Biology 0610 · IGCSE · Translocation

Translocation — practice question

Aphids are arthropods. To feed, aphids push their mouthparts into the phloem in a plant stem. Fig. 2.1 shows an aphid.
(a(i))[2]

Identify two visible features in Fig. 2.1 that show an aphid is an insect.

(a(ii))[1]

State the letter in Fig. 2.2 that labels the structure aphids feed from.

(a(iii))[1]

State two nutrients carried in the phloem.

(b)[3]

Calculate the percentage change in the rate of translocation from $15\,^{\circ}\text{C}$ to $30\,^{\circ}\text{C}$. Give your answer to three significant figures.

(c(i))[4]

Explain how translocation differs between spring and summer in the potato plant shown in Fig. 2.3. Use the terms source and sink in your answer.

(c(ii))[1]

Identify the type of reproduction the potato plant is using when it forms the tubers.

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