# Life Sciences Paper 1, November 2024, question 2.1.1(b)

> The diagram below shows part of a woman’s reproductive system. Marked mark by mark. Q2.1.1(b), Life Sciences Paper 1 November 2024, 1 mark.

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Subject: Life Sciences. Source: Based on Nov 2024 · Paper 1 · Q2.1.1(b). Marks: 1. Not yet checked by a teacher.

## Question 2.1.1(b) (1 mark)

The diagram below shows part of a woman’s reproductive system. The structure labelled R is the organ in which egg cells mature and from which an egg is released each month. Identify structure R.

Figure: Front view of part of the female reproductive system. P is one of the two narrow tubes curving out from the top corners of the uterus towards the ovaries. Q is the pear-shaped uterus in the middle. R is one of the two oval ovaries, each lying beside the open end of a tube.

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