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Gas exchange in flowering plants: exam questions

1 questions, 3 marks. Write your answers on paper, then open each mark scheme.

Spec 2.40B, 2.41B, 2.43B–2.45B, 2.70Questions and mark scheme (PDF)2 pages

Question 1

Carbon dioxide and oxygen are waste products of metabolism in a leaf. (a) Name the process in a leaf that produces carbon dioxide as a waste product. (b) Name the process that produces oxygen as a waste product. (c) State how these gases leave the leaf.

[3 marks]
Show mark scheme for question 1
  • (a) respiration (1)
  • (b) photosynthesis (1)
  • (c) (by diffusion) through the stomata (1) allow through stomata without diffusion