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O-LevelBiologyPlant Nutrition5090/11 · Oct/Nov 2015 · Q31 Mark

The diagram shows the concentration of magnesium ions in a healthy root hair cell of a plant and in the soil water surrounding it. For the plant to remain healthy, how will the magnesium ions move?

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Ainto the cell by active transport
Binto the cell by diffusion
Cout of the cell by active transport
Dout of the cell by diffusion

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A: into the cell by active transport

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Plant Nutrition, O-Level Biology (syllabus 5090). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
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O-Level Biology, Oct/Nov 2015 Paper 1 Variant 1, question 3.

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