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Biology 9700: CONTROL AND CO-ORDINATION Topical Past Paper Questions

Cambridge AS & A Level Biology (9700) past-paper questions on CONTROL AND CO-ORDINATION, free. This topic is frequently examined across 28 exam sessions. Sign in for the full topic-segregated question bank and AI worksheets.

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Summer (May/Jun) 2026Paper 4

(a) The Venus fly trap, Dionaea muscipula, is a carnivorous plant that captures small insects in a trap made from a specialised leaf. (i) The first step in capturing an insect occurs when the insect touches at least two sensory hairs on the leaf of the plant within 35 seconds. Th…

Winter (Oct/Nov) 2025Paper 4

(a) Fig. 1.1 is a diagram of a sensory neurone. Fig. 1.1 Use the letters A–F in Fig. 1.1 to identify: a receptor cell ..... an area where dendron membrane depolarisation occurs ..... a structure that forms a synapse with an intermediate neurone ..... a structure that allows rapid…

Spring (Feb/Mar) 2024Paper 4

(a) Striated muscle is composed of myofibrils. Myofibrils contain several structural proteins including troponin, tropomyosin, actin and myosin. Outline the roles of these four structural proteins in the contraction of a sarcomere. [4] (b) Drugs that cause muscle paralysis (paral…

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