Biology 0610 · IGCSE · Photosynthesis

Photosynthesis — practice question

Fig. 1.1 depicts a spongy mesophyll cell from a plant leaf. The arrows indicate the overall movement direction of carbon dioxide molecules during daylight.
(a)[1]

Change 0.01 mm into micrometres.

(b)[5]

Finish Table 1.1.

(c(i))[1]

State the process that moves carbon dioxide from the air into the leaf.

(c(ii))[2]

Describe the pathway taken by a carbon dioxide molecule from the air outside a leaf to a spongy mesophyll cell.

(d(i))[1]

State the term for something in the environment that is so scarce that it limits life processes.

(d(ii))[1]

State one additional environmental feature that may also limit the rate of photosynthesis.

(e)[2]

Suggest the environmental advantages of using artificial photosynthesis on a large scale.

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