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O-LevelBiologyTransport in Plants5090/11 · May/June 2019 · Q31 Mark

The diagram shows some cells in the root of a plant that is absorbing water from the soil. [Figure 3.1] How does the water potential of the cell marked 2 differ from the water potentials of the cells marked 1 and 3?

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Ahigher than cell 1 and higher than cell 3
Bhigher than cell 1 and lower than cell 3
Clower than cell 1 and higher than cell 3
Dlower than cell 1 and lower than cell 3

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C: lower than cell 1 and higher than cell 3

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Transport in Plants, O-Level Biology (syllabus 5090). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
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O-Level Biology, May/June 2019 Paper 1 Variant 1, question 3.

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