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Question
The exchange of respiratory gases in the cells of plants occurs by the process of _______________
(a) Osmosis
(b) Diffusion
(c) Glycolysis
(d) exhalation
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Solution
Diffusion
Air enters the stomatal opening in plant cells, after which the exchange of respiratory gases occurs by diffusion.
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