# Life Sciences Paper 1, November 2024, question 2.2.1

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## Question 2.2.1 (1 mark)

The table shows the levels of two hormones in the blood of a healthy woman over one menstrual cycle.
Day 2: Oestrogen 50 pg/mℓ; Progesterone 0,20 ng/mℓ
Day 6: Oestrogen 65 pg/mℓ; Progesterone 0,05 ng/mℓ
Day 10: Oestrogen 260 pg/mℓ; Progesterone 0,05 ng/mℓ
Day 12: Oestrogen 310 pg/mℓ; Progesterone 0,04 ng/mℓ
Day 15: Oestrogen 130 pg/mℓ; Progesterone 4,0 ng/mℓ
Day 18: Oestrogen 105 pg/mℓ; Progesterone 13,0 ng/mℓ
Day 21: Oestrogen 85 pg/mℓ; Progesterone 16,5 ng/mℓ
Day 25: Oestrogen 70 pg/mℓ; Progesterone 6,0 ng/mℓ
Day 28: Oestrogen 60 pg/mℓ; Progesterone 0,9 ng/mℓ

Using the table, state the day on which the level of progesterone was at its highest.

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