Biology 5090 · O Level · Sexual reproduction in plants

Sexual reproduction in plants — practice question

The castor oil plant is a flowering plant that produces seeds. Each seed has an extra structure called an oil body, which contains oil.
(a(i))[4]

Name the parts of the seed that are protected by the testa and describe what each does.

(a(ii))[2]

Describe a laboratory test that could be used to show that the oil body contains oil.

(b(i))[2]

Suggest one advantage and one disadvantage to the castor oil plant of producing seeds with oil bodies.

(b(ii))[3]

Use information from Fig. 5.2 to explain how useful the different ant species are to the castor oil plant.

(b(iii))[1]

The ants feed on the oil bodies and digest the oil. Name the products of this digestion.

(c(i))[1]

State the name of the group to which $S.\ geminata$ belongs.

(c(ii))[2]

State two visible features used to classify $S.\ geminata$ in this group of arthropods.

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