasing concentration of water vapour in intercellular air spaces. This increases the water vapour concentration gradient. As such, water vapour diffuses out at a higher rate, leading to higher transpiration rate. However at very high temperatures, stomata will close to prevent excessive transpiration

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When does wilting occur

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Wilting occurs when rate of transpiration exceeds the rate of absorption at the roots

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What is the disadvantage of wilting

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When the plants wilt, the leaves droop and less leaf surface is exposed to the sun and thus the rate of photosynthesis decreases

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What is the advantage of wilting

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When the leaves fold up, surface area exposed to sunlight is reduced. This causes guard cells to become flaccid and stomata to close. Transpiration is thus reduced

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