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2022 xcel B
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Pearson Edexcel Level 3 GCE
Paper
Time 1 hour 30 minutes
reference 8BN0/02
Biology A (Salters Nuffield)
Advanced Subsidiary
PAPER 2: Development, Plants and the Environment
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1 Plant cells are organised into tissues, organs and systems.
(a) The diagram shows a plant cell, as seen using an electron microscope.
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(i) Which structure contains pits?
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B
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(ii) Which structure could be reinforced with lignin?
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(iii) Which structure contains vesicles?
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2022 xcel B
(b) Plants contain xylem tissue.
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(i) Describe what is meant by the term tissue.
(2)
(ii) It is possible to investigate the location of xylem tissue in a plant stem by
using a microscope.
The following method is used:
1. cut the stem of a broad bean plant just above soil level
2. place the cut end of the stem in a beaker of coloured dye for 30 minutes
3. cut thin sections of the stem to view using the microscope.
Explain why the plant is left in the dye for 30 minutes before cutting sections
through the stem.
(2)
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