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Biology 9700 · Gas exchange. Diffusion between alveolar air and blood

In Cambridge A Level Biology 9700, Gas exchange in the alveoli came up in 30 of the 84 papers on Paperstreak, for about 2 marks a paper when it does. It last came up in October/November 2025.

Often set with Functions of the tissues, Arteries, veins and capillaries, Heart structure, Structure of the gas exchange system.

36 questions, newest first

1. 9700/13/O/N/25 Question 35 · 1 mark
2. 9700/11/M/J/25 Question 33 · 1 mark
3. 9700/12/M/J/25 Question 36 · 1 mark
4. 9700/13/M/J/25 Question 35 · 1 mark
5. 9700/12/F/M/25 Question 34 · 1 mark
6. 9700/12/O/N/24 Question 33 · 1 mark
7. 9700/22/O/N/24 Question 2 part (d(ii)) · 3 marks
8. 9700/11/M/J/24 Question 30 · 1 mark
9. 9700/11/M/J/24 Question 31 · 1 mark
10. 9700/11/M/J/24 Question 33 · 1 mark
11. 9700/12/M/J/24 Question 31 · 1 mark
12. 9700/12/M/J/24 Question 32 · 1 mark
13. 9700/13/M/J/24 Question 34 · 1 mark
14. 9700/13/M/J/24 Question 36 · 1 mark
15. 9700/23/M/J/24 Question 3 parts (b(i)) (b(ii)) · 5 marks
16. 9700/13/O/N/23 Question 35 · 1 mark
17. 9700/22/O/N/23 Question 4 part (a) · 2 marks
18. 9700/11/M/J/23 Question 34 · 1 mark
19. 9700/12/M/J/23 Question 36 · 1 mark
20. 9700/12/M/J/23 Question 37 · 1 mark
21. 9700/13/M/J/23 Question 38 · 1 mark
22. 9700/22/M/J/23 Question 6 part (b) · 2 marks
23. 9700/12/F/M/23 Question 36 · 1 mark
24. 9700/22/F/M/23 Question 5 parts (b(i)) (b(ii)) · 4 marks
25. 9700/13/M/J/22 Question 35 · 1 mark
26. 9700/13/O/N/21 Question 35 · 1 mark
27. 9700/11/M/J/21 Question 33 · 1 mark
28. 9700/12/M/J/21 Question 33 · 1 mark
29. 9700/12/M/J/21 Question 34 · 1 mark
30. 9700/22/M/J/21 Question 4 part (d) · 2 marks
31. 9700/23/M/J/21 Question 5 part (c(ii)) · 2 marks
32. 9700/12/F/M/21 Question 34 · 1 mark
33. 9700/12/O/N/20 Question 33 · 1 mark
34. 9700/21/O/N/20 Question 5 part (b(ii)) · 3 marks
35. 9700/21/M/J/20 Question 4 part (b) · 4 marks
36. 9700/12/F/M/20 Question 34 · 1 mark

More in Gas exchange: Structure of the gas exchange system, Gas exchange tissues in micrographs, Functions of the tissues.

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