0654.B8.2.03 — Outline the pathway taken by water through root, stem and leaf as: root hair cells, root cortex cells, xylem, mesophyll cells: past paper questions
Real questions on 0654.b8.2.03 — outline the pathway taken by water through root, stem and leaf as: root hair cells, root cortex cells, xylem, mesophyll cells
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- 0973/31 · October/November 2025 · Q3c(ii)[2]
Complete the sentences about transport in the xylem and the phloem. The xylem transports and . Question 4 starts on the next page.
See it on the paper → - 0973/31 · May/June 2025 · Q1c[2]
Water travels through the plant from the roots to the leaves. root hair cells root cells xylem leaves cells roots Complete the flow chart to show the pathway of water through a plant.
See it on the paper → - 0973/41 · May/June 2024 · Q4b(i)[1]
State how the water molecules are held together in the xylem.
See it on the paper → - 0973/31 · May/June 2022 · Q10d[3]
A plant obtains water from the soil. Describe how water enters the plant and is transported to the mesophyll cells in the leaves.
See it on the paper → - 0973/42 · May/June 2022 · Q7b(i)[2]
Explain why transpiration causes a column of water to move upwards in the xylem.
See it on the paper → - 0973/32 · May/June 2021 · Q7b[2]
Water enters the plant through the root hair cells. Complete the flow chart to show the pathway of water through the cells of a plant. root hair cell xylem
See it on the paper → - 0973/31 · October/November 2020 · Q7c(ii)[2]
Complete the flowchart to show the pathway of water through a plant.
See it on the paper → - 0973/32 · May/June 2020 · Q10d(iii)[2]
Describe where water enters and exits a plant. enters exits
See it on the paper → - 0973/31 · May/June 2019 · Q7d[2]
The words in the list are parts of a plant through which water travels. Write the words in the correct order to show the pathway of water through the plant. One has been done for you. mesophyll cells root cortex cells stomata root hair cells xylem pathway of water stomata
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What examiners said
Some candidates gave exemplary responses but a range of incorrect answers were also seen. Some candidates did not know this pathway and so improvised using plant related language from other parts of the syllabus, for example stem, leaf, palisade, hair (repeating the first box) and chlorophyll.
— Examiner report, May/June 2025, 0973/31 Q1(c) (Cambridge)
Many candidates gained one mark but few gained more than one mark. A correct reference to xylem was the most popular marking point. There were very few references to root cortex cells.
— Examiner report, May/June 2022, 0973/31 Q10(d) (Cambridge)
Many candidates were able to start with the root hair cells and then the root cortex cells. Many reversed the order of xylem and mesophyll cells.
— Examiner report, May/June 2019, 0973/31 Q7(d) (Cambridge)
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