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O-LevelBiologyPlant Nutrition5090/12 · Oct/Nov 2018 · Q71 Mark

The diagram represents a cross-section of part of a leaf. [Figure 7.1] How does the oxygen content of the air at X compare to normal atmospheric air when the leaf is in the light and when it is in the dark?

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Ain the light: higher, in the dark: lower
Bin the light: higher, in the dark: the same
Cin the light: lower, in the dark: higher
Din the light: lower, in the dark: the same

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A: in the light: higher, in the dark: lower

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Plant Nutrition, O-Level Biology (syllabus 5090). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
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O-Level Biology, Oct/Nov 2018 Paper 1 Variant 2, question 7.

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