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Date May 2012 Marks available 1 Reference code 12M.1.HL.TZ1.38
Level Higher level Paper Paper 1 Time zone Time zone 1
Command term State Question number 38 Adapted from N/A

Question

What would result from drinking large quantities of water?

Markscheme

D

Examiners report

Only about a third of candidates answered question 38 correctly. All of the distracters attracted substantial numbers of candidates, suggesting rather weak understanding of the topic of ADH secretion and collecting duct permeability to water.  

Syllabus sections

Additional higher level » Topic 11: Animal physiology » 11.3 The kidney and osmoregulation
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