4-mark practice questions — OCR A-Level Biology A (H420)

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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 the structure of a sieve tube element is adapted to allow the mass flow of assimilates through the phloem.
  2. A student claims that the tropistic response of a shoot to light is entirely explained by the presence of auxin on the s…
  3. A research team used CRISPR-Cas9 to introduce a loss-of-function mutation into a gene encoding a transcription factor in…
  4. Explain why the tertiary structure of an enzyme is essential for its function, referring to the role of bonds that maint…
  5. Explain how the structure of a sieve tube element is adapted for the mass flow of assimilates through the phloem.
  6. Explain how the structure of a sieve tube element is adapted for its function in the phloem.
  7. Explain why totipotency in plant cells makes it possible to produce large numbers of genetically identical plants from a…
  8. Explain why a restriction endonuclease and DNA ligase are both required when inserting a human gene into a bacterial pla…

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