This document contains a 63 question quiz about plant structure and function, including questions about photosynthesis, plant tissues, transport processes, reproduction, and growth. It tests knowledge of topics like plant responses to stimuli, the roles of hormones and mineral nutrients, methods of asexual reproduction, pollination, seed and fruit development, seed dispersal, and germination requirements. The quiz appears to be designed to comprehensively assess understanding of key concepts in plant biology.

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1. How do plants store glucose? (1)
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2. What is the green pigment called that is found in leaves and used for
photosynthesis? (1)
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3. What is the chemical symbol equation for photosynthesis? (4)
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4. Which layer of cells in the leaf contains the most chloroplasts? (1)
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5. What are the cells called which form the stomata? (1)
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6. By what process does gaseous exchange happen in the leaf? (1)
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7. Which layer of cells in the leaf has the most air spaces between its cells?
(1)
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8. What is the name of the thin layer that covers the leaf and reduces
water loss? (1)
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9. What two substances are transported in the xylem? (2)
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10. What is the name of the indictor solution that you can use to measure
carbon dioxide levels? (1)
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11. Name three factors that affect the rate of photosynthesis? (3)
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12. What do you call a component of photosynthesis that is in short supply?
(1)
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13. What is the mineral magnesium used for in plants? (1)
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14. What are nitrates used for in plants? (1)
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15. What are symptoms of a plant that has a deficiency in magnesium? (1)
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16. What is the method of growing plants without soil called? (1)
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17. Define osmosis? (3)
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18. What word describes the appearance of plant cell placed in dilute
solution? (1)
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19. What word describes a plant cell which has lost so much water that it’s
membrane has come away from its cell wall? (1)
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20. By what process is water absorbed in the roots? (1)
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21. What type of cell increases the surface area for absorption of water in
the root? (1)
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22. What term is used to describe the loss of water vapour from the leaf of a
plant? (1)
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23. Give two benefits of losing water by this process? (2)
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24. Name one specialised feature of the cells which make up the xylem
vessels? (1)
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25. Draw the position of the xylem and phloem in the cross section of a stem
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26. What do you call the areas where xylem and phloem are grouped
together? (1)
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27. What piece of apparatus do you use to measure the rate of water loss
from the plant? (1)
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28. Why does a higher light intensity increase the rate of water loss from the
plant? (1)
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29. By what process are mineral ions taken into plant roots? (1)
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30. What word is used to describe a growth response to directional stimuli
in a plant? (1)
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31. What is it called when a plant grows towards light? (1)
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32. What hormone is responsible for this response? (1)
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33. What is it called when a plant grows towards gravity? (1)
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34. Name one method of asexual reproduction in plants? (1)
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35. What type of cell division is required for asexual reproduction? (1)
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36. What is the female gamete in plants? (1)
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37. What is the male gamete in plants? (1)
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38. Name two ways pollination can be carried out? (2)
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39. Where is the male gamete produced in the plant? (1)
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40. Which part of the flower must the male gamete attach to for
pollination? (1)
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41. How does the male gamete deliver it’s nucleus down to the ovary? (1)
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42. After fertilisation, which part of the plant develops into a seed? (1)
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43. After fertilisation which part of the plant develops into a fruit? (1)
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44. Name three methods of seed dispersal? (3)
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45. Name the three parts of a plant embryo? (3)
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46. Name three conditions needed for germination to occur? (3)
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