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Date November 2017 Marks available [Maximum mark: 1] Reference code 17N.1.SL.TZ0.03
Level SL Paper 1 Time zone TZ0
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17N.1.SL.TZ0.03

The salt concentration inside an animal cell is 1.8 %. The salt concentration in the surrounding medium becomes 5 %. What will be the likely response?

A. The cell will gain water from the medium.

B. The cell will lose salt to the medium.

C. The cell will remain unchanged.

D. The cell will shrink from loss of water.

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D

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