Question

Answer Notes Marks

number
1 (a) (i) 1. measure mass / measure weight / measure water loss;

2. in one minute / in an hour / per minute / per hour /

per day / after a period of time / eq; 2.. ignore
before and
after /
at the end
of the
experiment 2
(II) 1. no plant; ignore twig
with no
2. oil layer and water present; leaves

3. balance present; ignore

number on
balance

labels not
needed
3

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 (b)
change of Change in Explanation
condition transpiration
rate

warmer air increase; more (kinetic)

energy / more
evaporation /
molecules move
faster /eq;

put in the dark put in the dark stomata close;

decrease decrease

increased wind increased wind increased

increase concentration
gradient / moves
molecules away /
blows water away /
eq;

increased decrease; decreased

humidity concentration gradient
5
(c) 1. supply mineral ions / supply 1. ignore
named mineral ion; nutrients

2. support / turgidity / prevent wilting / eq;

3. cooling / prevent overheating; 3.. ignore

homeostasis
4. water for photosynthesis; idea

ignore growth 2

Total 12 marks
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 Question
Answer Notes Marks
number

2 (a) 1. not full / less water / flaccid / shrink / eq; Allow converse 2 max

2. cytoplasm does not fill cell / cytoplasm

away (from cell wall) / membrane away from
cell wall / membrane irregular shape /
contents away (from cell wall) / eq;

3. plasmolysed / plasmolysis;

4. darker colour / eq;

(b) 1. (movement of) water; Movement of 2 max
water from a high
2. dilute to concentrated / weak solution conc to a low
to a strong solution / down water potential
conc = 2, but
gradient / high conc of water to low conc of
water / eq; water down a
concentration
gradient = 1
3. selectively permeable membrane / eq;
Membrane alone
=0

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 (c) 1. water leaves cell / eq; max 3

2. higher concentration outside cell / dilute

to concentrated / weak solution to a strong
solution / down water potential gradient /high
conc of water to low conc of water / eq; eq;

3. cell membrane shrinks from cell wall / cell

dehydrates / plasmolysis / flaccid / eq;

(d) (i) 1. cells burst / eq; Ignore bigger 2 max

2. water enters cells; idea
3. no cell wall / eq;

(ii) 1. buckled / shrink / smaller /flaccid / 2

eq;
2. water leaves cells; Ignore
dehydrated

Total
11
marks

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 Question
Answer Notes Marks
number
3 (a) 120 to 136;; any number in working
within range of 60 to 68 = 1 times 2 = 1
1
an indication of times 2 = 1 eg. 50 x 2 = 100 gets
one mark
(b) 0.00138 / 0.0014 / 1.38 x 10-3;;
2
allow one mark for 0.2/6 or 0.03(3) or 0.2/24 or
0.008 in working
(c) surface (area) covered or exposed / side of leaf ignore quantity of jelly
1
covered or exposed / place where jelly put / eq;
(d) (loss of) mass / weight; 1
(e) light / wind / humidity / temperature / time /
1
species / eq;
(f) (i)
Mass lost Leaf if wrong order then
Most A allow one mark for A
C before D 2
B OR C before B
Least D;;

(ii) stomata; ignore guard cells

(more) on lower surface / (fewer) on upper

surface / eq;

A no surface covered most mass lost /water lost allow converse

C upper surface covered next most mass/water between surface 3
lost exposed and mass lost
B lower surface covered less mass /water lost
D both surfaces covered least mass /water lost
sensible link between leaf coverage and loss of
mass/water;

Tota
Total 12

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 Question
Answer Notes Marks
number

4(a) (i) mass; 1

(ii) 1. water in; Mp 2 allow correct

reference to water
2. high conc. (of water) to low conc. (of water) / potential 2
from dilute solution to concentrated solution / eq;
Ignore osmosis

(b) (i) minus 10;; One mark for 10 alone 2

(ii) bar drawn to minus 10 / answer in (i); 1

(c) 1. water (only); Ignore reference 1 max

concentration gradient
2. membrane;

Total 7 marks

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