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O-LevelBiologyTransport in Humans5090/11 · May/June 2015 · Q151 Mark

The diagram shows the liver and its blood supply. [Figure 15.1] What is the name of blood vessel X, and which substance increases in concentration between vessel W and vessel X?

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Aname of X: hepatic artery, substance: carbon dioxide
Bname of X: hepatic portal vein, substance: carbon dioxide
Cname of X: hepatic artery, substance: oxygen
Dname of X: hepatic portal vein, substance: oxygen

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B: name of X: hepatic portal vein, substance: carbon dioxide

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Transport in Humans, O-Level Biology (syllabus 5090). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
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O-Level Biology, May/June 2015 Paper 1 Variant 1, question 15.

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