Biology 9700 · AS & A Level · Movement into and out of cells

Movement into and out of cells — practice question

Environmental conditions, such as light intensity, can affect plant physiology.
(a)[1]

Use X to mark a point on the sketch graph in Fig. 8.1 where light intensity is limiting the rate of photosynthesis.

(b(i))[1]

State the name of the enzyme that makes cDNA from an mRNA template.

(b(ii))[1]

State the name of the protein type that controls gene expression in plants.

(b(iii))[3]

Suggest why a greater number of genes were switched on only in plants growing in high light intensity compared with the smaller number switched on only in plants growing in low light intensity.

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