CAIE 9700 Biology Paper 22 May/June 2023 Past Paper (v2)

9700/22/M/J/23 · May/June 2023 · Paper 2 AS Level Structured Questions

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Exam board: Cambridge International (CAIE) AS & A Level
Subject: 9700 Biology
Paper: Paper 2 AS Level Structured Questions
Paper code: 9700/22/M/J/23（9700_s23_qp_22）
Series: May/June 2023
Variant: v2
Total marks: 60
Questions: 6 (26 parts)
Duration: 75 min
Type: Written
Parts with figures: 12

Topic coverage

6 Nucleic acids and protein synthesis11 marks · 18%

1 Cell structure9 marks · 15%

11 Immunity7 marks · 12%

8 Transport in mammals7 marks · 12%

9 Gas exchange7 marks · 12%

10 Infectious diseases5 marks · 8%

2 Biological molecules4 marks · 7%

4 Cell membranes and transport3 marks · 5%

5 The mitotic cell cycle3 marks · 5%

7 Transport in plants3 marks · 5%

3 Enzymes1 marks · 2%

Question overview (marks and main topic)

Q	Marks	Main topic
Q1	7	Transport in mammals
Q2	14	Biological molecules
Q3	10	Immunity
Q4	11	Cell structure
Q5	11	Nucleic acids and protein synthesis
Q6	7	Gas exchange

Grade thresholds for this paper

Grade	A	B	C	D	E
Min marks / 60	38	33	27	21	16
Percent	63%	55%	45%	35%	27%

Grade thresholds are the minimum raw marks published by the exam board for each series and variant. A single paper has grades A–E (A–G for IGCSE); A* is awarded only on the whole-subject total.

Adjacent series

PreviousFeb/March 2023 v29700/22/F/M/23 · A 34 / E 11

NextOct/Nov 2023 v29700/22/O/N/23 · A 38 / E 16

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