2.1.1d Biological Drawings

Question 1

Equipment for biological drawings

Answer 1

• sharp pencil (HB generally preferred, but H, 2H or B is allowed
• pencil sharpener
• eraser
• ruler (for label lines)
• plain paper

Question 2

Rules for drawing biological drawings

Answer 2

• LINE drawing, not a picture
• give drawing an underlined title that fully explains drawing
• use smooth continuous lines to draw, no overlapping, no gaps
• no shading/colouring in
• at least half the page
• pencil for labels
• labels must be straight lines, parallel to the heading. Arrows shouldn’t be used
• labels must exactly touch part of the cell you are labelling
• include a scale

Question 3

See showbie for eg of drawings