Science (086) — AI-generated practice question

Plants store or dispose of waste products in the following ways, different from animals:

1. Storing in cell vacuoles — Plants store waste products (like resins, gums, tannins) in their cell vacuoles.
2. Storing in leaves — Plants accumulate wastes in old leaves and dispose of them when the leaves fall off (leaf fall).

(Other acceptable answers: storing waste as dead bark; releasing waste into the soil around roots.)

This question is from Chapter 6 (Life Processes) content, even though the source passages here focus on Chapter 13. Examiners expect two distinct methods, each worth 1 mark. Key contrast to remember: animals excrete wastes actively (kidneys, skin, lungs), whereas plants store wastes in vacuoles, resins, bark, or shed them via leaf fall — they have no special excretory organs. Name the method and give a brief example for each point to secure both marks.