Biology 9700 · AS & A Level · Investigation of limiting factors

Investigation of limiting factors — practice question

(a)[3]

Fig. 8.1 shows a palisade cell taken from a leaf. With label lines and the letters X, Y and Z, identify in Fig. 8.1 a structure that: • contains RuBP - X • is fully permeable - Y • is made mainly of phospholipids - Z

(b)

Fig. 8.2 shows the apparatus used in an experiment investigating how light intensity affects the rate of photosynthesis in an aquatic plant.

(b(i))[3]

Use the data in Table 8.1 to draw a graph showing how light intensity and the rate of photosynthesis are related.

(a(i))[3]

Using the values in Table 8.1, draw a graph to show how light intensity is related to the rate of photosynthesis.

(a(ii))[3]

Explain the pattern of the graph you have drawn, referring to limiting factors.

(c(i))[1]

Name the accessory pigment(s) shown in Fig. 8.3.

(c(ii))[3]

Outline how the accessory pigments function in photosynthesis.

(c(iii))[1]

Only a small amount of light of wavelength $550\ \text{nm}$ is absorbed by the photosynthetic pigments. State what happens to most of this light.

(c(iv))[1]

A graph may also be drawn to show how wavelength of light is related to the rate of photosynthesis. State the name of this type of graph.

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