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A-LevelBiologyGas exchange9700/12 · May/June 2012 · Q331 Mark

What would be seen in a photomicrograph of the wall of the trachea?

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Aelastic fibres: present, epidermis: present, smooth muscle: present
Belastic fibres: present, epidermis: absent, smooth muscle: present
Celastic fibres: present, epidermis: absent, smooth muscle: absent
Delastic fibres: absent, epidermis: present, smooth muscle: absent

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C: elastic fibres: present, epidermis: absent, smooth muscle: absent

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Gas exchange, A-Level Biology (syllabus 9700). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
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A-Level Biology, May/June 2012 Paper 1 Variant 2, question 33.

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