5-mark practice questions — OCR A-Level Biology B — Advancing Biology (H422)

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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. A fish obtains oxygen from water by passing water over its gills. Explain how the gills of a fish are adapted to allow e…
  2. A marine ecosystem contains phytoplankton (producers), krill (primary consumers), fish (secondary consumers) and seals (…
  3. A scientist is studying how plants transport substances around their bodies. Explain how the structure of phloem tissue …
  4. A species of Arctic fox lives in a tundra ecosystem. The foxes have white fur and feed on lemmings. Over many generation…
  5. A farmer wants to improve the fertility of their soil by making compost from dead plant material. Explain why the rate o…
  6. Scientists have used genetic engineering to produce insulin in bacteria. Explain how a human insulin gene is inserted in…
  7. A couple have been trying to conceive a child for over two years without success. A doctor diagnoses one partner with in…
  8. A gardener notices that fruit left on the ground in summer rots much faster than fruit stored in a cold cellar over wint…

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