0654.B15.3.05 — Describe the structural adaptations of insect- pollinated and wind-pollinated flowers: past paper questions
Real questions on 0654.b15.3.05 — describe the structural adaptations of insect- pollinated and wind-pollinated flowers
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- 0973/41 · May/June 2026 · Q1a(ii)[1]
Suggest one way that the maize plant in Figure 1.1 is adapted for wind pollination.
See it on the paper → - 0973/42 · May/June 2024 · Q1a(ii)[2]
Describe two visible pieces of evidence in Fig. 1.1 that show the flower is adapted for wind‑pollination.
See it on the paper → - 0973/42 · May/June 2024 · Q1b[2]
Fig. 1.2 is a photomicrograph of pollen from an insect‑pollinated flower. Fig. 1.2 Describe two ways the appearance of pollen from a wind‑pollinated flower is different from the pollen from an insect‑pollinated flower.
See it on the paper → - 0973/41 · May/June 2022 · Q7b[2]
Describe one way the pollen and petals of insect-pollinated flowers are different from wind- pollinated flowers. pollen
See it on the paper → - 0973/41 · October/November 2020 · Q10c[2]
Describe two ways the petals of an insect‑pollinated flower are different from the petals of a wind‑pollinated flower.
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What examiners said
Most candidates correctly described the features of the pollen and flowers from an insect-pollinated flower, with common responses including spiky and sticky pollen alongside colourful petals. A minority of candidates answered in terms of the features of wind-pollinated flowers, which was not always made explicitly clear in the response.
— Examiner report, May/June 2022, 0973/41 Q7(b) (Cambridge)
Those who could distinguish the features of petals from those of whole flowers usually compared the petals of insect-pollinated and wind-pollinated flowers correctly.
— Examiner report, October/November 2020, 0973/41 Q10(c) (Cambridge)
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