IB skill practice

Explain hormones and reproductive biology

Paper 1, Paper 2 5 marks Difficulty 5

Explain hormone target specificity

A hormone diagram in a immunity case study shows a hormone travelling in blood but affecting only cells with matching receptors. Explain target-cell specificity. Use the diagram labels, physiology pathway, feedback loop, or data values before answering. Enter the answer and choose the interpretation that best matches the biological evidence.

Worked practice: biological evidence and answer

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