CAIE A-Level Biology AS 9.1.3 Gas Exchange Image Recognition Questions
Interpret gas-exchange images and identify structures and adaptations using evidence from each question and mark scheme.
- Syllabus
- 2028–2030
- Course
- Biology 9700
- Level
- AS
Interpret gas-exchange images and identify structures and adaptations using evidence from each question and mark scheme.
The trachea of the gas exchange system branches into two airways, each of which enters a lung.
Fig. 1.1 is a photomicrograph of a section through part of the trachea.
Fig. 1.1
Identify structure X in Fig. 1.1 and outline the features that helped your identification. structure X=
blood vessel / capillary / venule ;
plus two from:
presence of red blood cells (in the lumen) ;
endothelium / endothelial cells ;
A flat cells accept for endothelial cell
A cells with, prominent / bulging / AW, nucleus
very thin / one cell thick, walls ;
ref. to small size, qualified ;
e.g. narrow lumen / comparison to other tissues
alternative
endothelium / endothelial cell ;
plus two from
flat cells ;
cells with, prominent / bulging / AW, nucleus ;
one cell thick ;