CAIE 9700 Biology Paper 53 Oct/Nov 2021 Past Paper (v3)
9700/53/O/N/21 · Oct/Nov 2021 · Paper 5 Planning, Analysis and Evaluation
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Paper details
- Exam board
- Cambridge International (CAIE) AS & A Level
- Subject
- 9700 Biology
- Paper
- Paper 5 Planning, Analysis and Evaluation
- Paper code
- 9700/53/O/N/21（9700_w21_qp_53）
- Series
- Oct/Nov 2021
- Variant
- v3
- Total marks
- 30
- Questions
- 2 (10 parts)
- Duration
- 75 min
- Type
- Practical skills
- Parts with figures
- 6
Topic coverage
Question overview (marks and main topic)
| Q | Marks | Main topic |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 | 15 | Planning an investigation |
| Q2 | 12 | Data processing, graphs and statistics |
Grade thresholds for this paper
| Grade | A | B | C | D | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Min marks / 30 | 23 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 13 |
| Percent | 77% | 67% | 57% | 50% | 43% |
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