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The document is a biology exam question about plant leaves. It asks the student to: 1) Name the cells that control stomata size and give one function of stomata. 2) Calculate the number of stomata per square mm from an image and give one disadvantage of a high number. 3) Explain why little water was lost from leaves when the lower surface was covered in grease based on an experiment measuring water loss from leaves with different grease treatments.

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45910ECADF9D5650C90E2925DFE0E120

The document is a biology exam question about plant leaves. It asks the student to: 1) Name the cells that control stomata size and give one function of stomata. 2) Calculate the number of stomata per square mm from an image and give one disadvantage of a high number. 3) Explain why little water was lost from leaves when the lower surface was covered in grease based on an experiment measuring water loss from leaves with different grease treatments.

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Q1.

The leaves of most plants have stomata.

(a) (i) Name the cells which control the size of the stomata.

______________________________________________________________
(1)

(ii) Give one function of stomata.

______________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________
(1)

(b) The image below shows part of the surface of a leaf.

The length and width of this piece of leaf surface are both 0.1 mm.

(i) Calculate the number of stomata per mm 2 of this leaf surface.

______________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________

_______________________ per mm 2
(2)

(ii) A different plant species has 400 stomata per mm 2 of leaf surface.

Having a large number of stomata per mm 2 of leaf surface can be a disadvantage to


a plant.

Give one disadvantage.

______________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________
(1)

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(c) A student investigated the loss of water from plant leaves.

The student did the following:

• Step 1: took ten leaves from a plant

• Step 2: weighed all ten leaves

• Step 3: hung the leaves up in a classroom for 4 days

• Step 4: weighed all ten leaves again

• Step 5: calculated the mass of water lost by the leaves

• Step 6: repeated steps 1 to 5 with grease spread on the upper surfaces of the
leaves

• Step 7: repeated steps 1 to 5 with grease spread on both the upper and lower
surfaces of the leaves.

All the leaves were taken from the same type of plant. The table below shows the
student’s results.

Treatment of leaves Mass of water the leaves


lost in g

No grease was used on the leaves 0.98

Grease on upper surfaces of the leaves 0.86

Grease on upper and lower surfaces of the leaves 0.01

(i) What mass of water was lost in 4 days through the upper surfaces of the leaves?

______________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________

Mass = ___________ g
(1)

(ii) Very little water was lost when the lower surfaces of the leaves were covered in
grease. Explain why.

______________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________ (3) (Total 9 marks)

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Mark schemes

Q1.
(a) (i) guard (cells)
allow phonetic spelling
1

(ii) any one from:


ignore reference to cells

• allow carbon dioxide to enter


allow control loss / evaporation of water or control
transpiration rate
• allow oxygen to leave.
allow ‘gaseous exchange’
1

(b) (i) 200


correct answer gains 2 marks with or without working
allow 1 mark for 0.1 × 0.1 = 0.01 (mm 2)
2

(ii) more / a lot of / increased water loss


allow plant more likely to wilt (in hot / dry conditions)
1

(c) (i) 0.12


1

(ii) the lower surface has most stomata


1

stomata are now covered / blocked (by grease)


1

so water cannot escape / evaporate from the stomata


ignore waterproof
to gain credit stomata must be mentioned at least once
1
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