IB skill practice

Use microscopy, scale, and image data quantitatively

Paper 1, Paper 2 5 marks Difficulty 5

Interpret resolution limit

Two organelles in a organelle fractionation practical are visible as separate dots under an electron microscope but blur together under a light microscope. Explain the image-data reason. Use the diagram labels, HL model, or quantitative image evidence before answering. Enter the answer and choose the interpretation that best matches the HL biological evidence.

Worked practice: biological evidence and answer

Use the labelled biological evidence first, then connect it to the final answer.