Biology 5090 · O Level · Biological molecules

Biological molecules — practice question

The diagram illustrates an experiment. At the beginning of the experiment, a starch suspension is white and iodine solution is yellow/brown. After $6$ hours, the starch suspension is blue/black. Why has the starch suspension changed colour?

  • AIodine has diffused in through the membrane.
  • BIodine has diffused out through the membrane.
  • CStarch has diffused in through the membrane.
  • DStarch has diffused out through the membrane.

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