"Compare" questions — Cambridge International IGCSE Biology (0610)

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How to answer

Similarities AND differences, back and forth. Structure: Both X and Y do A. However X does B whereas Y does C. Assessment Objective: AO2. Every "compare" answer on this spec is marked against exactly this pattern.

Sample questions

  1. Compare the features of pollen grains from wind-pollinated flowers with pollen grains from insect-pollinated flowers.
  2. Compare the walls of arteries and veins in terms of their muscle layer, elastic fibre layer and lumen size, and explain …
  3. Adrenaline and insulin are both hormones that affect blood glucose concentration. Compare how adrenaline and insulin eac…
  4. Compare meiosis and mitosis in terms of the number of daughter cells produced, the chromosome number of the daughter cel…
  5. Compare the structures of xylem vessels and phloem vessels in plants.
  6. Compare the nervous system with the endocrine system as methods of communication in the human body.
  7. Compare the structural features of pollen grains from insect-pollinated flowers with those from wind-pollinated flowers.…
  8. A cactus plant and a water lily are examples of plants adapted to very different environments. Compare the features of t…

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