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GRADE 10
LIFE SCIENCES SBA – ASSIGNMENT MARKING GUIDELINE
MARKS: 50
PLANT TISSUES, PLANT ORGANS, & TRANSPORT SYSTEMS IN PLANTS

QUESTION 1
1. PLANT TISSUES

1.1. Study the diagram below and answer the questions that will follow.

1.1.1. Identify the permanent tissue shown in the diagram above.

(Leaf) Epidermis ✓/Epidermal tissue/Dermal tissue (01)

1.1.2. Provide suitable labels for the structures labelled:

A – Guard cell ✓ (01)

B – Epidermal cell ✓ (01)

C – Stoma ✓/Stomata (01)

1.1.3. Write down the functions of the following labelled structures.

A – Regulate the closing and the opening of the stomatal pore ✓ (01)

C – Allowing gaseous exchange ✓/Allowing transpiration (01)

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1.1.4. Tabulate TWO differences between the cells labelled A and B.

Table ✓
Cell A Cell B
Guard cells are bean shaped ✓ Epidermal cells have fixed shapes ✓
Guard cells have thick inner walls ✓ Epidermal cells have thin walls ✓
Guard cells are green ✓ Epidermal cells are transparent ✓
Guard cells have a chloroplast ✓ Epidermal cells have a chloroplast ✓

(Mark the TABLE and the first TWO only)

1.1.5. Explain TWO general structural adaptations for the permanent tissue you
identified in question 1.1.1.

Structure Function
It has a cuticle. ✓ It prevents excessive water loss. ✓

It has transparent They allow light to pass through for photosynthesis.

cells. ✓ ✓
Cells have thin walls. To allow easy diffusion. ✓
✓
It has guard cells. ✓ They are responsible for the opening and closing of
stomata. ✓
It has stomata. ✓ They facilitate gaseous exchange and transpiration.
✓
(Mark the first TWO only) (04)

1.1.6. Give the correct biological term in each of the following statements about
tissues.

Statement Biological term

a. A ground tissue that stores food and water Parenchyma ✓
and has intercellular spaces between cells.
b. A vascular tissue that transports inorganic Xylem ✓
compounds in an upward direction.
c. A tissue with actively dividing cells with Meristematic ✓
prominent nuclei and dense cytoplasm.
d. A ground tissues with cells with a cell wall Collenchyma ✓
that is more thickened at the corners.
e. A conducting tissue responsible for the Phloem ✓
translocation of manufactured sugars to the
rest of the plant.
(05)
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QUESTION 2
2. PLANT ORGANS

2.1. The diagram below shows the internal leaf of a dicotyledonous plant.

2.1.1. Write down the LETTER of the part that represents:

a. Palisade cell – B ✓ (01)

b. Lower epidermis cell – D ✓ (01)

2.1.1. Write down the function of the part labelled A.
It prevents excessive water loss in the plant ✓ (01)
2.1.2. Tissue C has TWO main cells. Name them below.

Sieve tubes. ✓
Companion cells ✓ (02)

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2.2. Draw a cross section of a young dicotyledonous root.

MARK ALLOCATION
Criterion Marks
Caption (C) ✓
Correct Drawing (D) ✓
3 Correct Labels (L) ✓✓✓
(05)
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QUESTION 3
3.
3.1. The following apparatus was to investigate how temperature affects
transpiration rate.

3.1.1. What is the name of this apparatus?

Potometer ✓ (01)

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3.1.2. Why should this apparatus be allowed to stand before starting the
experiment?
To allow it to acclimatise to the environment. ✓ (01)

3.1.3. Identify the:

a. Independent variable: Temperature ✓ (01)
b. Dependent variable: Transpiration rate ✓ (01)

3.1.4. Give a hypothesis for this experimental investigation.

As the temperature increases transpiration rate will also increase. ✓✓

OR
The temperature will have no effect on transpiration rate. ✓✓ (02)

3.1.5. Predict what would happen to the speed of movement of the air bubble if
Vaseline was applied to the ventral surfaces of all the leaves. Explain your
answer.

The speed of movement of the air bubble will be greatly reduced ✓

Vaseline prevents transpiration at the ventral surfaces ✓ by blocking the
stomata. ✓ (03)

3.1.6. Mention ONE way that can be done to improve the reliability of this
investigation?

By repeating the investigation ✓

By having more setups of the same experiment ✓ (01)
(Mark the first ONE only)

3.1.7. Mention TWO factors other than temperature that cause an increase in the
rate of transpiration.

Increase in light intensity. ✓

Increased air movement (Wind) ✓
Decrease in humidity. ✓
Decrease in air pressure. ✓
Increase in soil moisture. ✓ (02)
(Mark the first TWO only)

3.1.8. At the end of the investigation the results of the investigation were presented
as follows:

Draw a line graph to represent the results.

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Effect of temperature on transpiration rate

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Transpiration rate (m mol/m2 sec)

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Temperature

Criteria for marking the graph:

Criterion Marks
Correct type of graph (T) ✓
Correct caption/heading with both independent and ✓
dependent variables (C)
Both correct labels of the axes (L) ✓
Correct scale (S) [Numbers on the y-axis, distance ✓
between plots]
Correct Plots (P) ✓ 1 – 5 Correct ✓
ALL correct ✓✓
(06)
3.1.9. What can you conclude about the relationship between temperature and
transpiration rate?

As the rate of temperature increases the rate of transpiration increases to the

optimum temperature ✓
Then transpiration rate starts to decrease ✓ (02)

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GRAND TOTAL: 50

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