Photosynthesis and Leaf Testing Quiz

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What are the primary products of photosynthesis?

  • Oxygen and water
  • Glucose and oxygen (correct)
  • Carbon dioxide and oxygen
  • Carbon dioxide and water

What is the correct order of steps for testing a leaf for starch?

  • Soften in boiling water, boil in ethanol, cover with iodine
  • Boil in ethanol, soften in boiling water, cover with iodine
  • Soften in boiling water, cover with iodine, boil in ethanol (correct)
  • Boil in ethanol, cover with iodine, soften in boiling water

What would be the appearance of a variegated leaf with a strip of foil placed over it, after being illuminated for 24 hours and stained with iodine solution?

  • Diagram D
  • Diagram A
  • Diagram B (correct)
  • Diagram C

Between X and Y on the diagram, which of the following is correct?

<p>Photosynthesis rate &gt; respiration rate (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

At point Y on the diagram, which of the following is correct?

<p>Respiration rate = photosynthesis rate (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Between Y and X on the diagram, which of the following is correct?

<p>Photosynthesis rate &gt; respiration rate (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following statements about osmosis is correct?

<p>water moves into cells by osmosis from a higher water potential to a lower water potential (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the evaporation of water from a leaf called?

<p>transpiration (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In which of the following structures would radioactivity be found after two hours if a plant's leaves were exposed to radioactively labelled 14CO2?

<p>xylem and phloem (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the name of the apparatus shown in the diagram that is used to measure the rate of water loss from a plant?

<p>potometer (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Under which of the following conditions would the air bubble move fastest?

<p>increased light intensity (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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