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AS & A Level Biology (9700)

Homeostasis Banker

17 questions · about 7% of the marks we indexed · examined in 9 of 9 sessions.

Questions by year

2026

  • 2026 May/June · Paper 42 · Q8 (a, b)11 marksKidney & osmoregulation

2025

  • 2025 Oct/Nov · Paper 42 · Q6 (a, b)11 marksBlood glucose & cell signalling · Test strips & biosensors
  • 2025 Oct/Nov · Paper 52 · Q1 (a(i), a(ii), a(iii), a(iv), b(i), b(ii))16 marksSkill: calculations & data processing · Skill: errors, reliability & improvements · Skill: hypotheses & predictions · Skill: planning a method · Skill: variables & controls
  • 2025 Oct/Nov · Paper 52 · Q2 (a, b, c)7 marksSkill: calculations & data processing · Skill: conclusions & interpreting data · Skill: errors, reliability & improvements
  • 2025 May/June · Paper 42 · Q6 (a, b(i), b(ii), c)12 marksStomata & abscisic acid

2024

  • 2024 Oct/Nov · Paper 42 · Q1 (a(i), a(ii), b, c)9 marksKidney & osmoregulation
  • 2024 Oct/Nov · Paper 42 · Q10 (a, b, c)10 marksBlood glucose & cell signalling · Principles of homeostasis & feedback
  • 2024 May/June · Paper 42 · Q1 (a(i), a(ii), a(iii), b(i), b(ii))8 marksKidney & osmoregulation
  • 2024 May/June · Paper 42 · Q10 (a, b, c(i), c(ii))8 marksBlood glucose & cell signalling · Principles of homeostasis & feedback · Test strips & biosensors

2023

  • 2023 Oct/Nov · Paper 42 · Q6 (a(i), a(ii), b)14 marksBlood glucose & cell signalling · Test strips & biosensors
  • 2023 Oct/Nov · Paper 42 · Q9 (a)4 marksKidney & osmoregulation
  • 2023 May/June · Paper 42 · Q6 (a, b(i), b(ii), c)15 marksKidney & osmoregulation
  • 2023 May/June · Paper 42 · Q9 (b(i), b(ii))4 marksBlood glucose & cell signalling

2022

  • 2022 Oct/Nov · Paper 42 · Q8 (a, b, c)9 marksKidney & osmoregulation
  • 2022 Oct/Nov · Paper 42 · Q10 (a, b)7 marksBlood glucose & cell signalling
  • 2022 May/June · Paper 42 · Q1 (a(ii))1 markBlood glucose & cell signalling
  • 2022 May/June · Paper 42 · Q9 (a, b(i), b(ii))7 marksKidney & osmoregulation

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.

Kidney & osmoregulation 7 questions · 7/9 sessions
Blood glucose & cell signalling 7 questions · 7/9 sessions
Test strips & biosensors 3 questions · 3/9 sessions
Principles of homeostasis & feedback Rare2 questions · 2/9 sessions

Subtopics

SubtopicMarks indexedSessions
Kidney & osmoregulation 637/9
Blood glucose & cell signalling 327/9
Test strips & biosensors 183/9
Stomata & abscisic acid Rare121/9
Skill: planning a method Rare71/9
Skill: calculations & data processing Rare61/9
Principles of homeostasis & feedback Rare52/9
Skill: errors, reliability & improvements Rare41/9
Skill: variables & controls Rare21/9
Skill: hypotheses & predictions Rare21/9
Skill: conclusions & interpreting data Rare21/9

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