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AS & A Level Biology (9700)

Classification, biodiversity & conservation Banker

19 questions · about 8% of the marks we indexed · examined in 9 of 9 sessions.

Questions by year

2026

  • 2026 May/June · Paper 42 · Q7 (a, b, c(i), c(ii))12 marksBiodiversity, sampling & indices · Classification, domains & kingdoms · Conservation & threats
  • 2026 May/June · Paper 52 · Q2 (a(i), a(ii), a(iii), b, c)10 marksSkill: calculations & data processing · Skill: errors, reliability & improvements · Skill: hypotheses & predictions · Skill: planning a method · Skill: variables & controls

2025

  • 2025 Oct/Nov · Paper 42 · Q8 (a, b, c(i), c(ii), c(iii))12 marksBiodiversity, sampling & indices · Conservation & threats
  • 2025 May/June · Paper 42 · Q8 (a, b)6 marksClassification, domains & kingdoms
  • 2025 May/June · Paper 42 · Q9 (a, b(i), b(ii))9 marksBiodiversity, sampling & indices
  • 2025 May/June · Paper 42 · Q10 (b)3 marksConservation & threats
  • 2025 May/June · Paper 52 · Q2 (a, b, c(i), c(ii))10 marksSkill: calculations & data processing · Skill: conclusions & interpreting data · Skill: variables & controls

2024

  • 2024 Oct/Nov · Paper 42 · Q9 (a, b, c(i), c(ii))10 marksConservation & threats
  • 2024 May/June · Paper 42 · Q9 (a, b)8 marksConservation & threats
  • 2024 May/June · Paper 52 · Q1 (a(i), a(ii), b, c, d(i), d(ii), e, f)19 marksSkill: calculations & data processing · Skill: conclusions & interpreting data · Skill: errors, reliability & improvements · Skill: planning a method · Skill: variables & controls

2023

  • 2023 Oct/Nov · Paper 42 · Q2 (d)2 marksClassification, domains & kingdoms
  • 2023 Oct/Nov · Paper 42 · Q10 (a, b)8 marksBiodiversity, sampling & indices · Conservation & threats
  • 2023 Oct/Nov · Paper 52 · Q1 (a, b(i), b(ii), b(iii), c, d)16 marksSkill: errors, reliability & improvements · Skill: hypotheses & predictions · Skill: planning a method · Skill: statistics (SD, SE, CI, t-test, Spearman, chi-squared) · Skill: variables & controls
  • 2023 May/June · Paper 42 · Q3 (a(iii))3 marksClassification, domains & kingdoms
  • 2023 May/June · Paper 42 · Q4 (a)1 markClassification, domains & kingdoms
  • 2023 May/June · Paper 42 · Q10 (a, b, c)10 marksConservation & threats
  • 2023 May/June · Paper 52 · Q2 (a(i), a(ii), b, c(i), c(ii), c(iii), c(iv))14 marksSkill: calculations & data processing · Skill: conclusions & interpreting data · Skill: risk assessment · Skill: statistics (SD, SE, CI, t-test, Spearman, chi-squared) · Skill: variables & controls

2022

  • 2022 Oct/Nov · Paper 42 · Q1 (a, b, c)9 marksConservation & threats
  • 2022 May/June · Paper 42 · Q10 (a, b, c, d)11 marksBiodiversity, sampling & indices · Classification, domains & kingdoms · Conservation & threats

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.

Conservation & threats Banker9 questions · 9/9 sessions
Biodiversity, sampling & indices 5 questions · 5/9 sessions
Classification, domains & kingdoms 6 questions · 5/9 sessions
Skill: planning a method 3 questions · 3/9 sessions
Skill: variables & controls 5 questions · 5/9 sessions
Skill: conclusions & interpreting data 3 questions · 3/9 sessions
Skill: calculations & data processing 4 questions · 4/9 sessions
Skill: statistics (SD, SE, CI, t-test, Spearman, chi-squared) Rare2 questions · 2/9 sessions
Skill: errors, reliability & improvements 3 questions · 3/9 sessions
Skill: hypotheses & predictions Rare2 questions · 2/9 sessions

Subtopics

SubtopicMarks indexedSessions
Conservation & threats Banker569/9
Biodiversity, sampling & indices 265/9
Classification, domains & kingdoms 225/9
Skill: planning a method 153/9
Skill: variables & controls 135/9
Skill: conclusions & interpreting data 103/9
Skill: calculations & data processing 94/9
Skill: statistics (SD, SE, CI, t-test, Spearman, chi-squared) Rare92/9
Skill: errors, reliability & improvements 83/9
Skill: hypotheses & predictions Rare32/9
Skill: risk assessment Rare21/9

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