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O-LevelBiologyTransport in Plants5090/12 · May/June 2021 · Q111 Mark

How does water enter root hair cells?

Afrom high to low water potential by active transport
Bfrom high to low water potential by osmosis
Cfrom low to high water potential by active transport
Dfrom low to high water potential by osmosis

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B: from high to low water potential by osmosis

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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 2021 Paper 1 Variant 2, question 11.

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