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O-LevelBiologyTransport in Plants5090/11 · May/June 2013 · Q111 Mark

What contributes to the wilting of plant leaves?

Athe mesophyll cells lose turgor

Bthe phloem stops translocating

Cthe stomata close

Dthe xylem fills with air

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A: the mesophyll cells lose turgor

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Topic: Transport in Plants, O-Level Biology (syllabus 5090). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
Source: O-Level Biology, May/June 2013 Paper 1 Variant 1, question 11.

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