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Cambridge · O Level · Biology

October/November 2025 — Paper 2 · Variant 2.

7 structured questions · 20 marks

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Topics covered

  • Effects of humans on ecosystems
  • Temperature control
  • Human digestive system
  • Effects of temperature and pH
  • Inheritance
  • Sexual reproduction in humans
  • Mammalian nervous system

Questions in this paper

  • Q1aMammalian hormones5 marksincludes a figure
  • Q1bCoordination and response in plants1 marks
  • Q2a(ii)Temperature control3 marks
  • Q2b(ii)Transpiration and translocation2 marksincludes a figure
  • Q2b(i)Transpiration and translocation1 marks
  • Q2b(iv)Transpiration and translocation1 marks
  • Q2b(iii)Transpiration and translocation3 marks
  • Q2a(i)Homeostasis2 marksincludes a figure
  • Q3c(ii)Effects of humans on ecosystems3 marks
  • Q3a(i)Features of organisms2 marksincludes a figure
  • Q3dEcosystems and biodiversity3 marks
  • Q3a(ii)Sexual reproduction in plants1 marks
  • Q3bNutrient cycles3 marks
  • Q3c(i)Nutrient cycles4 marks
  • Q4b(i)Human digestive system1 marks
  • Q4c(ii)Effects of temperature and pH3 marks
  • Q4c(i)Effects of temperature and pH3 marksincludes a figure
  • Q4aEnzyme action2 marks
  • Q4b(ii)Human digestive system2 marks
  • Q5c(i)Inheritance1 marks
  • Q5c(ii)Sexual reproduction in humans3 marks
  • Q5bInheritance4 marksincludes a figure
  • Q5a(i)Blood5 marksincludes a figure
  • Q5a(ii)Blood2 marks
  • Q6a(ii)Disease3 marks
  • Q6b(i)Disease4 marks
  • Q6b(ii)Diffusion and osmosis2 marksincludes a figure
  • Q6a(i)Disease1 marks
  • Q7bMammalian nervous system6 marksincludes a figure
  • Q7aSpecialised cells, tissues and organs4 marks

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