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O-LevelBiologyTransport in Plants5090/12 · Oct/Nov 2023 · Q91 Mark

Which row shows the processes involved when nitrate ions and water, from soil, enter a root hair cell? [Table 9.1]

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Anitrate ions: active transport, water: osmosis
Bnitrate ions: diffusion, water: osmosis
Cnitrate ions: diffusion, water: active transport
Dnitrate ions: osmosis, water: diffusion

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A: nitrate ions: active transport, water: osmosis

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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 2023 Paper 1 Variant 2, question 9.

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