Section 3-Plant Nutrition and Transport P1 Flashcards

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Why do unicellular organisms not need transport systems?

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they can diffuse directly into and out of the cell (through the cell membrane)
-the diffusion rate is quick because of short diffusion distances that substances have to travel

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What substances do all cells in living organisms need to live?

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e.g. plant cells need: water, minerals and sugars and to get rid of waste substances

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Why do multicellular organisms need transport systems?

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direct diffusion from the outer surface would be too slow, because of the large distance there would be to reach every cell
-so as a result plants have transport systems

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What are the two main ways plants transport stuff about?

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Xylem tubes (transport water and minerals)
Phloem tubes (transport sucrose, amino acids)
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What are the features of xylem tube?

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  • Xylem carry water and mineral salts

- they transport from the roots up the shoot to the leaves in the transpiration stream

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What are the features of phloem tube?

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  • phloem transport sucrose and amino acids from where they are made in the leaves to other parts of the plant
  • the movement of food substances around the plant is known as translocation
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What is photosynthesis?

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  • the process that produces glucose in plants
  • happens in the leaves of green plants, in the chloroplasts which contain chlorophyll which absorbs sunlight and uses the energy from light to convert CO₂ and H₂O into glucose, O₂ is also produced
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What is the word equation for photosynthesis?

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Sunlight
Carbon dioxide+water——–>glucose+oxygen
Chlorophyll

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What’s the chemical equation for photosynthesis?

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Sunlight
6CO₂ + 6H₂O———->C₆H₁₂O₆ + 6O₂
Chlorophyll

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Why is photosynthesis an important process?

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It converts light energy into chemical energy, which is stored in the glucose the chemical energy is released during respiration

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What are the parts of a leaf?

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  • waxy cuticle
  • upper epidermis
  • palisade mesophyll layer(lots of chloroplast)
  • spongy mesophyll layer
    • vascular bundle, air space, stoma, guard cell
  • lower epidermis
  • waxy cuticle
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How are leaves adapted for efficient photosynthesis?

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  • leaves are broad, large surface area exposed to light
  • most chloroplasts are in palisade layer so they’re near the top to get the most light
  • upper epidermis is transparent to let light through
  • network of vascular bundles, transport vessels(xylem and phloem) deliver water and nutrients, take away glucose and support structure
  • waxy cuticle reduces water loss by evaporation
  • lower surface full of stomata which let CO₂ diffuse directly in the leaf
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How does the limiting factor of photosynthesis depend on the conditions?

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-limiting factor depends on the environmental conditions

E.g. Winter-temperature limiting factor, night-light limiting factor

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What is a limiting factor?

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Something which stops photosynthesis from happening any faster. E.g. Light intensity, CO₂ concentration and temperature can all be the limiting factor

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How can light be a limiting factor to photosynthesis?

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-if light intensity is increase the rate of photosynthesis will increase steadily but only up to a certain point(after that temperature or CO₂ will be the limiting factor)

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How can CO₂ be a limiting factor to photosynthesis?

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-increasing the concentration of CO₂ will increase the rate of photosynthesis up to a point after that point the graph will flatten out and light is no longer the limiting factor

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How can the temperature be a limiting factor for photosynthesis?

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  • temperature affects the rate of photosynthesis because it affects the enzymes involved
  • as the temperature increases so does the rate of photosynthesis up to a point after that the enzymes will become denatured so the rate of photosynthesis rapidly decreases
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How do you test a leaf for starch? Describe an experiment:

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  • hold a leaf with tweezers and dump it into boiling water(this stops any chemical reactions happening in the leaf)
  • put the leaf in a boiling tube with ethanol in and heat it in a water bath(70°C)[this gets rid of any chlorophyll and makes the leaf a white ish colour]
  • rinse the leaf in cold water and add a few drops of iodine-if starch is present it’ll turn blue-black
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What does the starch test show?

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Whether photosynthesis is taking place

20
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Describe an experiment to show that chlorophyll is needed for photosynthesis:

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Using a variegated leaf(green and white),the green parts contain chlorophyll

  • take a variegated leaf from a plant that has had light for 24hours and record which bits are green and which bits are white
  • test the leaf for starch using the experiment previous and you’ll see only the green areas turn blue-black
  • this suggests that leaves need chlorophyll to photosynthesise and produce starch
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Describe an experiment to show how carbon dioxide is needed for photosynthesis:

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  • place a plant and soda lime in a sealed bell jar with a light shining in
  • the soda lime will absorb the carbon dioxide out of the air in the jar
  • leave the plant in the jar for 24hours and then test a leaf for starch and it won’t turn blue black
  • this shows no starch has been made in the leaf which means carbon dioxide is needed for photosynthesis
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Describe an experiment to show that light is needed for photosynthesis:

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  • leave a plant in a place without any light for 48 hours(this means it uses up its starch stores)
  • cut a leaf from the plant and test it for starch using iodine solution and the leaf won’t turn blue black
  • this shows that light is needed for photosynthesis, as no starch has been made
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What does the oxygen production from a plant show?

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It shows the rate of photosynthesis

The faster the oxygen production, the faster the rate of photosynthesis

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Describe an experiment to show the effect of light intensity on photosynthesis:

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Set up a light source with a ruler measuring the distance from test tube with Canadian pondweed in and water+sodium hydrogen carbonate(to make sure the plant has enough CO2) with a clamp on the top and bung connected with a capillary tube and a ruler next to it attached to an empty gas syringe

1) The white light source is at a specific distance from the pondweed
2) The pondweed is left for 1min, the oxygen released collects in the capillary tube
3) at the end of the experiment the syringe is used to draw up the gas bubbles and the length of gas bubbles collected is measured
4) the experiment is then repeated with different distances from the light source

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How could the experiment showing the effect of light intensity on photosynthesis be adjusted to measure the effect of temperature on the rate of photosynthesis?

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Use different set temperatures instead of the light source moving and measure the oxygen production

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What are the control variables for the experiment to show the effect of light intensity on the rate of photosynthesis?

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Temperature and time

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What are the three main mineral ions plants need and where do they get them from?

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Nitrates, phosphates, potassium

They get these elements from mineral ions in the soil

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Why do they need nitrates and what are the deficiency symptoms?

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Needed for:
Nitrates contain nitrogen for making amino acids and proteins, these are needed for cell growth
Deficiency symptom:
The plant will be stunted and older leaves will turn yellow

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Why do they need phosphates and what are the deficiency symptoms?

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Needed for:
To make DNA and cell membranes and they’re needed for respiration and growth
Deficiency:
Poor root growth and there older leaves are purple

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Why do they need potassium and what are the deficiency symptoms?

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Needed for:
Help enzymes needed for photosynthesis and respiration
Deficiency symptom:
Poor flower and fruit growth and discoloured leaves

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What’s magnesium required for, in what amounts and what are the deficiency symptoms?

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Needed for:
Making chlorophyll
Amount:
Small
Deficiency symptom:
Yellow leaves