Cabbage treated with a high concentration of salt decomposes more slowly than untreated cabbage stored at the same temperature with the same access to air.
Which explanation best accounts for the effect of the salt?
Water moves out of microbial cells by osmosis.
Salt moves out of microbial cells by osmosis.
Salt moves into microbial cells by osmosis.
Water moves into microbial cells by osmosis.
101 exam-style questions on Edexcel GCSE Biology 9.3 Material cycles and decomposition, covering 9.3.1 Cycling of materials through ecosystems, 9.3.2 The carbon cycle, 9.3.3 The water cycle, 9.3.4 The nitrogen cycle, 9.3.5 Indicator species and pollution, 9.3.6 Decomposition in preservation and composting, and 9.3.7 Rate changes in decay of biological material. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.