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Some red blood cells are placed in pure water.

Which statement describes and explains what happens to the red blood cells?

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A

Water moves into the cells by osmosis, so the cells swell and may burst.

B

Water moves out of the cells by osmosis, so the cells shrink and shrivel.

C

Water moves into the cells by osmosis, but the cell wall stops them bursting.

D

Salt moves into the cells by diffusion, so the cells swell and may burst.

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2.1 Supplying the cell Questions

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194 exam-style questions on OCR GCSE Biology 2.1 Supplying the cell, covering 2.1.1 Transport across cell membranes, 2.1.2 Mitosis and the cell cycle, 2.1.3 Importance of cell differentiation, and 2.1.4 Stem cells. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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