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Question 17N.2.SL.TZ0.a.ii

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Date November 2017 Marks available [Maximum mark: 2] Reference code 17N.2.SL.TZ0.a.ii
Level SL Paper 2 Time zone TZ0
Command term State Question number a.ii Adapted from N/A
a.ii.
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17N.2.SL.TZ0.a.ii

The diagram shows a leaf from Dryopteris arguta.

[https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:E20161208-0001%E2%80%94Dryopteris_arguta_(Reverse)%E2%80%94RPBG_(30698925004).jpg, E20161208-0001—Dryopteris arguta (Reverse)—RPBG Source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/john_d_rusk/30698925004/ Author: John Rusk from Berkeley, CA, United States of America, licensed under Creative Commons licence: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode]

 

State two characteristics of plants from the phylum you stated in (a)(i).

 

 

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Markscheme

a. have roots, stem and leaves

All three, roots, stem and leaves required

b. pinnate leaves/leaves divided «repeatedly» into leaflets

c. have vascular tissue/xylem and phloem

d. produce spores/sporangia

    OR

    no flowers/fruits/seeds

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