Name:_____________________ 27th October

Date:_____________________
Kelly Lao ,wz2

Worksheet 3: Plants and Food

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1. The following diagram illustrates an experiment to investigate the effect of light intensity
on the rate of photosynthesis in Hydrilla.

(a) Suggest a reason for putting the water-filled glass cylinder between the lamp and
the Hydrilla plant. (1)
To maintain constant temperature
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………… .

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………

The following table shows the results of this experiment.

Distance of lam from No. of gas bubbles produced

Hydrilla (cm) per minute by Hydrilla
5 30
10 30
15 27
20 24
25 20
30 17
40 11
50 6
60 2

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 (b) Plot the data on the graph paper below. (3)
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Distance of 1am from
Hydvilla om

(c) Explain the graph plotted in (b). (2)

The the distance of the learn

longer
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
,
from Hydrilla
the lesser the air bubbles produced per minute
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………… .

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………

(d) Explain what would happen to the number of gas bubbles produced per minute
by the Hydrilla plant if
(i) ice cubes were put into the beaker of water. (2)

The no
of air bubbles decreases
because
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
.
temperature decreases kinetic ,

not be effective
energy decreases to photosynthesis will
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………… as as
particles
slower the
gas exchange will be slower
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
move
,
.

(ii) sodium hydrogencarbonate was added into the beaker of water. (2)
The no of air bubbles will increase because as the
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
.

availability
of carbon dioxide increases amount of evolved increases too
oxygen
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ,
.

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
(Total: 10 marks)

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2. The photomicrograph below shows the transverse section of a leaf of a dicotyledonous
plant.

palisade
mesophyll cells

lower
epidermis
(a) Label tissues A and B in the box provided. (2)

(b) Describe three ways by which this leaf is adapted for light absorption. (3)

Firstly
the article is
,
thin and
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
very transparent , allowing
sunlight to pass through Then the upper
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………is epidermis
also.

transparent so more sunlight can pass through to reach

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
the
palisade cell Then the palisade cells absorb all the
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
.

sunlight because they contain many

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………… chloroplasts .

(Total: 5 marks)

3. Ian wanted to investigate how gas exchange in a flowering plant changed with light
intensity.
He set up an experiment using four tubes. Each of the tubes contained orange
hydrogencarbonate indicator solution and was sealed with a cork. Ian added a fresh leaf
to tubes A, B and C. Tube D had no leaf.
The tubes were then left in the following conditions:
• Tube A was placed in direct sunlight.
• Tube B was covered with aluminium foil to prevent any light entering the tube.
• Tube C was covered with thin cloth which allowed some light to enter the tube.
• Tube D was also placed in direct sunlight.
He left the tubes in the laboratory for one hour and then returned to look at the colour of
the indicator solution in the tubes.

(a) Suggest a hypothesis for Ian’s investigation. (2)

The the higher

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
, light intensity
the less the carbon dioxide
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………… produced .

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 (b) Give two variables that Ian should keep constant in his investigation. (2)
Same leaf
species
1 ………………………………………………………………………………………………………… of
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
same temperature
2 …………………………………………………………………………………………………………

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………

(c) State the purpose of Tube D in the investigation. (1)

It acts as a control to make sure it was the
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………… leaf

doing
the
gas exchange
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………… .

(d) Ian recorded his results in a table.

Colour of indicator Colour of indicator
Tube
at start after one hour
A orange purple
B orange yellow
C orange orange
D orange orange

(i) Explain the change in colour of the indicator in Tube A. (2)

As Tube A receives
enough light
for
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………… photosynthesis
to take place the leave produces out oxygen and
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
,

making the concentration of CO2 is low Hence the colour changes

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………… .

,
to

(ii) Explain the change in colour of the indicator in Tube B. (2) purple ?
cannot take place
As Tube B doesn't receive
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
any light ,
photosynthesis more
.

making
✓
so only respiration keeps on
happening
which
produces coz
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………… ,

the concentration of Cor

high So yellow colour
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………… . receives a .

(e) Suggest why the indicator did not change colour in:
(i) Tube C (1)
title
Tube C receives
only
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
, light for photosynthesis
so not much coz is to the concentration
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………… produced
of
Co2 . is

medium
(ii) Tube D (1) .

As there is no leaf both and respiration

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
doing photosynthesis ,

colour
neither CO2 nor is Therefore
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
oxygen produced .
,

remains
orange
due to the atmospheric concentration 4

of con .
 (f) Limewater is an indicator that can be used to show an increase in the level of
carbon dioxide.
Suggest why it would not be a suitable indicator for use in this investigation. (1)

Limewater is not able to tell the

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
us

concentration the Cor of

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………… .

(Total: 12 marks)

4. The graph shows the uptake of carbon dioxide and the release of carbon dioxide by a
bean plant on a hot summer’s day.

(a) At which two times in the day did the rate of photosynthesis exactly match the
rate of respiration in the bean plant? (2)

7:40 a.m.
1 …………………………………………… 7.30pm
2 …………………………………………… .

(b) The bean plant respires at the same rate all through the 24 hour period.
(i) How much carbon dioxide is released each hour during respiration? (1)

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……………………………………………arbitrary units

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 (ii) How much carbon dioxide is used by photosynthesis in the hour beginning at 3
pm? (1)

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……………………………………………arbitrary units

(c) Over the 24 hour period, the total amount of carbon dioxide taken in by the bean
plant was greater than the total amount of carbon dioxide given out by the bean
plant.
Explain, in detail, why this was important for the bean plant. (2)
This means rate
of is
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………photosynthesis higher
which the bean make plant
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
can more
food
for itself
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………
.

(Total: 6 marks)