9C End of Unit Test

Name _____________________________ Class ____________

1 The drawing shows a bean seedling.
a Why is the plant not growing straight up?

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[1 mark]

b The roots have a number of functions.

Tick the two functions of roots.
Absorb carbon dioxide from the air.
Absorb glucose from soil.

Make food for the plant.

Absorb water and mineral salts from the soil.
Hold the plant in the soil.
Make seeds for new plants to grow.
[1 mark]

c What are the names of the parts marked ‘X’ in the drawing?

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[1 mark]

d Explain how these parts help the root to work efficiently.

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[1 mark]

2 Here is a diagram of a palisade cell.

a Where, in a leaf, would you expect to find
palisade cells?

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[1 mark]

Adapted from Exploring Science QCA Copymaster File 9 © Pearson Education Limited 2003
 b What is the name of the part where photosynthesis occurs?

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[1 mark]

c What substance does this part contain? ______________________________________

[1 mark]

3 Complete the word equation for photosynthesis:

_______________ _______________+ water (+ energy)  glucose + _______________ .

[2 marks]

4 The drawing shows Marimo weed. This

organism forms into a ball which fills with
a gas during the day and floats in the
water.
a What gas produced by the plant fills
the weed balls?

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[1 mark]

b On some days the weed balls float higher in the water. On other days they are lower in

the water. What makes the balls float? _______________________________________

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[1 mark]

c Explain why the weed balls float higher on a sunny day. ________________________

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[2 marks]

5 This experiment was set up.

Adapted from Exploring Science QCA Copymaster File 9 © Pearson Education Limited 2003
 Hydrogencarbonate indicator is red in tap water. It becomes purple if the water loses carbon
dioxide. It becomes yellow if the water gains more carbon dioxide.
a What colour would you expect the indicator to be in Tube A after two days?

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[1 mark]

b Explain your answer to part a. _____________________________________________

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[2 marks]

6 Glucose can be turned

into starch in the leaves
and stored. When it is
needed, the starch is
turned back into
glucose. An experiment
was done to see how
the amount of starch in
some leaves changed
during a week. The
results are shown in the
graph.

a Explain why the amount of starch in the leaves increases and then decreases, every 24
hours.

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[1 mark]

b Glucose can also be used to make proteins. Which substance is also needed to make
proteins? Tick the correct box.

potassium salts phosphates calcium salts nitrates

[1 mark]

c Apart from starch and proteins, name one other substance that a plant can make from
glucose.

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[1 mark]

Adapted from Exploring Science QCA Copymaster File 9 © Pearson Education Limited 2003
7 a What is the name of the process that releases energy from food?

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[1 mark]

b Where does this process happen in plants and other living organisms?

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[1 mark]

c In plants, at which times of day does this process happen?

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[1 mark]

d Complete the word equation for this process.

______________ + oxygen  ______________ ______________ + water (+ energy)

[2 marks]

Adapted from Exploring Science QCA Copymaster File 9 © Pearson Education Limited 2003