O-LevelBiologyPlant Nutrition5090/11 · May/June 2021 · Q61 Mark

What describes the upper cuticle of a leaf?

Apermeable layer allowing water to enter the leaf

Bsingle layer of cells containing many chloroplasts

Csingle layer of transparent cells allowing light to enter the leaf

Dthin non-cellular layer preventing water loss from the leaf

✓ Correct answer

D: thin non-cellular layer preventing water loss from the leaf

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Topic: Plant Nutrition, O-Level Biology (syllabus 5090). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
Source: O-Level Biology, May/June 2021 Paper 1 Variant 1, question 6.

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