DP Biology (last assessment 2024)
Question 18M.3.SL.TZ2.6
Date | May 2018 | Marks available | [Maximum mark: 3] | Reference code | 18M.3.SL.TZ2.6 |
Level | SL | Paper | 3 | Time zone | TZ2 |
Command term | Identify, State | Question number | 6 | Adapted from | N/A |
6.
[Maximum mark: 3]
18M.3.SL.TZ2.6
A person was given a visual stimulus while an image was taken of their brain.
(a)
State the name of the technique used to produce the image.
[1]
Markscheme
fMRI / functional MRI
f or functional required.
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(b)
Identify the area of the brain responsible for processing visual stimuli.
[1]
Markscheme
visual cortex / occipital lobe
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(c)
Identify the area of the brain labelled X in the image.
[1]
Markscheme
hemisphere
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