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O-LevelBiologyRespiration5090/11 · May/June 2013 · Q331 Mark

The graph shows changes in the dry mass of a seed as it germinates. [Figure showing a graph of dry mass vs. time/days, with points S and T marked on the curve.] What causes the change shown between points S and T?

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Aosmosis
Bphotosynthesis
Crespiration
Dtranspiration

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B: photosynthesis

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Respiration, O-Level Biology (syllabus 5090). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
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O-Level Biology, May/June 2013 Paper 1 Variant 1, question 33.

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