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O-LevelBiologyTransport in Plants5090/11 · Oct/Nov 2021 · Q121 Mark

Which statement describes why a leaf wilts?

ALess water is absorbed by the root hairs when the stomata are closed.
BLess water is absorbed by the root hairs than is lost through the stomata.
CMore water is absorbed by the root hairs when the stomata are closed.
DMore water is absorbed by the root hairs than is lost through the stomata.

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B: Less water is absorbed by the root hairs than is lost through the stomata.

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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 2021 Paper 1 Variant 1, question 12.

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