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O-LevelBiologyCell Biology5090/12 · Oct/Nov 2019 · Q31 Mark

Discs of raw potato tissue are weighed (initial mass). They are then placed in sucrose solutions of different concentrations. After one hour their masses are measured again (final mass). The graph shows how the ratio of initial mass : final mass changes with concentration of sucrose solution. [Figure 3.1] Which concentration of sucrose solution has the same water potential as that of the cells in the potato discs?

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A0.1 mol per dm³
B0.3 mol per dm³
C0.4 mol per dm³
D0.5 mol per dm³

✓ Correct answer

B: 0.3 mol per dm³

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Cell Biology, O-Level Biology (syllabus 5090). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
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O-Level Biology, Oct/Nov 2019 Paper 1 Variant 2, question 3.

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