| Date | May 2012 | Marks available | 2 | Reference code | 12M.3.HL.TZ1.2 |
| Level | Higher level | Paper | Paper 3 | Time zone | Time zone 1 |
| Command term | Distinguish | Question number | 2 | Adapted from | N/A |
Question
Distinguish between innate and learned behaviour.
[1]
a.
Distinguish between analogous and homologous structures.
[2]
c.
Markscheme
innate behaviour is independent of experience/environmental conditions/inherited
while learned behaviour is influenced by experience/environment / OWTTE
a.
c.
Examiners report
Many gave vague answers to this section and did not make reference to the role of the environment or experience in distinguishing between the two types of behaviour. Candidates should not describe "learned‟ behaviour as that which we learn.
a.
The table was given so that candidates could easily distinguish between analogous and homologous structures clearly but some still did not compare like points.
c.
