IB Biology Topic 9 – Plant Biology HL Revision Sheet

Transport in the xylem Draw a labelled diagram of the structure of a ‘primary xylem’ cell. Describe how to use the apparatus below to test the
rate of transpiration at different temperatures.
 Why can’t plants avoid doing transpiration? (What has to happen in leaves?)
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 What are the two properties of water which help transpiration?
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 What does active transport in root hair cells do that promotes inward osmosis of
water from the soil into root cells?
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Transport in the phloem Identify xylem & phloem in the shoot image below. Compare & contrast a source and a sink –
Explain why each of the following is important in the translocation of organic compounds like sucrose. in terms of organic compounds in plants.
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 The incompressibility of water _____________________________________________________________
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 Hydrostatic pressure gradients _____________________________________________________________ _____________________________________
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 High concentration of solutes at source _______________________________________________________
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 Water uptake by osmosis _________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________

What effect does the alteration of gene expression Describe what this diagram shows
Growth in plants by auxin in cells have on growth
Auxin is a plant growth substance which causes ____________________________________________________ _____________________________________
Micropropagation is _____________________________________________________________
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Mitosis promotes growth by increasing _______________________________________________
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Describe the two phytochromes which help a plant to switch to flowering in response to light and dark.
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Reproduction in plants Compare & contrast pollination and fertilization  Describe how a mutualistic relationship can help fertilization Describe how to make short day plants
Complete the right hand side of the ___________________________________________________________
Pollination Fertilization like chrysanthemums flower out of season
“half view” (cross section) of a flower
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 Describe how a change in gene expression in the shoot apex leads to _______________________________
flowering Name the parts of the internal structure
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& label it.
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