Skip to content

Course home

Question bank·2.2 The challenges of size
Sign up

2.2 The challenges of size

EasyMediumHard
1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738394041424344454647484950515253
Question 47
F

Xylem vessels transport water and mineral ions through a plant.

Which statement describes the structure of xylem vessels?

[1]
A

Dead cells with no end walls, strengthened by lignin

B

Living cells joined end to end by sieve plates

C

Living cells with many chloroplasts and thin walls

D

Dead cells with sieve plates and companion cells

Markscheme

2.2 The challenges of size Questions

  1. GCSE
  2. /Biology
  3. /2.2 The challenges of size

114 exam-style questions on OCR GCSE Biology 2.2 The challenges of size, covering 2.2.1 Exchange surfaces and surface area : volume ratio, 2.2.2 Substances transported in organisms, 2.2.3 The human circulatory system, 2.2.4 The heart and blood vessels, 2.2.5 Red blood cells and plasma, 2.2.6 Uptake of water and mineral ions by plants, 2.2.7 Transpiration and translocation, 2.2.8 Xylem and phloem, 2.2.9 Environmental factors and water uptake, and 2.2.10 Using a potometer. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

More questions