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Identify the type of plant cell shown in Figure 1.1. dace
See it on the paper →Root hair cells are specialised for absorption. Complete Table 1.1 about substances absorbed by root hair cells. Table 1.1 substance water nitrate ions method of absorption one use of substance in plant
See it on the paper →State the name of the type of plant cell specialised for absorption of water. ,
See it on the paper →State the name of the type of plant cell that absorbs water from the soil.
See it on the paper →State the name of the type of plant cell that is specialised for absorption of water.
See it on the paper →State the names of the cells labelled X and Y in Fig. 7.2. X Y
See it on the paper →State the name of the cell where mineral ions enter a plant.
See it on the paper →Describe one difference in structure between a root hair cell and the cell shown in Fig. 10.1.
See it on the paper →Name this cell.
See it on the paper →Suggest two ways the structure of root hair cells would differ from the cells shown in Fig. 4.2.
See it on the paper →State one function of root hair cells.
See it on the paper →Two ways in which a plant obtains water.
See it on the paper →Most candidates were able to give the correct method of absorption and use in a plant for water. This was less successful for nitrate ion. The method of absorption was often incorrectly given as diffusion and the use in a plant incorrectly given as energy.
— Examiner report, May/June 2025, 0654/42 Q1(c) (Cambridge)
A few candidates correctly identified the root hair cell as the type of plant cell that absorbs water from the soil. Many candidates suggested root cell.
— Examiner report, October/November 2023, 0654/33 Q10(c) (Cambridge)
Root hair cell and root cortex cell were not well known as X and Y respectively.
— Examiner report, February/March 2023, 0654/32 Q7(b)(i) (Cambridge)
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