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O-LevelBiologyPlant Nutrition5090/11 · Oct/Nov 2024 · Q41 Mark

Which movement of a substance in a plant requires the plant to provide energy?

Aabsorption of carbon dioxide by a palisade cell
Babsorption of oxygen by a mesophyll cell
Cnitrate uptake by root hair cells
Dtransport of water up through the xylem

✓ Correct answer

C: nitrate uptake by root hair cells

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Plant Nutrition, O-Level Biology (syllabus 5090). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
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O-Level Biology, Oct/Nov 2024 Paper 1 Variant 1, question 4.

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