GCSE BIOLOGY FOUNDATION TIER PAPER 1F QUESTIONS AND MARK SCHEME

GCSE
BIOLOGY
FOUNDATION
TIER PAPER
1F
QUESTIONS
AND MARK
SCHEME

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0 1 Plants are made of different tissues.


0 1 . 1 Which term describes a group of tissues working together?
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Organ


Organism


Organ system




Figure 1 shows the tissues in a leaf.

Figure 1




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0 1 . 2 Draw one line from each leaf tissue to an important feature of the tissue. box

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Leaf tissue Feature


Contains many air spaces
Palisade mesophyll
Contains the most chloroplasts
Spongy mesophyll
Made of dead cells




0 1 . 3 Xylem tissue transports water to the leaves.

Which term describes the loss of water from the leaves?
[1 mark]
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Photosynthesis


Respiration


Transpiration




0 1 . 4 Which substance strengthens xylem tissue?
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Glucose


Lignin


Starch


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Figure 1




0 1 . 5 The upper epidermis is transparent.


Explain why the upper epidermis needs to be transparent.

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