Cambridge (CIE) A Level Biology 9700 Past Papers, Mark Schemes and Examiners' Reports

Cambridge International AS & A Level Biology (9700) past papers from February/March 2016 to October/November 2025, each with its mark scheme, plus the examiners' report for each series where Cambridge has published one and, from 2022, Cambridge's grade thresholds. From 2022 every time-zone variant is here; for 2016 to 2021 there is one variant of each paper. Use the switch to choose the AS papers (1–3) or the A level papers (4–5). On a phone, tap a series to open it.

How to get the most from a paper

1. Do it timed, in one sitting, with no notes: 1 hour 15 minutes for Papers 1, 2 and 5, and 2 hours for Paper 4.
2. Mark it yourself with the mark scheme. Be strict: if your wording isn't on the scheme, don't give yourself the mark.
3. For every question you dropped marks on, read what the examiners' report says about it. That is where you find out what the examiners actually wanted.

Paper 1 is 40 multiple-choice marks, Paper 2 is out of 60, Paper 3 (practical) out of 40, Paper 4 out of 100 and Paper 5 out of 30. AS Level is Papers 1, 2 and 3; the full A Level adds Papers 4 and 5.

Practise by topic

Self-marking multiple-choice quizzes built from Cambridge 9700 Paper 1 questions:

• Cell structure (1.2)
• Carbohydrates (2.1)
• Lipids and phospholipids (2.2)
• Protein structure (2.3)
• Properties of water (2.4)
• Food tests
• Enzymes (3)
• Cell membranes and transport (4)
• Mitosis and the cell cycle (5.1)
• Nucleic acids and protein synthesis (6)
• Transport in plants (7)
• Transport in mammals (8)
• Blood vessels and tissue fluid (8)
• Carriage of oxygen and carbon dioxide (8)
• Cardiac cycle (8)
• Lung structure and function (9)
• Pathogens and transmission (10)
• Antibiotics (10)
• The immune system (11.1)
• Antibodies and vaccination (11.2)
• Monoclonal antibodies (11.2)

All CIE quizzes

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