# 5-mark practice questions — Eduqas A-Level Biology

> 120 questions · biology

## 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…](https://www.gradenine.co.uk/q/adrenaline-is-a-hormone-released-during-005ae074)
2. [Meiosis and mitosis are both types of cell division. Compare meiosis and mitosis in terms of the number of daughter cell…](https://www.gradenine.co.uk/q/meiosis-and-mitosis-are-both-types-03c2b645)
3. [Malaria is a communicable disease caused by a protist spread by mosquitoes. Describe how malaria is transmitted and expl…](https://www.gradenine.co.uk/q/malaria-is-a-communicable-disease-caused-054ac940)
4. [Describe how the nervous system carries out a reflex arc when a person touches a sharp object with their finger. Include…](https://www.gradenine.co.uk/q/describe-how-the-nervous-system-carries-0a49905f)
5. [During the cell cycle, DNA replication occurs in the nucleus before a cell can divide. Explain how DNA replication produ…](https://www.gradenine.co.uk/q/during-the-cell-cycle-dna-replication-0c54ef30)
6. [Explain how the hormone insulin helps to restore blood glucose concentration back to its optimum level after a meal high…](https://www.gradenine.co.uk/q/explain-how-the-hormone-insulin-helps-0d1ff169)
7. [Describe how the human immune system responds when a pathogen enters the body for the first time, and explain why the re…](https://www.gradenine.co.uk/q/describe-how-the-human-immune-system-0e094cf3)
8. [Phloem and xylem are the two main transport vessels in plants. Explain how the structure of phloem vessels is adapted to…](https://www.gradenine.co.uk/q/phloem-and-xylem-are-the-two-12f1b456)

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