DP Biology (last assessment 2024)
Question 18N.3.SL.TZ0.a
Date | November 2018 | Marks available | [Maximum mark: 1] | Reference code | 18N.3.SL.TZ0.a |
Level | SL | Paper | 3 | Time zone | TZ0 |
Command term | State | Question number | a | Adapted from | N/A |
a.
[Maximum mark: 1]
18N.3.SL.TZ0.a
When water rises above a certain temperature, coral bleaching may occur. The coral expels Zooxanthellae algae living in its tissues, leaving the coral a white colour. The graph shows how the water temperature is changing in the coral reefs surrounding the Cayman Islands.
State the trend in temperatures from 1982 to 2014.
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Markscheme
«overall» water temperature increasing
OR
the range of fluctuations increases ✔
Do not accept the trend is fluctuating
