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Transport mechanisms
7 past-paper questions on Transport mechanisms
The transport of water from the soil solution to the xylem of roots occurs by the apoplast and symplast pathways. Mineral ions…
Practise the full question →Describe and explain the roles of lignin and suberin in the transport of water through the roots and stem of a plant.
Practise the full question →Outline and explain the sequence of events that occurs, which allows amino acids to be transported from the apoplast into the…
Practise the full question →In the apoplast pathway, water passes along the cell walls of adjacent plant cells and through the intercellular spaces. This is…
Practise the full question →Explain, with reference to the life cycle of the carrot plant, when the carrot acts as a source and when the carrot acts as a…
Practise the full question →In the symplast pathway, water passes through the cells of the different tissues in the root before entering the xylem vessels of…
Practise the full question →Describe the differences in the rates of nitrate uptake for 5.0 mmol dm⁻³ nitrate solution compared with 0.2 mmol dm⁻³ nitrate…
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