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3.3 Plant disease

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Plants have defences against microorganisms and against animals that eat them.

a.

Name two physical defences that plants use to resist invasion by microorganisms.

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b.

Thorns on a stem deter animals from eating a plant. What type of plant defence are thorns?

[1]
c.

Give one chemical defence that a plant uses against herbivores.

[1]
d.

An animal eats part of a poisonous plant and becomes ill. Suggest why the animal does not eat that type of plant again.

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3.3 Plant disease Questions

  1. GCSE
  2. /Biology
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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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