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O-LevelBiologyTransport in Plants5090/11 · May/June 2024 · Q91 Mark

Which pathway is taken by water and mineral ions through a plant?

Aroot hair cells → mesophyll cells → xylem → cortex cells
Broot hair cells → cortex cells → phloem → mesophyll cells
Croot hair cells → mesophyll cells → phloem → cortex cells
Droot hair cells → cortex cells → xylem → mesophyll cells

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D: root hair cells → cortex cells → xylem → mesophyll cells

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Transport in Plants, O-Level Biology (syllabus 5090). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
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O-Level Biology, May/June 2024 Paper 1 Variant 1, question 9.

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