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O-LevelBiologyCell Biology5090/11 · Oct/Nov 2011 · Q31 Mark

The mass of a cube of fresh potato is found. It is then placed in a test-tube containing a dilute solution of sucrose. After an hour, its mass has increased. Which process has occurred and what has happened to the concentration of the sucrose in the solution in the test-tube?

Aactive transport, decreased
Bactive transport, increased
Cosmosis, decreased
Dosmosis, increased

✓ Correct answer

D: osmosis, increased

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Cell Biology, O-Level Biology (syllabus 5090). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
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O-Level Biology, Oct/Nov 2011 Paper 1 Variant 1, question 3.

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