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On your answer sheet, write in or circle the correct letter for each question.

9Ba 9Bb
1 Where does photosynthesis occur in this 1 Leaves are often wide so that they:
rose bush?
A provide shelter for animals living
under them.
B float to the ground when they drop
in autumn.
C have a large surface area for trapping
A in part Q only light from the Sun.
B in part R only D have a large surface area for
trapping rain.
C in parts R and S only
2 Roots are adapted to their function by:
D in all the parts
A being a pale colour.
2 In this summary of aerobic respiration,
what is the missing substance, X? B having cells that can respire.
glucose + oxygen  carbon dioxide + X C having cells that can photosynthesise.
A water D having many branches and being
spread out.
B nitrogen
3 If plants do not get enough water they
C carbon monoxide
start to:
D air
A grow towards the light.
3 What does this graph show?
B grow away from the light.
C shrink.
D wilt.
4 What is the name of the cell shown in
the drawing?
A The more light, the faster
photosynthesis gets, until a certain
level amount of light is reached and it
can go no faster.
B The more light, the faster
photosynthesis gets, but above a A xylem cell
certain amount of light photosynthesis
slows down. B root hair cell
C The faster the photosynthesis gets, the C root extension cell
more light is produced. D root palisade cell
D The less light, the faster photosynthesis
gets, until it can get no faster. 9Bc
4 Which sentence best describes what 1 The substance used to test for starch is:
chlorophyll does? A limewater.
A It gives out energy. B cobalt chloride.
B It traps energy. C iodine solution.
C It is green. D Benedict’s solution.
D It allows the plant to respire aerobically.

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2 In which part of a plant would you expect to 8 Herbicides are:

find the most starch?
Y used to grow plants in.
A leaf during the night
Z substances that kill weeds.
B storage organ
AA a type of plant used to make the grains
C stem for biscuits.
D flower BB plants that farmers can grow in very
cold places, such as the Arctic.
3 Glucose is used to make a polymer found
in cell walls. This polymer is called:
9Be
E polyfilla. F polylose.
9 What would be the effect on this food web
G cellulose. H polyvinylchloride. if insecticide were sprayed on the area?
4 Plants use nitrate mineral salts to make:
I proteins. J lipids.
K glucose. L cellulose.

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CC The number of wrens would go down.
5 Plants are cross-bred in order to:
DD The number of wrens would go up.
M stop them becoming weeds.
EE The number of wrens would stay
N stop them attacking other plants.
the same.
O produce new varieties that
FF The rose bush would die.
have characteristics from two
different varieties. 10 Look at the food web in the previous
question. An increase in the population of
P kill them.
which organism could control the aphids?
6 Selective breeding is:
GG wrens HH aphids
Q an exciting new technology used to
II lacewings JJ rose bushes
produce plants, which may alter our
lives in the future. 11 The carbon cycle:
R a way of choosing the winners in plant KK is a type of very light bicycle used by
growing contests. Olympic athletes.
S another name for when plants LL shows how carbon flows between the
reproduce sexually. atmosphere and different organisms.
T a very traditional way of producing MMis a process that is used to stop global
organisms with features that are useful warming, by removing carbon dioxide
to humans. from the atmosphere.
7 Plants cannot survive long without soil NN is made out of oxygen and carbon.
nutrients containing:
12 Plants are important in keeping the amount
U potassium, phosphates, nitrates. of carbon in balance because:
V arsenic, mercury, thallium. OO they make carbon, which can
be harvested.
W proteins, lipids, carbohydrates.
PP they use up oxygen.
X chlorophyll, oxygen, nitrogen.
QQ they release carbon dioxide.
RR they remove carbon dioxide from
the atmosphere.

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