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3.3 Plant disease

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Question 24
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The plants in two fields of the same crop are all stunted. The soil in field A is deficient in nitrate ions. The plants in field B are infected by a fungus. Which method would show which of these two causes is present in a third field?

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A

Measuring the mean height of the crop plants growing in the field

B

Using a testing kit containing monoclonal antibodies on the plants

C

Comparing the colour of the leaves with photographs in a manual

D

Counting the number of stunted plants in a sample of the field

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3.3 Plant disease Questions

  1. GCSE
  2. /Biology
  3. /3.3 Plant disease

58 exam-style questions on AQA GCSE Biology 3.3 Plant disease, covering 3.3.1 Detection and identification of plant diseases and 3.3.2 Plant defence responses. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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