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A-LevelBiologyGas exchange9700/12 · May/June 2019 · Q321 Mark

Which tissues are present in the walls of a trachea and an alveolus?

Atrachea: epithelium with goblet cells ✓, smooth muscle ✓; alveolus: epithelium with goblet cells x, smooth muscle x
Btrachea: epithelium with goblet cells ✓, smooth muscle ✓; alveolus: epithelium with goblet cells x, smooth muscle ✓
Ctrachea: epithelium with goblet cells ✓, smooth muscle x; alveolus: epithelium with goblet cells ✓, smooth muscle ✓
Dtrachea: epithelium with goblet cells x, smooth muscle x; alveolus: epithelium with goblet cells x, smooth muscle x

✓ Correct answer

A: trachea: epithelium with goblet cells ✓, smooth muscle ✓; alveolus: epithelium with goblet cells x, smooth muscle x

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Gas exchange, A-Level Biology (syllabus 9700). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
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A-Level Biology, May/June 2019 Paper 1 Variant 2, question 32.

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