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Required practical: plant responses (phototropism/gravitropism)
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Question 1 · 1 mark · Difficulty 1/3

What is used to hold the seedlings moist while they grow in this practical?

  1. A sealed airtight jar with no water
  2. Dry sand
  3. Damp cotton wool or filter paper in a dish
  4. A beaker of boiling water
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✓ Answer: C — Damp cotton wool or filter paper in a dish
It supplies water without needing soil, so the seedlings stay visible.
Question 2 · 1 mark · Difficulty 1/3

How can light be made to reach seedlings from one side only?

  1. By covering them entirely with foil
  2. By placing them in a box with a single slit or hole cut in it
  3. By placing the lamp directly above them
  4. By putting them in complete darkness
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✓ Answer: B — By placing them in a box with a single slit or hole cut in it
Light from one direction is what produces the bending.
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