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Prokaryotic cells past paper questions

Biology 9700 · Cell structure. Bacterial cell structure compared with eukaryotic cells

In Cambridge A Level Biology 9700, Prokaryotic cells came up in 46 of the 84 papers on Paperstreak, for about 2 marks a paper when it does. It last came up in October/November 2025.

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59 questions, newest first

1. 9700/12/O/N/25 Question 2 · 1 mark
2. 9700/13/O/N/25 Question 5 · 1 mark
3. 9700/22/O/N/25 Question 4 parts (b(i)) (b(ii)) · 2 marks
4. 9700/11/M/J/25 Question 5 · 1 mark
5. 9700/21/M/J/25 Question 2 part (d) · 2 marks
6. 9700/23/M/J/25 Question 3 part (a) · 3 marks
7. 9700/12/F/M/25 Question 2 · 1 mark
8. 9700/12/F/M/25 Question 4 · 1 mark
9. 9700/22/F/M/25 Question 5 part (a) · 4 marks
10. 9700/11/O/N/24 Question 37 · 1 mark
11. 9700/12/O/N/24 Question 5 · 1 mark
12. 9700/12/O/N/24 Question 40 · 1 mark
13. 9700/13/O/N/24 Question 3 · 1 mark
14. 9700/21/O/N/24 Question 1 part (a) · 4 marks
15. 9700/22/O/N/24 Question 2 parts (c(i)) (c(ii)) · 4 marks
16. 9700/23/O/N/24 Question 6 part (a) · 4 marks
17. 9700/11/M/J/24 Question 2 · 1 mark
18. 9700/11/M/J/24 Question 4 · 1 mark
19. 9700/12/M/J/24 Question 3 · 1 mark
20. 9700/12/M/J/24 Question 4 · 1 mark
21. 9700/13/M/J/24 Question 3 · 1 mark
22. 9700/12/F/M/24 Question 5 · 1 mark
23. 9700/12/F/M/24 Question 6 · 1 mark
24. 9700/22/F/M/24 Question 5 part (b) · 1 mark
25. 9700/11/O/N/23 Question 5 · 1 mark
26. 9700/11/O/N/23 Question 6 · 1 mark
27. 9700/12/O/N/23 Question 6 · 1 mark
28. 9700/13/O/N/23 Question 7 · 1 mark
29. 9700/11/M/J/23 Question 6 · 1 mark
30. 9700/12/M/J/23 Question 5 · 1 mark
31. 9700/13/M/J/23 Question 4 · 1 mark
32. 9700/22/M/J/23 Question 4 part (a(iii)) · 3 marks
33. 9700/22/F/M/23 Question 1 part (a) · 2 marks
34. 9700/11/O/N/22 Question 4 · 1 mark
35. 9700/12/O/N/22 Question 4 · 1 mark
36. 9700/13/O/N/22 Question 4 · 1 mark
37. 9700/13/O/N/22 Question 5 · 1 mark
38. 9700/22/O/N/22 Question 2 part (e) · 2 marks
39. 9700/11/M/J/22 Question 3 · 1 mark
40. 9700/11/M/J/22 Question 4 · 1 mark
41. 9700/13/M/J/22 Question 5 · 1 mark
42. 9700/13/M/J/22 Question 6 · 1 mark
43. 9700/23/M/J/22 Question 2 part (a) · 3 marks
44. 9700/12/F/M/22 Question 6 · 1 mark
45. 9700/22/F/M/22 Question 4 part (c) · 2 marks
46. 9700/12/O/N/21 Question 6 · 1 mark
47. 9700/13/O/N/21 Question 3 · 1 mark
48. 9700/22/O/N/21 Question 1 part (a) · 3 marks
49. 9700/11/M/J/21 Question 5 · 1 mark
50. 9700/12/F/M/21 Question 2 · 1 mark
51. 9700/12/F/M/21 Question 5 · 1 mark
52. 9700/11/O/N/20 Question 6 · 1 mark
53. 9700/12/O/N/20 Question 5 · 1 mark
54. 9700/12/M/J/20 Question 5 · 1 mark
55. 9700/12/M/J/20 Question 6 · 1 mark
56. 9700/13/M/J/20 Question 5 · 1 mark
57. 9700/12/F/M/20 Question 3 · 1 mark
58. 9700/12/F/M/20 Question 5 · 1 mark
59. 9700/12/F/M/20 Question 6 · 1 mark

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