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Biology SL Paper 2 (November 2024, TZ2)

  1. The micrographs show red blood cells which were placed in salt solutions of different concentrations.
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(a) Deduce with a reason the change in salt concentration from A to B that would result in the red blood cells shown in the micrographs. [2]

(b) Suggest a reason that no cells can be seen when blood samples are placed in distilled water. [1]