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A-LevelBiologyGas exchange9700/12 · Oct/Nov 2024 · Q341 Mark

The electron micrograph shows some of the airways in the gaseous exchange system of an insect and the respiring body cells that surround them. Which statements describe correct differences between the insect gas exchange system shown in the electron micrograph and the human gas exchange system? 1 Gas exchange occurs through the walls of the airways directly into respiring body cells in insects but this does not occur in humans. 2 There are spirals of chitin in the walls of a trachea in insects to hold it open but not in humans. 3 There is more than one trachea in the gas exchange system of the insect but only one in humans.

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A1, 2 and 3
B1 and 2 only
C2 and 3 only
D3 only

✓ Correct answer

A: 1, 2 and 3

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Gas exchange, A-Level Biology (syllabus 9700). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
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A-Level Biology, Oct/Nov 2024 Paper 1 Variant 2, question 34.

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