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Section 3 - Plant Nutrition and Transport Flashcards

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Where does photosynthesis take place? (1)

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Chloroplasts

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2
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What pigment do chloroplasts contain? (1)

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Chlorophyll

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What does chlorophyll do? (2)

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  • Absorbs sunlight
  • Uses its energy for photosyenthesis
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4
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Word equation for photosynthesis? (2)

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carbon dioxide + water —> glucose + oxygen

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5
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Symbol equation for photosynthesis? (2)

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6CO2 + 6H20 —> C6H12O6 + 6O2

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Label the parts {9)

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1 - Waxy Cuticle

2 - Upper Epidermis

3 - Palisade

4 - Spongy Mesophyll

5 - Xylem

6 - Phloem

7 - Lower Epidermis

8 - Guard Cells

9 - Stoma

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7
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Why are leaves broad? (1)

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  • Large surface area exposed to light
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Where are most chloroplasts found in a leaf and why? (3)

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  • Palisade layer
  • So they are near the top of the leaf
  • To get the most light
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How is the upper epidermis adapted for efficent photosyenthesis (2)

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  • It is transparent
  • So light can pass through it to the palisade layer
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10
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Why do leaves have a network of vascular bundles (4)

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  • These are the transport vessels xylem and phloem
  • They deliver water and other nutriets to every part of the leaf
  • They take away the glucose produced by photosyenthesis
  • Help to support the leaf structure
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What is the role of the waxy cuticle (1)

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reduces water loss by evaporation

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What are stomata and how do they make gas exchange/photosyenthesis more efficent (2)

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  • Stomata are little holes
  • Let CO2 diffuse directly into the leaf
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13
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Name 3 factors affecting a plant’s rate of photosyenthesis (3)

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  • Light
  • Amount of CO2
  • Temperature of surrondings
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Why does not enough light slow down the rate of photosyenthesis (3)

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  • Chlorophyll uses light energy to perform photosyenthesis
  • It can only do it as quickly as the light energy is arriving
  • If light intensity is increased, rate of photosyenthesis will steadily increase, up to a point
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Why does too little carbon dioxide slow down photosyenthesis (2)

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  • Because it is a raw material needed for photosyenthesis
  • Increasing conc of CO2 will increase rate of photosyenthesis up to a point
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16
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Why does this curve flatten out (2)

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  • Shows the amount of CO2 is not the limiting factor affecting photosyenthesis
  • Limiting factor is temperature or light intensity or both
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Describe the graph; how temperature affects rate of photosyenthesis (3)

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  • As the temperature increases, so does the rate of photosyenthesis, up to a point
  • If the tempeature goes above roughly 45 degrees, enzymes will denature
  • This means the rate of photosyenthesis rapidly decreases
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Describe how to test a leaf for Starch? (5)

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  • Kill it by dunking it in boiling water (hold with tweezers)
  • Put leaf in a boiling tube with ethanol
  • Heat the tube in a water bath (gets rid of chlorophyll)
  • Rinse the leaf in cold water and add a few drops of iodine
  • If starch is present, leaf will go blue-black
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Describe an experiement to show chlorophyll is needed for photosyenthesis (5)

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  • Use a variegated leaf that’s been exposed to light
  • Record which parts are green and which aren’t (green parts contain chlorophyll)
  • Test the leaf for starch (see other flashcard)
  • Only the Green parts will turn blue-black
  • Shows only parts that contained chlorophyll could photosyenthesise and produce starch
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Describe an experiement to show CO2 is needed for photosyenthesis (5)

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  • Use a soda lime, sealed bell jar, plant and light source
  • Soda lime will absorb CO2 out of the air in the jar
  • Leave the plant for a day
  • Test leaves for starch, won’t turn blue/black
  • Shows no starch has been made in the leaf, means that CO2 is needed for photosyenthesis
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Describe an experiement to show light is needed for photosyenthesis (4)

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  • Grow a plant without any light, e.g in a cupboard
  • Cut a leaf and test for starch (see other flashcard)
  • The leaf won’t turn blue/black, no starch present
  • Shows light is needed for photosyenthesis, as no starch has been made
22
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If a plant can’t photosyenthesise, it can’t produce ….. (1)

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Starch

23
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Describe an experiment to measure the effect of light intensity on the rate of photosyenthesis (7)

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  • Use canadian pondweed
  • Faster it produces oxygen, faster the rate of photosyenthesis
  • Source of white light is placed 30cm away from the pondweed
  • Leave pondweed to photosyenthesise for 2 minutes
  • Count no. of bubbles produced
  • Control temperature, time
  • Repeat with light source, 40cm, 50cm, 60cm and 70cm
24
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If there aren’t enough mineral ions in the soil, plants suffer ………….. …………

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deficiency symptoms

25
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Name the 4 mineral ions plants need (4)

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  • Nitrates
  • Phosphates
  • Potassium
  • Magnesium (small amounts)
26
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Why do plants need nitrates and what happens if there is a deficency (3)

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  • Nitrates contain nitrogen for making amino acids and protein
  • These are needed for cell growth
  • If a plant can’t get enough; it will be stunted and will have yellow older leaves
27
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Why do plants need magnesium and what happens if there is a deficency (3)

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  • Needed in small amounts
  • Required for making chlorophyll, needed for photosyenthesis
  • Plants without enough magnesium have yellow leaves
28
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Name the two main transport systems in plants (2)

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  • Xylem
  • Phloem
29
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Why do plants and animals need transport systems to move substances around their bodies but unicellular don’t (4)

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  • Unicellular, substances can diffuse directly in and out across the cell membrane
  • Diffusion rate is quick because of the short distances
  • Multicellular, direct diffusion is too slow, large distances
  • So multicellular need transport systems to move substances quickly
30
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What is the xylem and what does it transport (3)

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  • Vascular tissue
  • Carries water and mineral salts
  • From the roots to the leaves in the transpiration stream
31
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What is the phloem and what does it transport (4)

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  • Vascular tissue
  • Transports amino acids, surcrose and other sugars
  • From where they are made in the leaves to other parts of the plant
  • By translocation
32
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How are root hairs adapted to absorbing water from soil (3)

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  • Millions of microscropic hairs on each branch of a root
  • Gives the plant a big surface area for absorbing water from the soil
  • By osmomis
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Draw a root hair cell and label it (5)

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34
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Outline 2 substances taken in by root hair cells (2)

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  • Minerals (by active transport)
  • Water (by osmosis)
35
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What is transpiration (2)

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  • Transpiration is the process of water movement through a plant
  • Caued by evaporation and diffusion of water from a plant’s surface
36
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Explain how transpiration helps a plant lose/obtain water (6)

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  • Transpiration is caused by the evaporation and diffusion of water from a plant’s surface
  • Most transpiration happens at the leaves
  • Water escaping from the leaves through the stomata by diffusion causes a slight shortage of water in the leaf
  • More water is drawn up from the rest of the plant through the xylem to replace it
  • Means more water is drawn up from the roots
  • Constant transpiraton stream of water through the plant
37
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What 4 factors affects the rate of transpiration (4)

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  • Light intensity
  • Temperature
  • Wind Speed
  • Humidity
38
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How does light intensity affect the rate of transpiration (2)

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  • Brighter the light, greater the transpiration rate
  • Stomata begins to close as it gets darker, meaning very little water can escape
39
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How does temperature affect the rate of transpiration (2)

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  • The warmer it is, the faster transpiration happens
  • When it’s warm, water particles have more energy to evaporate and diffuse out of the stomata
40
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How does wind speed affect the rate of transpiration (3)

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  • The higher the wind speed, the greater the transpiration rate
  • If it’s windy, water vapour is swept away, maintating a low conc of water in the air outside the leaf
  • Therefore diffusion happens faster, inreasing the transpiration rate
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How does humidity affect the rate of transpiration (4)

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  • The drier the air around a leaf, the faster transpiration happens
  • If the air is humid, diffusion happens slower
  • This is because there’s a lot of water in the air, making less of a difference between the inside and outside of a leaf
  • Diffusion (and therefore transpiration) happens faster with a high conc in one place, and a low conc in the other
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Describe an experiment to measure transpiration (9)

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  • Use a potometer to estimate transpiration rate
  • Cut a shoot underwater to prevent air from entering the xylem
  • Cut it at a slant to increase surface area for water uptake
  • Insert the shoot underwater, so no air can enter
  • Remove apparatus from water, but keep the end of a capillary tube submerged in a beaker of water, watertight and airtight
  • Dry the leaves, shut the tap
  • Remove the end of the capillary tube from the beaker of water until one air bubble has formed, then put it back into water
  • Start a stopwatch and measure distance moved by the bubble per hour
  • Keep conditions constant, e.g temperature and humidity

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Experiement to show how light intensity affects transpiration rate (3)

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  • Use previous experiment as a control, vary light intensity and compare results
  • Use a lamp to increase the intensity of light that hits the plant; this should increase the transpiration rate
  • To decrease the light intensity, put the potometer in a cupboard, decreasing transpiration rate
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Experiement to show how temperature affects transpiration rate (2)

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  • Vary temperature by putting the potometer in a room that’s warmer or colder than the control experiement room
  • An increase in temperature should increase rate of transpiration, a decrease should lower it.
45
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Experiement to show how humdity affects transpiration rate (3)

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  • Increase humiditiy of air around the plant
  • By spraying water in a clear plastic bag before sealing it around the plant
  • Should decrease the rate of transpiration
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Experiement to show how wind speed affects transpiration rate (3)

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  • Use a fan
  • Increases wind speed
  • Increase the transpiration rate

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