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Quick questions on Cell membranes and transport: the fluid-mosaic model, osmosis and active transport - Eduqas A-Level Biology

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Define osmosis in terms of water potential. [2 marks]
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State two ways a cell can move a substance against its concentration gradient. [2 marks]
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Explain why an animal cell bursts in pure water but a plant cell does not. [3 marks]

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