5-mark practice questions — Eduqas A-Level Biology

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How to answer

5-mark questions typically award marks for structured argument: two ideas + linked because + specific example + conclusion.

Sample questions

  1. Adrenaline is a hormone released during the 'fight-or-flight' response. Explain how adrenaline reaches its target organs…
  2. Meiosis and mitosis are both types of cell division. Compare meiosis and mitosis in terms of the number of daughter cell…
  3. Malaria is a communicable disease caused by a protist spread by mosquitoes. Describe how malaria is transmitted and expl…
  4. Describe how the nervous system carries out a reflex arc when a person touches a sharp object with their finger. Include…
  5. During the cell cycle, DNA replication occurs in the nucleus before a cell can divide. Explain how DNA replication produ…
  6. Explain how the hormone insulin helps to restore blood glucose concentration back to its optimum level after a meal high…
  7. Describe how the human immune system responds when a pathogen enters the body for the first time, and explain why the re…
  8. Phloem and xylem are the two main transport vessels in plants. Explain how the structure of phloem vessels is adapted to…

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