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O-LevelBiologyRespiration5090/11 · May/June 2012 · Q171 Mark

The diagram represents the human respiratory system. [Figure 17.1] Which structures contain muscles that contract when breathing in?

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AX only
BX and Y only
CY and Z only
DX, Y and Z

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C: Y and Z only

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Respiration, O-Level Biology (syllabus 5090). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
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O-Level Biology, May/June 2012 Paper 1 Variant 1, question 17.

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