CAIE A-Level Biology A2 16.2.5 Gibberellin Role in Stem Elongation Questions
Explain the role of gibberellin in stem elongation using evidence from each question and mark scheme.
- Syllabus
- 2028–2030
- Course
- Biology 9700
- Level
- A2
Explain the role of gibberellin in stem elongation using evidence from each question and mark scheme.
Genes have a role in determining the overall phenotype of an organism.
In the pea plant, Pisum sativum, the genotype lele results in plants with short stems (dwarf plants).
Explain how the lele genotype and its gene product results in dwarf plants.
any three from:
1 lele is, homozygous recessive / two recessive alleles ;
2 le (allele)/lele, codes for a non-functional enzyme ;
3 no, active gibberellin / GA1
or
ref. to gibberellin inactive ;
4 no / less, cell elongation
or no / less, stem elongation / increase in internodal length ;
5 AVP ;
e.g. ref. to GA 3β-hydroxylase / GA3-oxidase / last enzyme in the pathway that produces, active gibberellin / GA1 le allele codes for alanine instead of threonine (in the enzyme)