Biology 0610 · IGCSE · Water uptake

Water uptake — practice question

Fig. 6.1 shows the route water follows as it enters a plant, and the arrows indicate which way the water moves.
(a(i))[1]

State the name given to cell A in Fig. 6.1.

(a(ii))[2]

State the name of cell B and explain how it is suited to absorbing water.

(a(iii))[1]

State the name of the process by which cell B takes in water.

(b)[2]

State two ways in which water is used in plants.

(c)[2]

State two environmental factors that influence the rate at which water is lost from a plant.

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