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O Level Biology (5090)

Practical skills (generic) Banker

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

Questions by year

2026

  • 2026 May/June · Paper 31 · Q1 (d(ii))1 markVariables, controls & planning
  • 2026 May/June · Paper 41 · Q1 (b, f(ii), g(i), g(ii))9 marksApparatus, measurement & safety · Graphs & tables · Variables, controls & planning

2025

  • 2025 Oct/Nov · Paper 31 · Q1 (a(ii))1 markApparatus, measurement & safety
  • 2025 Oct/Nov · Paper 31 · Q2 (a(i), a(iii))5 marksApparatus, measurement & safety · Graphs & tables
  • 2025 Oct/Nov · Paper 31 · Q3 (a(ii), b)5 marksBiological drawing · Errors, reliability & improvements
  • 2025 Oct/Nov · Paper 41 · Q1 (a(i), a(ii))3 marksApparatus, measurement & safety · Variables, controls & planning
  • 2025 Oct/Nov · Paper 41 · Q2 (a(i), a(iii))5 marksApparatus, measurement & safety · Graphs & tables
  • 2025 Oct/Nov · Paper 41 · Q3 (a(ii), b)5 marksBiological drawing · Errors, reliability & improvements
  • 2025 May/June · Paper 31 · Q2 (a)5 marksBiological drawing
  • 2025 May/June · Paper 41 · Q1 (b)2 marksErrors, reliability & improvements
  • 2025 May/June · Paper 41 · Q2 (a(i))5 marksBiological drawing
  • 2025 May/June · Paper 42 · Q2 (a)5 marksBiological drawing

2024

  • 2024 Oct/Nov · Paper 31 · Q1 (a(i), a(ii))2 marksApparatus, measurement & safety · Variables, controls & planning
  • 2024 Oct/Nov · Paper 41 · Q1 (a(i), a(ii), b(iv), b(v))4 marksApparatus, measurement & safety · Errors, reliability & improvements · Variables, controls & planning
  • 2024 May/June · Paper 31 · Q1 (b(ii))1 markApparatus, measurement & safety
  • 2024 May/June · Paper 31 · Q3 (b)1 markVariables, controls & planning
  • 2024 May/June · Paper 41 · Q1 (d(i))2 marksErrors, reliability & improvements
  • 2024 May/June · Paper 41 · Q2 (b(i))5 marksBiological drawing
  • 2024 May/June · Paper 41 · Q3 (b(ii))1 markVariables, controls & planning

2023

  • 2023 Oct/Nov · Paper 31 · Q1 (b(i))1 markApparatus, measurement & safety
  • 2023 Oct/Nov · Paper 41 · Q1 (a(i), b(i))2 marksApparatus, measurement & safety
  • 2023 May/June · Paper 31 · Q1 (a(i), a(v), c(i), c(ii), d(ii))9 marksApparatus, measurement & safety · Errors, reliability & improvements · Graphs & tables · Variables, controls & planning
  • 2023 May/June · Paper 31 · Q2 (a, b(i), b(ii))6 marksApparatus, measurement & safety · Biological drawing
  • 2023 May/June · Paper 41 · Q1 (a(i), a(ii), a(v), a(vi), a(vii), c(ii))9 marksApparatus, measurement & safety · Errors, reliability & improvements · Graphs & tables · Variables, controls & planning
  • 2023 May/June · Paper 41 · Q2 (a, b(i), b(ii))8 marksApparatus, measurement & safety · Biological drawing

2022

  • 2022 Oct/Nov · Paper 31 · Q1 (a(i), a(ii))2 marksApparatus, measurement & safety · Variables, controls & planning
  • 2022 Oct/Nov · Paper 61 · Q1 (a(i), a(ii), a(iii), a(iv))4 marksApparatus, measurement & safety · Variables, controls & planning
  • 2022 May/June · Paper 31 · Q1 (a(i), c(i), c(ii), e(i), e(ii))10 marksApparatus, measurement & safety · Graphs & tables · Variables, controls & planning
  • 2022 May/June · Paper 61 · Q1 (a(i), b(i), b(ii), d(ii))9 marksApparatus, measurement & safety · Graphs & tables

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

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Biological drawing 8 questions · 4/9 sessions
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Apparatus, measurement & safety Banker18 questions · 8/9 sessions
Errors, reliability & improvements 7 questions · 5/9 sessions
Variables, controls & planning 12 questions · 7/9 sessions

Subtopics

SubtopicMarks indexedSessions
Biological drawing 384/9
Graphs & tables 334/9
Apparatus, measurement & safety Banker268/9
Errors, reliability & improvements 175/9
Variables, controls & planning 137/9

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