Quaid-e-Azam Rangers School & College

2nd Bi-Monthly Test 2017 – 18

Cambridge Section (O-I)
Subject: Biology
Name: _________________ Mark Obt: _____
Time: 45 mins Max Marks: 25
Q No 1. Multiple choice questions. (5)
1. The cell sap of a root hair cell has a higher concentration of nitrates than the
surrounding soil.
Which feature of the cell stops these nitrates moving back from the cell to the soil?
(a) Cell membrane
(b) Cell wall
(c) Large surface area
(d) Water potential gradient
2. Which conditions cause the fastest rate of transpiration?
(a) Dry and cold
(b) Dry and warm
(c) Wet and cold
(d) Wet and warm
3. A young plant may wilt when dug up and re-planted in another place what causes this?
(a) The leaves lose less water
(b) The roots cannot take up mineral, salts
(c) The stem cannot transport water
(d) The surface area of the root is reduced
4. What is the function of each type of the cell?
Palisade Cells Phloem Cells Root Hair Cell
A. Photosynthesis Sugar transport Ion uptake
B. Photosynthesis Sugar transport Transpiration
C. Transpiration Photosynthesis Ion uptake
D. Transpiration Photosynthesis Sugar transport
5. Which of the following environmental conditions would cause rapid transpiration?
Substance From To
A. Sucrose Anthers Stigmas
B. Sucrose Leaves Roots
C. Water Roots Leaves
D. Water Soil Root hairs
Q No 2. (a) Explain with details how the transpiration rate of a plant is effected by.
(i) Decreasing the humidity of the surrounding air
(ii) Increasing the temperature of the surrounding air. (7)
Q No 2. (b) Suggest how transpiration is of value to a plant. (3)
Q No 3. (a) Explain how xylum is suited to its functions in a plant (7)
Q No 3. (b) Suggest why some insects that are parasitic on plant, obtain their food
from the phloem, rather than from the xylum. (3)