Questions 1-10
Complete the notes below. Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.
Changing ideas
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Scientists once thought of plants as being 1 organisms
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Now there is evidence that this is not true
Recent studies
Great Lakes sea rocket
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Found on 2
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When near other plants, it normally produces extra 3 to compete for nutrients
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However, it behaves differently if it is related to the other plants
Sagebrush and thornapple
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Recognise surrounding plants by the type of 4 that they reflect
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Identification is possible because all plants have a particular 5
Dodder plant
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Is unable to produce 6
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Needs to feed off another plant to survive
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Affects farmers’ crops, e.g. alfalfa, 7 and citrus
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Identifies suitable "hosts" by detecting the 8 they give off
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Moves in a 9 to check the environment, then grows towards the most suitable host
Plant science
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Use of modern 10 provides evidence of plant behaviour