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Cell membranes & transport Banker

48 questions · about 5% of the marks we indexed · examined in 9 of 9 sessions.

Questions by year

2026

  • 2026 May/June · Paper 12 · Q171 markMembrane structure & cell signalling
  • 2026 May/June · Paper 12 · Q181 markDiffusion, osmosis & water potential
  • 2026 May/June · Paper 12 · Q191 markActive transport, endo- & exocytosis
  • 2026 May/June · Paper 12 · Q201 markSurface area : volume
  • 2026 May/June · Paper 42 · Q6 (a)1 markActive transport, endo- & exocytosis

2025

  • 2025 Oct/Nov · Paper 12 · Q171 markMembrane structure & cell signalling
  • 2025 Oct/Nov · Paper 12 · Q181 markMembrane structure & cell signalling
  • 2025 Oct/Nov · Paper 12 · Q191 markSurface area : volume
  • 2025 Oct/Nov · Paper 12 · Q201 markDiffusion, osmosis & water potential
  • 2025 Oct/Nov · Paper 22 · Q1 (d)3 marksMembrane structure & cell signalling
  • 2025 May/June · Paper 12 · Q171 markMembrane structure & cell signalling
  • 2025 May/June · Paper 12 · Q181 markDiffusion, osmosis & water potential
  • 2025 May/June · Paper 12 · Q191 markDiffusion, osmosis & water potential
  • 2025 May/June · Paper 12 · Q201 markSurface area : volume
  • 2025 May/June · Paper 22 · Q1 (d(ii))4 marksActive transport, endo- & exocytosis
  • 2025 May/June · Paper 33 · Q1 (a(i), a(ii), a(iii), a(iv), a(v), a(vi), a(vii), a(viii), a(ix), b(i), b(ii), b(iii))22 marksSkill: calculations & data processing · Skill: conclusions & interpreting data · Skill: errors, reliability & improvements · Skill: explaining results with biology · Skill: graphs & charts · Skill: measurement, graticule & magnification · Skill: planning a method · Skill: recording results in a table

2024

  • 2024 Oct/Nov · Paper 12 · Q101 markDiffusion, osmosis & water potential
  • 2024 Oct/Nov · Paper 12 · Q151 markMembrane structure & cell signalling
  • 2024 Oct/Nov · Paper 12 · Q161 markDiffusion, osmosis & water potential
  • 2024 Oct/Nov · Paper 12 · Q171 markSurface area : volume
  • 2024 Oct/Nov · Paper 22 · Q2 (d(i))2 marksMembrane structure & cell signalling
  • 2024 Oct/Nov · Paper 22 · Q6 (b)3 marksActive transport, endo- & exocytosis
  • 2024 May/June · Paper 12 · Q141 markActive transport, endo- & exocytosis
  • 2024 May/June · Paper 12 · Q151 markActive transport, endo- & exocytosis
  • 2024 May/June · Paper 12 · Q161 markDiffusion, osmosis & water potential
  • 2024 May/June · Paper 12 · Q171 markSurface area : volume
  • 2024 May/June · Paper 22 · Q4 (d, e)6 marksActive transport, endo- & exocytosis

2023

  • 2023 Oct/Nov · Paper 12 · Q151 markMembrane structure & cell signalling
  • 2023 Oct/Nov · Paper 12 · Q161 markDiffusion, osmosis & water potential
  • 2023 Oct/Nov · Paper 12 · Q171 markSurface area : volume
  • 2023 Oct/Nov · Paper 22 · Q4 (c)3 marksActive transport, endo- & exocytosis
  • 2023 May/June · Paper 12 · Q151 markMembrane structure & cell signalling
  • 2023 May/June · Paper 12 · Q161 markMembrane structure & cell signalling
  • 2023 May/June · Paper 12 · Q171 markDiffusion, osmosis & water potential
  • 2023 May/June · Paper 12 · Q181 markSurface area : volume
  • 2023 May/June · Paper 12 · Q191 markDiffusion, osmosis & water potential
  • 2023 May/June · Paper 22 · Q2 (d(iii))3 marksDiffusion, osmosis & water potential

2022

  • 2022 Oct/Nov · Paper 12 · Q151 markMembrane structure & cell signalling
  • 2022 Oct/Nov · Paper 12 · Q161 markActive transport, endo- & exocytosis
  • 2022 Oct/Nov · Paper 12 · Q171 markDiffusion, osmosis & water potential
  • 2022 Oct/Nov · Paper 12 · Q271 markDiffusion, osmosis & water potential
  • 2022 Oct/Nov · Paper 22 · Q5 (b)3 marksActive transport, endo- & exocytosis
  • 2022 May/June · Paper 12 · Q141 markDiffusion, osmosis & water potential
  • 2022 May/June · Paper 12 · Q151 markActive transport, endo- & exocytosis
  • 2022 May/June · Paper 12 · Q161 markDiffusion, osmosis & water potential
  • 2022 May/June · Paper 22 · Q1 (c(i), c(ii), c(iii))6 marksActive transport, endo- & exocytosis · Surface area : volume
  • 2022 May/June · Paper 22 · Q4 (e)1 markActive transport, endo- & exocytosis
  • 2022 May/June · Paper 52 · Q1 (a(i), a(ii), b(i), b(ii), c(i), c(ii), c(iii))18 marksSkill: calculations & data processing · Skill: conclusions & interpreting data · Skill: errors, reliability & improvements · Skill: graphs & charts · Skill: planning a method · Skill: variables & controls

Find the full paper on the official Cambridge past-papers page or ask your school. “Paper 42” means Paper 4, variant 2.

Similar questions

Questions that test the same subtopic in different years. Practise them together to master one skill.

Active transport, endo- & exocytosis 13 questions · 7/9 sessions
Diffusion, osmosis & water potential Banker15 questions · 9/9 sessions
Membrane structure & cell signalling 11 questions · 7/9 sessions
Skill: planning a method Rare2 questions · 2/9 sessions
Surface area : volume Banker8 questions · 8/9 sessions
Skill: graphs & charts Rare2 questions · 2/9 sessions
Skill: calculations & data processing Rare2 questions · 2/9 sessions
Skill: conclusions & interpreting data Rare2 questions · 2/9 sessions
Skill: errors, reliability & improvements Rare2 questions · 2/9 sessions

Subtopics

SubtopicMarks indexedSessions
Active transport, endo- & exocytosis 307/9
Diffusion, osmosis & water potential Banker179/9
Membrane structure & cell signalling 147/9
Skill: planning a method Rare102/9
Surface area : volume Banker98/9
Skill: graphs & charts Rare72/9
Skill: calculations & data processing Rare62/9
Skill: recording results in a table Rare51/9
Skill: conclusions & interpreting data Rare42/9
Skill: errors, reliability & improvements Rare32/9
Skill: explaining results with biology Rare31/9
Skill: variables & controls Rare11/9
Skill: measurement, graticule & magnification Rare11/9

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