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O-LevelBiologyTransport in Plants5090/11 · Oct/Nov 2019 · Q111 Mark

What is the importance of the large surface area of the root hairs of a plant?

Afor anchoring the plant in soil
Bfor storage of starch
Cfor transport of sugars made during photosynthesis
Dfor water and mineral ion uptake

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D: for water and mineral ion uptake

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Transport in Plants, O-Level Biology (syllabus 5090). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
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O-Level Biology, Oct/Nov 2019 Paper 1 Variant 1, question 11.

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