A group of students investigated two habitats: dense woodland and open grassland.
• Trees are the dominant plants in woodland. The trees form a canopy under which flowering herbs, small shrubs and grasses grow.
• Grasses are the dominant plants in grassland. The grasses and small flowering plants form a continuous ground cover with only a few small shrubs present.
[Figure 1.1] shows photographs of the two areas.
The students decided to compare the adaptations for reducing water loss in the plants growing in each area.
The students suggested the following hypothesis:
The density of stomata will be higher in plants found in the woodland habitat than in the grassland habitat.

Q: What topic does this question test?

This question tests Transport in plants in A-Level Biology (syllabus code 9700). It is worth 16 marks.

Q: Which exam paper is this question from?

This question appeared in the Cambridge A-Level Biology May/June 2022 examination, Paper 5 Variant 1 (9700_s22_qp_51.pdf).

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A group of students investigated two habitats: dense woodland and open grassland.
• Trees are the dominant plants in woodland. The trees form a canopy under which flowering herbs, small shrubs and grasses grow.
• Grasses are the dominant plants in grassland. The grasses and small flowering plants form a continuous ground cover with only a few small shrubs present.
[Figure 1.1] shows photographs of the two areas.
The students decided to compare the adaptations for reducing water loss in the plants growing in each area.
The students suggested the following hypothesis:
The density of stomata will be higher in plants found in the woodland habitat than in the grassland habitat.

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