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7. Name four dehiscent fruits, and describe in each case 

 how the seeds are enabled to escape. 



8. How do water-plants obtain their food ? 



UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE 



Local Examinations, Dec. 191 i 



Preliminary 



1. Describe an experiment which shows that water is given 

 off from the leaves of a plant during a warm day. From what 

 source is this water obtained, and how is it carried to the 

 leaves ? 



2. Give two examples of plants which accumulate large 

 reserves of food at some period of their lives. What is the 

 advantage of these stores of food to the plants concerned ? 



3. What are the chief differences in external features 

 between roots and stems ? Name a plant which has an 

 underground stem. 



4. Describe briefly the parts of some brightly coloured 

 flower. Give the name of the flower, and state precisely the 

 functions of the parts you describe. 



5. Describe as fully as you can the appearance presented by 

 the surface of the stump of a tree after the trunk has been 

 cut down. 



6. The root of a plant grows downwards and the shoot 

 grows upwards. Explain the importance of these facts in 

 the life of the plant. 



UNIVERSITY OF LONDON 



Matriculation Examination, Sept. 191 i 



1. Draw a floral diagram and a median, longitudinal 

 section (on a large scale and showing only the parts cut) of 

 the flower A provided, naming the different organs. In both 

 cases the structure of the ovary should be included. Refer 

 the plant to its natural order, giving your reasons. 



