CAIE A-Level Biology AS 7 Transport in Plants Questions

Practise identifying xylem and phloem, tracing soil-to-leaf water movement and analysing assimilate translocation alongside structural adaptations and transpiration data.

Syllabus
2028–2030
Course
Biology 9700
Level
AS

Question 1

[Maximum number: 1]
A

dicotyledonous leaf has a palisade mesophyll layer that is approximately twice as thick as the spongy mesophyll layer.

Which plan diagram is correct?
A
upper surface of leaf

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C

upper surface
of leaf

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D

upper surface
of leaf

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Question 2

[Maximum number: 1]

The diagrams show transverse sections of parts of a plant. Transport tissues are labelled 1 to 6.

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Which row shows tissues that mainly transport water and tissues that mainly transport sucrose?

mainly transport

water

mainly transport

sucrose

1 and 3

4 and 6

2 and 3

4 and 5

3 and 5

2 and 6

4 and 6

2 and 3

Question 3

[Maximum number: 1]

The plan diagram of a transverse section through a dicotyledonous plant stem was drawn by a student. They had stained the section with a chemical that stains lignin.

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Which row is correct for tissues W and Z ?

W

Z

stained

tissue

phloem

xylem

W

phloem

xylem

Z

xylem

phloem

W

xylem

phloem

Z

Question 4

[Maximum number: 1]

Which statement correctly describes the movement of solutes in the symplast pathway?

A

Cell surface membranes regulate the selective absorption of solutes into the symplast pathway.

B

Plasmodesmata control the movement of solutes from the symplast pathway to the apoplast pathway.

C

The symplast pathway transports dissolved mineral ions from the soil that cannot be transported by the apoplast pathway.

D

The movement of solutes through plasmodesmata in the symplast pathway is prevented in the endodermis by suberin.

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