Fig. 5.1 shows a graph drawn by a student of the rate of photosynthesis in a plant exposed to the same concentration of carbon dioxide at two different temperatures. rate of photosynthesis Fig. 5.1 {a) (i) Name one limiting factor, other than carbon dioxide and temperature, that affects the rate of photosynthesis (1) (ii) Suggest a likely temperature for curve A. Give an explanation for your answer. likely temperature explanation... [3] {b) The student failed to label the horizontal (x) axis of the graph. Suggest a suitable label for this axis and explain your suggestion. label for x axis. explanation ld] [Total: 8](a) Describe the functions of xylem in a plant. (3) (b) Explain how starch and protein stored in the roots of a plant during the day can be used in the growth of a shoot during the night. 7 [Total: 10]Fig. 4.1 shows the effect of increasing light intensity on photosynthesis in two different species of plants, species C and species D. uptake uptake or loss of CO, from plant loss light intensity / arbitrary units Fig. 4.4 (a) (i) Use Fig. 4.1 to find the light intensity at which the rate of respiration is equal to the rate of photosynthesis in plant C. .. arbitrary units [1] (ii) Explain why carbon dioxide is lost from plant € at a light intensity below the value you have stated in (a)(i). 13) (b) Using Fig. 4.1, suggest why plant species D is more likely than species C to grow on the ground in a wooded area such as a tropical rain forest.{c) When leaves fall from plants, they are decomposed to return nutrients to the soil. Suggest why the rate of decomposition will be particularly high in a tropical rain forest. eeseeeeeeesee eoseeseeeneeetneeeeneneeeneeteetenneeentneeeceerssecseeseeeee [SD [Total: 10](a) Complete the equation to summarise the process of photosynthesis. ca] A young, green, leafy stem was placed in a clear glass beaker of water in bright light. Fig. 4.1 shows the stem 12 hours later. bubbles formed —__ ‘on stem Fig. 4.4 (b) (i) Suggest two places where the bubbles could have come from. 1 2. ca] (ii) Tests proved that the bubbles contained oxygen. Explain how they appeared on the side of this green stem.(c) Explain the benefits to other organisms of having submerged water plants in a pond ‘ecosystem. BI [Total: 10]Fig. 3.1 shows a small, deep-rooted bush growing in a warm, dry climate. Branches B and C have a similar number of leaves, but the leaves of branch B are enclosed ina transparent polythene bag that empties into a container. leaves of leaves of branch B 7 braneh © 4m transparent __ bag Fig. 3.4 Fig. 3.2 is a graph showing the total volume of water lost by the leaves of each of the two branches during the same day. total volume of water lost 0600 1200 1800 time of day/h Fig. 3.2(a) (b) (c) State two environmental factors responsible for the water loss during the day by branch C. For each factor, explain how it affects water loss. factor 1... explanation factor 2. explanation (5) Explain how the volume of water lost from branch B is at first greater, then less than that lost from branch C. 2] Suggest why, even for certain plants that are poisonous to humans, the container in Fig. 3.1 can supply travellers with safe drinking water. Bl [Total: 10]‘Black sigatoka’ is a fungal disease of banana leaves. The hyphae of the fungus spread through the intercellular spaces as shown in Fig. 2.1. Fig. 2.1 (c) Suggest ways by which the fungus would eventually cause the leaf to die. [4]