DP Biology (last assessment 2024)
Question 17N.3.SL.TZ0.03b
| Date | November 2017 | Marks available | [Maximum mark: 2] | Reference code | 17N.3.SL.TZ0.03b |
| Level | SL | Paper | 3 | Time zone | TZ0 |
| Command term | Distinguish | Question number | b | Adapted from | N/A |
b.
[Maximum mark: 2]
17N.3.SL.TZ0.03b
The micrograph shows a transverse section through blood vessels of a mammal.
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(b)
Distinguish between the vein and the artery with reference to structures visible in the micrograph.
[2]
Markscheme
a. vein has larger lumen
b. vein has less elastic tissue
c. vein has less muscular/thinner walls/tunica media
OR
ratio of wall thickness to lumen is less in the vein
d. vein less rounded/squashed more easily
Accept inverse for artery
Do not accept non-visible differences such as valves
No ECF
[Max 2 Marks]
