IB Biology Topic 9 – Plant Biology HL Revision Sheet

Transport in the xylem Draw a labelled diagram of the structure of a ‘primary xylem’ cell. Describe how to use the apparatus below to test the
rate of transpiration at different temperatures.
TIVJSVEXIH IRH [EPP
 Why can’t plants avoid doing transpiration? (What has to happen in leaves?)
GIPP [EPP 9WI WIXW SJ ETTEVEXYW
TLSXSW]RXLIWMW VIUYMVIW '3 [LMGL HMÅYWIW MRXS PIEJ XLVSYKL WXSQEXE EPS[MRK XVERWTMVEXMSR
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SRI MR IEGL XIQTIVEXYVI
 What are the two properties of water which help transpiration? TSVI MR XLI GIPP [EPP s' ERH s'
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'SLIWMSR SJ [EXIV QSPIGYPIW LIPTW XS TYPP [EXIV YT \]PIQ
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%HLIWMSR SJ [EXIV XS XLI [EPPW SJ XLI \]PIQ GEYWIW E GETMPPEV] EGXMSR 2S G]XSTPEWQ 1IEWYVI XLI HMWXERGI QSZIH
 What does active transport in root hair cells do that promotes inward osmosis of 2S RYGPIYW F] XLI FYFFPI MR XLI GETMPPEV]
water from the soil into root cells? XYFI MR E KMZIR XMQI
__________________________________________________________________ FYFFPI MR IK QMRW
%GXMZI XVERWTSVX QSZIW MSRW MRXS VSSX GIPPW MRGVIEWMRK XLI GSRGIRXVEXMSR SJ WSPYXIW
GETMPPEV] XYFI 6ITIEX XLI I\TX XLVII XMQIW
8LMW MRGVIEWIW XLI GSRGIRXVEXMSR KVEHMIRX ERH MRGVIEWIW VEXI SJ SWQSWMW

Transport in the phloem Identify xylem & phloem in the shoot image below. Compare & contrast a source and a sink –
Explain why each of the following is important in the translocation of organic compounds like sucrose. in terms of organic compounds in plants.
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7SYVGI 7MRO FSXL GSRXEMR WYGVSWI
 The incompressibility of water _____________________________________________________________
EPPS[W JSV ER MRGVIEWI MR L]HVSWXEXMG TVIWWYVI MR TLPSIQ +VSYRH XMWWYI TMXL ERH EQMRS EGMHW
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_____________________________________________________________ <]PIQ
 Hydrostatic pressure gradients _____________________________________________________________
GEYWI TLPSIQ G]XSTPEWQ QSZIQIRX JVSQ LMKL XS PS[ L]HVSWXEXMG TVIWWYVI 7SYVGI LEW E LMKLIV GSRGIRXVEXMSR SJ WYGVSWI
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4LPSIQ FIGEYWI SJ LMKLIV VEXIW SJ TLSXSW]RXLIWMW
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 High concentration of solutes at source _______________________________________________________
GEYWIW QSVI MR[EVH SWQSWMW [LMGL MRGVIEWIW L]HVSWXEXMG TVIWWYVI MHIVQMW
7MRO LEW PS[IV GSRIRXVEXMSRW SJ WYGVSWI
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FYRHPI
 MRGVIEWIW L]HVSWXEXMG TVIWWYVI EX XLI WSYVGI HVMZMRK XVERWPSGEXMSR
Water uptake by osmosis _________________________________________________________________ 7MROW EVI SJXIR PIEJ FYHW ÇS[IV FYHW SV
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WXSVEKI XMWWYIW PMOI TSXEXS XYFIVW

What effect does the alteration of gene expression Describe what this diagram shows
Growth in plants by auxin in cells have on growth
4LSXSXVSTMWQ XLVSYKL XLI IPSRKEXMSR SJ GIPPW MR WLSSXW ERH VSSXW
Auxin is a plant growth substance which causes ____________________________________________________ %Y\MR GEYWIW E GLERKI MR KIRI I\TVIWWMSR
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KVS[MRK RI[ WQEPP TPERXPIXW JVSQ WQEPP TMIGIW SJ QIVMWXIQ XMWWYI
Micropropagation is _____________________________________________________________ 1ER] KIRIW GER FI YT VIKYPEXIH SV HS[R VIKYPEXIH
______________________________________ 8LI WYRR] WMHI
7LEH] [MXL JI[ EY\MR
XLI RYQFIV SJ GIPPW MR XLI TPERX QSWXP] MR QIVMWXIQW WLSSX SV VSSX ETI\ SV FYHW -R TLSXSXVSTMWQ GIPP [EPP PSWIRMRK JEGXSVW EVI WXMQYPEXIH
Mitosis promotes growth by increasing _______________________________________________
______________________________________ WMHI IÉY\ TYQT
Describe the two phytochromes which help a plant to switch to flowering in response to light and dark. LEW TVSXIMRW MR XLI
8LMW PIEHW XS KVIEXIV GIPP IPSRKEXMSR SR
______________________________________ XLI WLEH] QSVI QIQFVERI
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6 EFWSVFW VIH PMKLX ERH MW GSRZIVXIH XS *6 TYQTW
WMHI SJ E WLSSX ERH TPERX KVS[XL XS[EVHW PMKLX
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*6 MW XLI EGXMZI JSVQ -X MW GSRZIVXIH XS 6 MR XLI HEVH SJ MR JEV VIH PMKLX -X TVSQSXIW ÇS[IVMRK XLVSYKL KIRI I\TVIWWMSR WS %Y\MR MW QSZIH E[E] JVSQ PMKLX

Reproduction in plants Compare & contrast pollination and fertilization  Describe how a mutualistic relationship can help fertilization Describe how to make short day plants
Complete the right hand side of the 1YXYEPMWQ MW [LIR FSXL WTIGMIW FIRIÆX JVSQ XLI MRXIVEGXMSR
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Pollination Fertilization like chrysanthemums flower out of season
“half view” (cross section) of a flower ) K TSPPMREXMRK MRWIGXW JIIH JVSQ RIGXEV FYX FIRIÆX TPERXW F] TSPPMREXMSR
TSPPIR XYFIW KVS[ ERH GEVV] _________________________________________________________ 9WI_______________________________
E PMKLXMRK VIKMQI MR E KVIIRLSYWI 0SRK
MRWIGXW SV [MRH GEVV] TSPPIR TSPPIR KVEMR RYGPIYW
TIXEP
ERXLIV RYGPIYW QSZIW JVSQ WXMKQE  Describe how a change in gene expression in the shoot apex leads to _______________________________
RMKLXW TVSQSXIW ÇS[IVMRK MR WLSVX HE] TPERXW
TSPPIR QSZIW ÇS[IV XS ÇS[IV XS SZEV]
WXMKQE flowering 'IPPW MR XLI QIVMWXIQ SJ XLI FYHW SJ E WLSSX ETI\ RSVQEPP]
JIVXMPM^EXMSR SGGYVW MR XLI Name the parts of the internal structure
SZEV]
%RXLIVW QEOI TSPPIR SZEV]
SZYPI HIZIPST MRXS RI[ PIEZIW -R XLI TVIWIRGI SJ TL]XSGLVSQI KIRI I\TVIWWMSR of a seed. IQFV]S
___________________________________________________________ TPYQYPI
___________, ERH VEHMGPI
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WITEP JIVXMPM^IH QEOIW E HMTPSMH GIPP MW GLERKIH ERH XLIWI QIVMWXIQ GIPPW FIKMR XS HIZIPST MRXS ÇS[IVW
TSPPIR ERH SZYPIW EVI LETPSMH ___________________________________________________________ XIWXE WIIH GSEX _______________
GSX]PIHSRW
2I[ KIRIW WXEVX XS FI I\TVIWWIH ____________,
& label it. QMGVST]PI MW XLI WQEPP LSPI MR XLI XIWXE
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