Osmosis
Q1.
(a)     The diagrams show what happens to the shape of a plant cell placed in distilled water.
 
(i)      Explain why the cell swells and becomes turgid. Name the process involved.
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(ii)     Give one feature of the cell wall which allows the cell to become turgid.
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(b)     Describe the change which will occur if a piece of peeled potato is placed in a concentrated sugar solution and explain why this change occurs.
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(Total 6 marks)