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Biology · Topic 34

Plant transport: xylem, phloem and translocation

Sub-topic 1 2024 · National Preliminary Free

Vascular bundle types: collateral, bicollateral, open and closed; monocot vs dicot stems

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Sub-topic 2 2024 · National Preliminary Premium

Plant vascular tissue cell types: xylem and phloem cell structure and function

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Sub-topic 3 2026 · National Preliminary Premium

Bidirectional translocation of food in phloem

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Sub-topic 4 2026 · National Preliminary Premium

Bidirectional translocation of food in phloem

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Sub-topic 5 2025 · National Quarterfinal Premium

Organic compounds transported by phloem besides sugars

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Sub-topic 6 2021 · National Preliminary Premium

Riddle: companion cells and phloem loading

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Sub-topic 7 2026 · National Preliminary Premium

Guttation: exudation of water from leaf tips and edges

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Sub-topic 8 2024 · Regional Championship Premium

Tissue layers making up the periderm of tree bark

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Sub-topic 9 2026 · National One-Eighth Premium

Plant parts acting as sinks for mineral nutrient transport (true/false)

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Sub-topic 10 2026 · National Preliminary Premium

Bidirectional translocation of minerals in phloem tissue

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Sub-topic 11 2024 · National Preliminary Premium

Bidirectional translocation of minerals in phloem tissue

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Sub-topic 12 2026 · National Preliminary Premium

Whether sieve tube elements and companion cells are dead or alive at functional maturity (true/false)

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Sub-topic 13 2012 · National Preliminary Premium

Parenchyma cells composing the root cap

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Sub-topic 14 2012 · National Preliminary Premium

The cork cambium (phellogen) and secondary growth

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Sub-topic 15 2013 · National Preliminary Premium

Location of xylem and phloem within the leaf (midrib)

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Sub-topic 16 2013 · National Preliminary Premium

Sieve tube elements as the conducting cells of phloem

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Sub-topic 17 2013 · National Preliminary Premium

Xylem as the principal water-conducting tissue in plants

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Sub-topic 18 2013 · National Preliminary Premium

Riddle: xylem as a tissue of tracheids and vessel elements

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Sub-topic 19 2016 · National One-Eighth Premium

The vascular cambium separating xylem and phloem in dicot stems

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Sub-topic 20 2016 · National One-Eighth Premium

Root hairs as the main structure for water absorption

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Sub-topic 21 2016 · National One-Eighth Premium

Roots obtaining food via phloem transport from photosynthesizing leaves

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Sub-topic 22 2016 · National One-Eighth Premium

Problem of the day: demonstrating root pressure with eosin solution and glass tubing

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Sub-topic 23 2020 · National One-Eighth Premium

Distinguishing transpiration from evaporation by surface, process type, and rate

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Sub-topic 24 2021 · National Preliminary Premium

Roots obtain food via translocation from the plant's photosynthetic parts

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Sub-topic 25 2021 · National Quarterfinal Premium

Pits in tracheid walls connect adjacent cells, enabling water conduction

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Sub-topic 26 2022 · National Preliminary Premium

Hydathodes are the structures through which guttation exudes water droplets

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Sub-topic 27 2023 · National Preliminary Premium

True or false: transpiration transports mineral ions

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Sub-topic 28 2023 · National Preliminary Premium

True or false: transpiration keeps cells turgid, supporting herbaceous plants

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Sub-topic 29 2023 · National Preliminary Premium

True or false: transpiration supplies water for photosynthesis

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