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WorksheetsYear 9 Plant adaptations
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 7mins
Identify the structures on the surface of leaves that allow gas exchange to occur
Stomata
Waxy cuticle
Spongy mesophyll
Xylem
State the process that involves the loss of water vapour from leaves
(a)
In which structures in plants are sugars transported?
Xylem
Guard cells
Phloem
Arteries
Identify the process in plants that requires the plant to use energy
Gas exchange
Transpiration
Absorption of water
Translocation
In which direction(s) are sugars transported in a plant?
From the leaves in an upwards direction ONLY
From the roots in an upwards direction ONLY
From the leaves in a dowards direction ONLY
From the leaves in either an upward or downward direction
In which tissue in the leaves does most of the photosynthesis take place?
Palisade layer
Upper epidermis
Lower epidermis
Waxy cuticle
Identify the strucures found in plant cells that are the site of photosynthesis
(a)
In which conditions would the rate of transpiration be greatest?
Hot with no air movements
Cool with air movements
Cool with no air movements
Hot with air movements
Identify the cells responsible for the opening and closing of the stomata
Root hair cells
Palisade mesophyll cells
Guard cells
Spongy mesophyll cells
Identify the tissue in leaves in which large air spaces can be found
Xylem
Spongy mesophyll
Waxy cuticle
Palisade mesophyll
