Date | May 2018 | Marks available | 1 | Reference code | 18M.1.HL.TZ2.38 |
Level | Higher level | Paper | Paper 1 | Time zone | Time zone 2 |
Command term | Question number | 38 | Adapted from | N/A |
Question
The diagram shows two states of skeletal muscle, relaxed and contracted.
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Which process is part of muscle contraction?
A. Myosin filaments cause the actin filaments to shorten.
B. Ca2+ from the sarcoplasmic reticulum binds to the myosin heads.
C. ATP provides energy for the movement of the myosin heads.
D. Ca2+ binds to tropomyosin and uncovers troponin.
Markscheme
C
Examiners report
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