QUESTIONS ON TRANSPORT AND STORAGE IN PLANTS
Multiple choice questions
1. Which of the following correctly identifies the types of root system?
Couch grass Dandelion
A Tap root Fibrous
B Adventitious Fibrous
C Tap root Adventitious
D Fibrous Tap root
2. Which of the following reasons suggest why xylem provide support to plants?
A. It has sieve tube elements
B. It has lignin in its walls
C. It is non – woody
D. It is composed of companion cells
3. The diagram shows the stem of a plant. A strip of the outer tissue including the phloem has been removed.
How is transport in the plant affected?
A. Amino acids and sucrose cannot pass to the roots
B. Dissolved salts cannot pass to the leaves
C. Water cannot pass to the leaves
D. Water cannot pass to roots
4. The diagram shows a cross section of a dicot stem and root.
Which labelled regions contain xylem vessels?
A. P and R
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B. P and S
C. Q and R
D. Q and S
5. The diagrams show the transverse section of a dicot root and a dicot stem.
Which tissues carry sucrose in solution?
Root Stem
A P R
B P S
C Q R
D Q S
6. The diagram shows sections through the stem and root of a dicotyledonous plant.
Which labelled structures conduct water and mineral salts through the stem and root?
A. E and J
B. F and M
C. G and M
D. H and L
7. The diagram represents a cross section of a part of a plant.
From which part of the plant was this section cut?
A. Dicotyledonous root
B. Dicotyledonous stem
C. Monocotyledonous root
D. Monocotyledonous stem
8. The diagram shows a cross section through the toot of a plant.
Which tissue transports water and mineral salts to different parts of the plants?
9. The diagram below shows a section through a part of a plant.
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Which part(s) are responsible for transport of amino acids and sucrose?
Amino acids Sucrose
A X X
B X Z
C Z Z
D Z X
10. Roots of a seedling were placed in a solution containing red dye as shown below.
What was the path of the red dye after it had entered the roots?
A. Phloem in root → phloem in stem
B. Phloem in root → xylem in stem
C. Xylem in root → phloem in stem
D. Xylem in root → xylem in stem
11. Which of the following best describes transpiration?
A. Loss of oxygen to the surrounding?
B. Loss of water vapour through the stomata
C. Loss of nutrients to the surrounding
D. Inability to photosynthesize
12. How is the rate of transpiration affected by decreasing temperature and light intensity?
Decreasing temperature Decreasing light intensity
A Slower Slower
B Slower Faster
C Faster Slower
D Faster Faster
13. Which conditions will increase the rate of transpiration in a plant?
Temperature Humidity Wind speed
A High High High
B High Low High
C Low High High
D Low Low High
14. Which conditions of humidity, light intensity and temperature below make transpiration rate highest?
Humidity % Light intensity Temperature / ° C
A 10 High 20
B 10 Low 5
C 80 High 5
D 80 Low 20
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15. The diagram shows a potted plant which was left in open air for eight hours.
Which environmental conditions caused the change illustrated by the diagram?
Temperature Humidity Light intensity
A High High High
B High Low High
C Low High Low
D Low Low Low
16. A green plant starts to wilt. It is then watered, and after a short time it recovers.
What process causes this recovery?
A. Assimilation
B. Active transport
C. Respiration
D. Transpiration
17. In an experiment to investigate transpiration, four identical leafy shoots were treated as follows:
Shoot 1 upper leaf surfaces covered with Vaseline / water proof jelly
Shoot 2 lower leaf surfaces covered with Vaseline / water proof jelly
Shoot 3 upper and lower leaf surfaces covered with Vaseline / water proof jelly
Shoot 4 untreated
The graph shows the water loss by the four shoots.
Which line shows the result for shoot 1?
18. In an experiment to compare water loss, four similar leaves were treated with petroleum jelly (Vaseline) and
left on a table for one hour.
Leaf 1 – upper surface only covered
Leaf 2 – lower surface only covered
Leaf 3 – both surfaces covered
Leaf 4 – neither surface covered
Which of the leaves will wilt the slowest?
A. Leaf 1
B. Leaf 2
C. Leaf 3
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D. Leaf 4
19. The diagram shows a photometer.
Which of these factors will cause the fastest movement of the air bubble in the direction shown?
A. Decreased temperature
B. Decreased wind speed
C. Increased humidity
D. Increased light intensity
20. The diagram below shows a photometer used to measure the rate of transpiration in varying environmental
conditions.
The table below also shows the results obtained during this experiment
During which environmental condition was transpiration rate highest?
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
Structure and Essay Questions
1. The diagram shows cells taken from a vascular tissue in a plant.
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a. Identify the specialised cell. [1]
b. Name one feature in the diagram which enabled you to identify the specialised cell above. [1]
c. Which letters on the diagram correspond to the following structures?
i. Nucleus [1]
ii. Cytoplasm [1]
d. Give two functions of the cell labelled B. [2]
e. With reference to the specialised cell above:
i. Name the process by which substances are transported in the specialised cell. [1]
ii. Suggest two substances transported in the specialised cell. [2]
2. The diagram shows some cells taken from a vascular tissue of a plant.
a. Identify the cells X and Y and the structure labelled Z. [3]
b. What are the functions of the cells labelled
i. X [1]
ii. Y [1]
c. What structure in the human body performs a similar function as structure Y? [1]
d. What two conditions are necessary for osmosis to take place? [2]
3. a. Xylem vessels transport water and mineral salts.
i. State one structural feature of xylem vessels and explain how this is related to the function of
transportation of water. [2]
ii. Explain the mechanism that is responsible for the movement of water in xylem vessels. [4]
iii. State one role of xylem vessels other than transport. [1]
b. State and explain the effect of an increase in temperature on the rate of transpiration. [3]
4. The diagram below shows two cross sections from different parts of a dicotyledonous plant.
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a. Which diagram shows the cross section of;
i. A root? [1]
ii. A stem? [1]
b. Explain your answers in (a) (i) and (ii) above. [2]
c. What are the shaded regions in the diagram? [1]
5. The diagram shows the vertical section of a vascular system in a dicotyledonous stem.
a. Identify structure T. [1]
b. What two features in the diagram helped you identify T in (a) above? [2]
c. Name two substances transported by S. [2]
d. On the diagram label the companion cell [1]
e. Explain the role of the companion cell in the vascular bundles. [1]
f. Explain two functions of the cambium. [2]
6. The diagram shows a cross section through the stem of a plant which had been previously dipped in a red dye
for six hours.
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a. Identify the parts labelled N, P and Q. [3]
b. Which labelled part in the diagram would be stained red? [1]
c. Give a reason for your answer in (b) above. [1]
d. Suggest three factors that would increase the rate of movement of the dye in the stem when it is dipped in
red dye. [3]
e. Name the process that will cause the movement of the red dye in the stem. [1]
7. The diagram shows the longitudinal section of a stem.
a. (i) Which letters in the diagram correspond to cambium, xylem and phloem? [3]
(ii) Explain the functions of S and T in the plant. [4]
b. (i) Which letter corresponds to the structure which needs companion cells to function properly? [1]
(ii) Which letter in the diagram corresponds to a structure in which substances can either move up or down?
[1]
8. Figure 1.1 shows an experiment to investigate the movement of coloured solution in a plant.
a. Name the process by which
i. Water in the solution was absorbed by the plant. [1]
ii. Coloured solute in the solution was absorbed by the plant. [1]
b. Why was oil put on top of the coloured solution? [1]
c. Figure 1.2 below shows the cross section of the stem obtained from figure 1.1 at the end of the experiment.
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i. Using the letter X, label the part on the figure which was stained by the dye. [1]
ii. Identify the part you have labelled X on the diagram above. [1]
iii. Name two substances transported by part X and give one function for each. [4]
9. a. Describe the mechanisms involved in the movement of water molecules from the soil up to the leaves in a
plant. [6]
b. Explain the use of water in plants. [3]
c. Explain how a leaf is adapted to prevention of excessive water loss. [3]
10. a. Define the term transpiration. [2]
b. Discuss factors that affect the rate of transpiration. [6]
c. Explain the significance of transpiration to plants. [4]
11. The diagrams below show specialised cells in plants.
a. Identify the cells labelled A and B. [2]
b. Identify the parts labelled C and D. [2]
c. Which figure shows a closed stoma? [1]
d. Explain how opening of a stoma is brought about. [3]
12. The diagram below shows an experimental set up using a potometer.
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In the above experiment, the distance moved by the meniscus along the capillary tube in 30 minutes was
measured and recorded. The meniscus was brought back to zero. Two leaves were removed and the distance
moved by the meniscus in 30 minutes was again measured and recorded. The process of removing two leaves
at a time was repeated until all the leaves were removed. The readings were as given in the table below;
a. What does the movement of the meniscus measure? [1]
b. What was the effect of reducing the number of leaves present on the twig? [1]
c. Explain why removing the leaves has the effect you have mentioned in (b) above. [1]
d. Explain why the meniscus still moves when there are no leaves on the shoot. [1]
13. The diagram shows a cassava plant with root tubers.
a. (i) Which common food nutrient is stored in the root tuber? [1]
(ii) State where this food in the root tubers was manufactured. [1]
(iii) Explain how this food manufactured in (a)(ii) above found itself in storage form in the root tubers. [3]
b. (i) State the nutrient in the soil which is necessary for photosynthesis. [1]
(ii) Suggest how this nutrient is taken up from the soil to the leaves in the plant in the diagram above. [3]
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