4-mark practice questions — IB DP Biology Higher Level (2023 syllabus)

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How to answer

4-mark questions are the shortest levels-of-response band. Aim for four scientific ideas, each in its own short sentence.

Sample questions

  1. Explain how increasing global temperatures can alter the geographical distribution of terrestrial species and describe t…
  2. Describe the role of the sugar molecule in the structure of nucleic acids and Explain how its variation between DNA and …
  3. Explain how the cohesive and adhesive properties of water are essential for its transport in the xylem of plants.
  4. Explain how cyclic photophosphorylation differs from non-cyclic photophosphorylation in terms of the electron pathway an…
  5. Explain how the fluid mosaic model accounts for the lateral movement of membrane proteins and discuss why this movement …
  6. Explain how natural selection acts on variation within a population to bring about evolutionary change over successive g…
  7. Explain how the structure of prokaryotic ribosomes differs from that of eukaryotic ribosomes, and outline the significan…
  8. Explain how the chemiosmotic gradient across the inner mitochondrial membrane is established and used to synthesise ATP …

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