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1.	Which would be an adaptation of xerophytes?
A.	Large air spaces
B.	Large numbers of stomata
C.	Hairs on the leaves
D.	Reduced roots							(Total 1 mark)

2.	What is a characteristic of xerophytes?
A.	Absence of roots
B.	Absence of vascular tissue
C.	Leaves with very small surface area
D.	Large number of stomata						(Total 1 mark)
3.	What causes movement of water through the xylem?
A.	Active transport in the root tissue
B.	Evaporation of water from leaves
C.	Active translocation
D.	Gravity									(Total 1 mark)
4.	When a farmer sprays a chemical on to crop plants, how does the chemical travel to the roots of the plants?
A.	In the phloem, by active translocation
B.	In the phloem, by transpiration pull
C.	In the xylem, by transpiration pull
D.	In the xylem, by active translocation					(Total 1 mark)
 
5.	Fertilization, pollination and seed dispersal all occur during the reproduction of a flowering plant. In what sequence do these processes occur?
A.	Seed dispersal  pollination  fertilization
B.	Fertilization  pollination  seed dispersal
C.	Pollination  fertilization  seed dispersal
D.	Seed dispersal  fertilization  pollination
(Total 1 mark)

6.	Which of the following is a correct comparison of the bryophytes and the filicinophytes?
| Bryophytes | Filicinophytes
A. | Has a waxy cuticle | No waxy cuticle
B. | Has true leaves | Has scales
C. | Has rhizoids | Has roots
D. | Has woody tissue | No woody tissue
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7.	Which of the following help(s) in supporting a terrestrial woody plant?
I.	Xylem tissue
II.	Turgor pressure
III.	Phloem tissue
A.	I only
B.	I and II only
C.	II and III only
D.	I, II and III								(1)

8.	Which structures are found in coniferophytes? ( = present and  = absent)
| Roots | Stems | Leaves | Flowers | Seeds
A. | | | | |
B. | | | | |
C. | | | | |
D. | | | | |
(Total 1 mark)
9.	What is the apoplastic route for water from the soil to the endodermis of roots?
A.	Cell walls of epidermis ® cell walls of cortex ® endodermis
B.	Cell walls of root hair cells ® cytoplasm of cortex ® endodermis
C.	Cytoplasm of root hair cells ® cytoplasm of cortex ® endodermis
D.	Cell walls of root hair cells ® cell walls of epidermis ® endodermis	    (Total 1 mark)
10.	What conditions will cause the highest rate of transpiration in a well-watered, mesophytic plant?
A.	Hot, humid with bright sunshine and still air
B.	Low humidity, hot, bright sunshine and windy
C.	Windy, hot, cloudy and humid
D.	Windy, bright sunshine, humid and cool					(Total 1 mark)
11.	Xerophytes and hydrophytes are adapted to their environments. Which pair of adaptations is correct?
| Xerophytes | Hydrophytes
A. | Air spaces in roots | Water storage in roots
B. | No stomata | No stomata
C. | Stomata in pits | Thin or no cuticle
D. | Thick cuticle | Stomata in pits
(Total 1 mark)
12.	Which direction does the phloem transport materials?
A.	Up the plant at night and down the plant during the day
B.	Up and down the plant all the time
C.	Up the plant only
D.	Down the plant only							(Total 1 mark)
13.	What treatment is most likely to lead to germination?
A.	Soaking the seeds in a solution of gibberellins
B.	Increasing CO_2 concentration
C.	Increasing light intensity
D.	Dehydrating the seeds							(Total 1 mark)
14.	In flowering plants, which of the following helps seed dispersal?
A.	Bees
B.	Pollen
C.	Mammals
D.	Germination							(Total 1 mark)
15.	Which process starts the germination of a starchy seed.
A.	Production of gibberellin
B.	Absorption of water
C.	Maltose is converted to glucose water
D.	Production of amylase						(Total 1 mark)
16.	A plant has a waxy cuticle, reduced leaves, reduced number of stomata, and CAM physiology. What type of plant could this be?
A.	A hydrophyte
B.	A filicinophyte
C.	A bryophyte
D.	A xerophyte							(Total 1 mark)
17.	Which is an adaptation of hydrophytes?
A.	Water storage tissue
B.	Shallow but widely spreading roots
C.	Reduced thickness of cuticle
D.	Large numbers of stomata in the lower epidermis			(Total 1 mark)
 
18.	What process creates the low pressures needed for the movement of water upwards in the xylem?
A.	Active translocation
B.	Active transport
C.	Evaporation of water from mesophyll of leaves
D.	Evaporation of water from guard cells
(Total 1 mark)
1.	C
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2.	C
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3.	B
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4.	A
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5.	C
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6.	C
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7.	B
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8.	A
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9.	A
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10.	B
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11.	C
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12.	B
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13.	A
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14.	C
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15.	B
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16.	D
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17.	C
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18.	C
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