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Water from soil to xylem past paper questions

Biology 9700 · Transport in plants. Apoplast and symplast pathways and the Casparian strip

In Cambridge A Level Biology 9700, Water from soil to xylem 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 Diffusion, osmosis and active transport, Organelles, Transpiration, Water potential.

34 questions, newest first

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

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