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Surface area to volume ratio past paper questions

Biology 9700 · Cell membranes and transport. Diffusion experiments with agar blocks and Visking tubing

In Cambridge A Level Biology 9700, Surface area to volume ratio came up in 31 of the 84 papers on Paperstreak, for about 1 marks a paper when it does. It last came up in October/November 2025.

Often set with Gas exchange in the alveoli.

33 questions, newest first

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

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