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A-LevelBiologyHomeostasisOct/Nov 2021Paper 5 Q213 Marks

Fig. 2.1 shows a gray tree frog, Dryophytes versicolor. [Figure 2.1] Males of this species make a very distinctive mating call. Some male gray tree frogs were kept in the laboratory at different temperatures. Their mating calls were recorded. Each call consists of a number of pulses. The calls are repeated at intervals. Fig. 2.2 shows four calls recorded at 20°C. Each vertical line represents a single pulse. [Figure 2.2] A scientist wanted to find out if there was a relationship between body temperature and the interval between calls. The scientist put each frog in a temperature-controlled environment. The scientist took the body temperature of each frog before recording the mating calls.

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About This A-Level Biology Question

Topic

This structured question tests Homeostasis in A-Level Biology (syllabus code 9700). It is worth 13 marks.

Source

This question appeared in the Cambridge A-Level Biology Oct/Nov 2021 examination, Paper 5 Variant 2.

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