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Pearson Edexcel Level 3 GCE
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Biology A (Salters Nuffield)
Advanced
PAPER 1: The Natural Environment and
Species Survival
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1 Mineral ions are required for plant growth.
(a) (i) Nitrate ions are required for the synthesis of
(1)
A amino acids
B cellulose
C starch
D sucrose
(ii) Phosphate ions are required for the synthesis of
(1)
A cellulose
B chlorophyll
C nucleic acids
D sucrose
(iii) Magnesium ions are present in the structure of
(1)
A amino acids
B cellulose
C chlorophyll
D starch
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, (b) Mineral ions enter the plant through the roots.
Mineral ions in the soil are in lower concentrations than in the vacuoles of
root hair cells.
Describe how mineral ions are taken up by root hair cells.
(3)
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