Plants have specialised cells for the efficient transport of assimilates.
(a) Table 3.1 shows some of the features of two different types of cell found in plant tissue, which are adapted for the efficient transport of assimilates.

Table 3.1
feature of cell cell type A cell type B
cytoplasm ✓ ✓
nucleus ✗ ✓
mitochondria few many
cellulose in the cell wall ✓ ✓
ribosomes ✗ ✓
Key
✓ present
✗ absent

Q: What topic does this question test?

This question tests Transport in plants in A-Level Biology (syllabus code 9700). It is worth 12 marks.

Q: Which exam paper is this question from?

This question appeared in the Cambridge A-Level Biology Oct/Nov 2023 examination, Paper 2 Variant 1 (9700_w23_qp_21.pdf).

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Plants have specialised cells for the efficient transport of assimilates.
(a) Table 3.1 shows some of the features of two different types of cell found in plant tissue, which are adapted for the efficient transport of assimilates.

Table 3.1
feature of cell	cell type A	cell type B
cytoplasm	✓	✓
nucleus	✗	✓
mitochondria	few	many
cellulose in the cell wall	✓	✓
ribosomes	✗	✓
Key
✓ present
✗ absent

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