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

> 9 questions · biology

## 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.](https://www.gradenine.co.uk/q/compare-the-features-of-pollen-grains-031f3b5b)
2. [Compare the walls of arteries and veins in terms of their muscle layer, elastic fibre layer and lumen size, and explain …](https://www.gradenine.co.uk/q/compare-the-walls-of-arteries-and-1058314c)
3. [Adrenaline and insulin are both hormones that affect blood glucose concentration. Compare how adrenaline and insulin eac…](https://www.gradenine.co.uk/q/adrenaline-and-insulin-are-both-hormones-1d3cd044)
4. [Compare meiosis and mitosis in terms of the number of daughter cells produced, the chromosome number of the daughter cel…](https://www.gradenine.co.uk/q/compare-meiosis-and-mitosis-in-terms-5e53db47)
5. [Compare the structures of xylem vessels and phloem vessels in plants.](https://www.gradenine.co.uk/q/compare-the-structures-of-xylem-vessels-68f19d2c)
6. [Compare the nervous system with the endocrine system as methods of communication in the human body.](https://www.gradenine.co.uk/q/compare-the-nervous-system-with-the-7bf8f452)
7. [Compare the structural features of pollen grains from insect-pollinated flowers with those from wind-pollinated flowers.…](https://www.gradenine.co.uk/q/compare-the-structural-features-of-pollen-7ccd43fa)
8. [A cactus plant and a water lily are examples of plants adapted to very different environments. Compare the features of t…](https://www.gradenine.co.uk/q/a-cactus-plant-and-a-water-bdba51da)

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