QUESTION 1
1.1. What is the difference between angiosperms and gymnosperms?
(2)
1.2. What is phytochrome (Pfr} and why is Pfr important to plants?
(3}
1.3. Differentiate between a plant cell and an animal cell, by listing the main difference
between the two cells.
(4)
1.4. What do you understand by the term Glycolysis?
(5)
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QUESTION 2
2.1. Photosynthesis is a two-step process, discuss the steps and mention the location where
it is taking place.
(10}
2.2. How does soil pH affect nutrient availability, soil microbes, and root growth?
(6}
2.3. Define active transport and then list and discuss the three (3} active transport processes
in a plant.
(6}
2.4. Define photoperiodism and describe its three (3} forms?
(7)
2.5. List four (4) plant growth hormones and describe their functions.
(8}
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QUESTION 3
3.1. Explain how photosynthates are transported in plants.
(10}
3.2. Water deficit can have a negative impact on plant production. In your own words,
discuss the morphological, physiological, biochemical and growth responses of plants to
drought stress that can affect their productivity.
(12}
3.3. Describe how water potential, evapotranspiration, and stomata! regulation influences
transportation of water in plants.
(12}
3.4. Define plant anabolism and describe the three stages of anabolism in details.
(15}
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Final Marks: 100
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