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Stages of mitosis past paper questions

Biology 9700 · The mitotic cell cycle. What chromosomes do at each stage and spotting the stages in micrographs

In Cambridge A Level Biology 9700, Stages of mitosis came up in 52 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 Chromosomes and telomeres, The cell cycle, Stem cells and tumours, Organelles.

59 questions, newest first

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

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