A ring of bark is removed as shown in the diagram. What will happen to the fruits? Explain
The fruits become bigger. Food carrying tubes are removed, food made by the leaves cannot be transported down the cut region. Excess food are stored in fruits
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Describe and explain what happens when a ring of bark is removed from the stem as shown in the diagram.
The part above the cut region swells up. Food made by the leaves cannot be transported down as the food carrying tubes are removed.
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Which part of the stem, A, B, C or D shown in the diagram, transports manufactured food? Name the part.
C, Food-carrying tubes
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Describe two functions of the roots.
Absorb water and mineral salts; anchor the plant firmly to the ground.
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What happens to excess food made by the plant?
Converted to starch or sucrose and stored in different parts of plants
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Describe what happens to the set-up shown and explain why
Regions above & below the cut swells. Food made by the leaves above & below the cut cannot be transported across the cut part as food carrying tubes are removed
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banana
Go to last place!
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fairy
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fairy
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thief
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Water is lost as ____________Â Â _________ through the ________________ of the leaves.
water vapour; stomata
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Describe the direction of the movement of food in the plant.
leaves to stems to roots
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Using the numbers given, trace the pathway of manufactured food in the plant.
7,6,5,4,3,2
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Jane soaked a stem in water with red dye. She then cut the stem and examine the cross section of the stem. Name the part which will turn red.
A; water-carrying tubes
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Using the numbers given, trace the pathway of water in the plant.
2,3,4,5,6,7
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trap
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gold
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rocket
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lifesaver
Give 15 points!
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Name the substance transported by the food-carrying tubes.
Manufactured food
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Bambie set up the experiment as shown in the diagram in different conditions. Under which conditions did the time taken for the air bubble to move 50mm shortest? Explain why.
Under these conditions the rate of evaporation is the fastest. Most amount of water evaporates to form most water vapour in leaves and escapes through stomata