Cambridge IGCSE Question Simulator

AS & A Level Biology (9700)

Control & coordination Banker

16 questions · about 6% of the marks we indexed · examined in 9 of 9 sessions.

Questions by year

2026

  • 2026 May/June · Paper 42 · Q1 (a, b)8 marksNeurones & action potentials
  • 2026 May/June · Paper 42 · Q2 (a)2 marksPlant responses & hormones

2025

  • 2025 Oct/Nov · Paper 42 · Q1 (a, b, c(i), c(ii))9 marksPlant responses & hormones
  • 2025 Oct/Nov · Paper 42 · Q7 (a(i), a(ii), a(iii), a(iv), b)7 marksNeurones & action potentials · Plant responses & hormones
  • 2025 Oct/Nov · Paper 42 · Q10 (a, b, c)10 marksMuscle contraction & neuromuscular junction · Neurones & action potentials
  • 2025 May/June · Paper 42 · Q7 (a, b(i), b(ii))11 marksNeurones & action potentials

2024

  • 2024 Oct/Nov · Paper 42 · Q8 (a(i), a(ii), b, c)11 marksMuscle contraction & neuromuscular junction · Neurones & action potentials · Synapses
  • 2024 May/June · Paper 42 · Q8 (a(i), a(ii), a(iii), b, c(i), c(ii), c(iii))15 marksNeurones & action potentials · Synapses

2023

  • 2023 Oct/Nov · Paper 42 · Q7 (a, b, c)9 marksMuscle contraction & neuromuscular junction · Neurones & action potentials · Synapses
  • 2023 Oct/Nov · Paper 42 · Q9 (b)4 marksEndocrine vs nervous system
  • 2023 Oct/Nov · Paper 52 · Q2 (a, b(i), b(ii), c, d, e(i), e(ii))14 marksSkill: conclusions & interpreting data · Skill: planning a method · Skill: statistics (SD, SE, CI, t-test, Spearman, chi-squared)
  • 2023 May/June · Paper 42 · Q7 (a, b)7 marksMuscle contraction & neuromuscular junction · Neurones & action potentials
  • 2023 May/June · Paper 42 · Q9 (a)6 marksEndocrine vs nervous system

2022

  • 2022 Oct/Nov · Paper 42 · Q9 (a, b)6 marksNeurones & action potentials
  • 2022 May/June · Paper 42 · Q6 (a, b, c)9 marksPlant responses & hormones
  • 2022 May/June · Paper 42 · Q8 (a, b, c)9 marksSensory receptors & reflexes

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.

Neurones & action potentials Banker9 questions · 8/9 sessions
Plant responses & hormones 4 questions · 3/9 sessions
Muscle contraction & neuromuscular junction 4 questions · 4/9 sessions
Synapses 3 questions · 3/9 sessions
Endocrine vs nervous system Rare2 questions · 2/9 sessions

Subtopics

SubtopicMarks indexedSessions
Neurones & action potentials Banker468/9
Plant responses & hormones 243/9
Muscle contraction & neuromuscular junction 194/9
Synapses 153/9
Endocrine vs nervous system Rare102/9
Sensory receptors & reflexes Rare91/9
Skill: conclusions & interpreting data Rare81/9
Skill: planning a method Rare41/9
Skill: statistics (SD, SE, CI, t-test, Spearman, chi-squared) Rare21/9

← All Biology topics