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BIOLOGY
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0 1 .1 Describe the structure and function of the nucleus.
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0 1 .2 Name the main polymer that forms the following cell walls.
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Plant cell wall
Fungal cell wall
Scientists investigated the effect of the number of fungal species in
soil on the diversity of plant species.
Table 1 shows their raw data for soil containing 14 fungal species.
Table 1
Plant species Total shoot biomass / g m–2
Poa compressa 2
Achillea millefolium 4
Aster cordifolius 5
Aster novae-angliae 7
Chrysanthemum leucanthemum 15
Daucus carota 36
Fragaria virginiana 51
0 1 .3 Suggest one reason the scientists used biomass instead of the number of
individuals of each plant species when collecting data to measure
diversity.
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