O-LevelBiologyPlant Nutrition5090/12 · Oct/Nov 2016 · Q51 Mark

One of the tissues in a leaf was described as consisting of 'loosely packed cells with a layer of moisture on their surface to dissolve gases so that the gases can diffuse into the cells'. To which tissue is this description referring?

Aepidermis

Bpalisade mesophyll

Cspongy mesophyll

Dvascular bundle

✓ Correct answer

C: spongy mesophyll

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Topic: Plant Nutrition, O-Level Biology (syllabus 5090). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
Source: O-Level Biology, Oct/Nov 2016 Paper 1 Variant 2, question 5.

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