5-mark practice questions — Pearson Edexcel A-Level Biology A (9BI0)
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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
- A person receives a vaccination against influenza. Some months later, the same person is exposed to the influenza virus.…
- A farmer stores bales of hay outdoors over winter. By spring, the bales that were left uncovered and in contact with the…
- A wildlife charity is monitoring two woodland habitats: Habitat A, which has been managed to support a wide variety of p…
- A population of finches lives on a mainland. Some finches migrate to a remote island far out at sea, where they cannot r…
- Explain how the immune system responds when a pathogen enters the body for the first time and produces a faster response…
- Explain how the structure of capillaries is adapted to allow efficient exchange of substances between the blood and body…
- The human body constantly monitors and adjusts its internal conditions. Describe how the body detects and responds to a …
- A farmer grows wheat in a large field. The wheat is eaten by mice, which are eaten by owls. The farmer wants to produce …