Osmosis: CAIE IGCSE Biology questions
Every CAIE IGCSE Biology exam question on 3.2 Osmosis, June 2024 and the specimen papers, with its mark scheme and examiner’s report.
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Q3(b)
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Q4(b)(ii)
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All 4 questions on Osmosis, as a list
- June 2024, Paper 2, Q5 (1 mark): Samples of plant cells from the same species are immersed in three different liquids. The low concentration sucrose solution has a higher water potential than t
- June 2024, Paper 3, Q3(b) (1 mark): Describe one way that osmosis differs from other types of diffusion. [1]
- Specimen, Paper 2, Q6 (1 mark): Four freshly cut potato cylinders were soaked for one hour in different salt solutions The potato cylinders were then pinned to cork blocks. Two of the potato c
- Specimen, Paper 3, Q4(b)(ii) (1 mark): Describe one function of water in a plant other than for photosynthesis. [1]
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