Answer the questions in the space provided.

1. (a) The diagram shows plant A and plant B.

Plant A has green leaves and plant B has green and yellow leaves.
The plants are both the same size and belong to the same species.

plant A

plant B

i. Both plants receive the same amount of light and water.

After one week plant A is bigger than plant B.
Explain why.

Because plant B has less chloroplast, causing the leaves to yellow and not have
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the plant grow efficiently
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ii. Plants remove carbon dioxide from the air and replace it with another gas.
What is the name of this gas?
oxygen
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(b) Plants need magnesium and nitrates for healthy growth.

i. What substance do plants make using magnesium?

chlorophyll
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ii. What type of substance do plants make using nitrates?

amino acids to make protein
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(c) A farmer grows cabbage plants in his field. There are spaces between each cabbage plant.
Suggest one reason why it is important to have spaces between each cabbage plant.
to give the roots of the cabbages sufficient area to grow
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2. Jackie finds some information about the effect of smoking on fetal development.
Look at the graph.
It shows the birth mass of:
* 16 babies born to non-smokers
* 16 babies born to smokers.
The graph also shows the gestation period. This is the time period between fertilisation of an
egg and the birth of a baby.

3.6

3.2
key
birth mass
non-smokers
in kg
smokers
2.8

2.4
34 36 38 40 42
gestation period
in weeks

(a) Look at the birth masses for a gestation period of 36 weeks.

One of the birth masses is anomalous. Circle the anomalous birth mass on the graph. [1]

(b) Suggest one possible conclusion from the data .

It…………………………………………………………………………………………….
is anomalous because most smokers have low birth weight [1]

(c) Describe one way the evidence collected could be made more reliable.

Find more samples in order to increase consistent results

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