CAIE 9700 Biology Paper 4 A Level Structured Questions Past Papers
Cambridge International (CAIE) AS & A Level 9700 Biology Paper 4 A Level Structured Questions: written paper, 100 marks, 120 minutes. 19 past papers from 2023 to 2025; 11 can be taken online.
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Open any series below, then choose “Take this paper online”.
Variants: one series has several variants (v1/v2/v3); the last digit of the paper number is the variant, e.g. Paper 41 = v1, Paper 42 = v2, Paper 43 = v3. The Feb/March series usually has v2 only. Variants contain different questions of similar difficulty.
All series
| Series | Code | Max | Qs | Thresholds (min marks) | Online |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May/June 2025 v1 | 9700/41/M/J/25 | 100 | – | A 66 / C 47 / E 31 | soon |
| May/June 2025 v2 | 9700/42/M/J/25 | 100 | 10 | A 62 / C 43 / E 24 | online |
| May/June 2025 v3 | 9700/43/M/J/25 | 100 | – | A 60 / C 42 / E 25 | soon |
| May/June 2025 v4 | – | 100 | 10 | A 62 / C 47 / E 31 | online |
| Feb/March 2025 v2 | 9700/42/F/M/25 | 100 | 10 | A 69 / C 53 / E 37 | online |
| Oct/Nov 2024 v1 | 9700/41/O/N/24 | 100 | – | A 61 / C 45 / E 28 | soon |
| Oct/Nov 2024 v2 | 9700/42/O/N/24 | 100 | – | A 62 / C 45 / E 27 | soon |
| Oct/Nov 2024 v3 | 9700/43/O/N/24 | 100 | 10 | A 61 / C 45 / E 28 | online |
| May/June 2024 v1 | 9700/41/M/J/24 | 100 | 10 | A 68 / C 50 / E 33 | online |
| May/June 2024 v2 | 9700/42/M/J/24 | 100 | – | A 63 / C 46 / E 28 | soon |
| May/June 2024 v3 | 9700/43/M/J/24 | 100 | 10 | A 64 / C 46 / E 28 | online |
| Feb/March 2024 v2 | 9700/42/F/M/24 | 100 | 10 | A 63 / C 47 / E 30 | online |
| Oct/Nov 2023 v1 | 9700/41/O/N/23 | 100 | 10 | A 62 / C 46 / E 27 | online |
| Oct/Nov 2023 v2 | 9700/42/O/N/23 | 100 | – | A 62 / C 45 / E 25 | soon |
| Oct/Nov 2023 v3 | 9700/43/O/N/23 | 100 | – | A 62 / C 46 / E 27 | soon |
| May/June 2023 v1 | 9700/41/M/J/23 | 100 | 10 | A 67 / C 49 / E 33 | online |
| May/June 2023 v2 | 9700/42/M/J/23 | 100 | – | A 64 / C 46 / E 28 | soon |
| May/June 2023 v3 | 9700/43/M/J/23 | 100 | 10 | A 64 / C 46 / E 28 | online |
| Feb/March 2023 v2 | 9700/42/F/M/23 | 100 | 10 | A 58 / C 42 / E 27 | online |
Grade thresholds (average of latest 8 series)
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.
| Grade | A | B | C | D | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Min marks / 100 | 63 | 54 | 46 | 38 | 29 |
| Percent | 63% | 54% | 46% | 38% | 29% |