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ZIMSEC O-Level Biology

5Plant science

Plant science in ZIMSEC O-Level Biology: what the syllabus expects you to know, the learning objectives and how to practise.
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  • Leaf structure and adaptations for photosynthesis

    25 min

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  • Mineral nutrition in plants

    25 min

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  • Photosynthesis

    25 min

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  • Rate of photosynthesis, limiting factors and gas exchange

    30 min

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  • Crop productivity, pests and diseases

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  • Osmosis

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  • Translocation: moving sugars in the phloem

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  • Transpiration

    35 min

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  • Xylem, phloem and water uptake

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  • Asexual and sexual reproduction

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  • Fertilisation and germination in flowering plants

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  • Flowers and pollination

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  • Seed structure and dispersal

    22 min

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  • Tropisms and plant hormones

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Plant science: sample question

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Young sorghum seedlings are grown in a closed box with a narrow slit on one side, so that light enters only through the slit. What happens to the shoots after a few days?

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