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O Level Biology (5090)

Variation & selection Banker

30 questions · about 4% of the marks we indexed · examined in 9 of 9 sessions.

Questions by year

2026

  • 2026 May/June · Paper 11 · Q361 markContinuous & discontinuous variation
  • 2026 May/June · Paper 21 · Q4 (b(ii))4 marksNatural selection & resistance
  • 2026 May/June · Paper 22 · Q7 (a)4 marksMutation

2025

  • 2025 Oct/Nov · Paper 11 · Q301 markMutation
  • 2025 Oct/Nov · Paper 11 · Q311 markNatural selection & resistance
  • 2025 Oct/Nov · Paper 11 · Q321 markContinuous & discontinuous variation
  • 2025 Oct/Nov · Paper 21 · Q7 (b)3 marksNatural selection & resistance
  • 2025 Oct/Nov · Paper 31 · Q3 (a(i))2 marksContinuous & discontinuous variation
  • 2025 Oct/Nov · Paper 41 · Q3 (a(i))2 marksContinuous & discontinuous variation
  • 2025 May/June · Paper 11 · Q361 markContinuous & discontinuous variation
  • 2025 May/June · Paper 21 · Q2 (b(ii))4 marksNatural selection & resistance

2024

  • 2024 Oct/Nov · Paper 11 · Q331 markContinuous & discontinuous variation
  • 2024 Oct/Nov · Paper 11 · Q351 markNatural selection & resistance
  • 2024 Oct/Nov · Paper 12 · Q351 markSelective breeding
  • 2024 May/June · Paper 11 · Q331 markContinuous & discontinuous variation
  • 2024 May/June · Paper 11 · Q351 markNatural selection & resistance
  • 2024 May/June · Paper 21 · Q2 (d)4 marksSelective breeding

2023

  • 2023 Oct/Nov · Paper 21 · Q2 (b(i), b(ii))3 marksAdaptive features
  • 2023 Oct/Nov · Paper 21 · Q4 (b(i))2 marksContinuous & discontinuous variation
  • 2023 May/June · Paper 11 · Q341 markNatural selection & resistance
  • 2023 May/June · Paper 21 · Q2 (a(iii), b)5 marksAdaptive features
  • 2023 May/June · Paper 21 · Q5 (b(i), b(ii))5 marksContinuous & discontinuous variation
  • 2023 May/June · Paper 21 · Q6 (c)5 marksNatural selection & resistance
  • 2023 May/June · Paper 22 · Q4 (c(i), c(ii))9 marksNatural selection & resistance

2022

  • 2022 Oct/Nov · Paper 11 · Q391 markNatural selection & resistance
  • 2022 Oct/Nov · Paper 21 · Q2 (b(i))2 marksMutation
  • 2022 May/June · Paper 11 · Q371 markContinuous & discontinuous variation
  • 2022 May/June · Paper 11 · Q391 markAdaptive features
  • 2022 May/June · Paper 21 · Q3 (c)5 marksSelective breeding
  • 2022 May/June · Paper 21 · Q5 (a(iii))3 marksAdaptive features

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.

Natural selection & resistance 10 questions · 7/9 sessions
Continuous & discontinuous variation Banker10 questions · 8/9 sessions
Adaptive features 4 questions · 3/9 sessions
Selective breeding 3 questions · 3/9 sessions
Mutation 3 questions · 3/9 sessions

Subtopics

SubtopicMarks indexedSessions
Natural selection & resistance 307/9
Continuous & discontinuous variation Banker178/9
Adaptive features 123/9
Selective breeding 103/9
Mutation 73/9

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