Multiple choice questions
Multiple choice questions are perhaps the easiest to complete - you simply put a cross in a box - however, the questions often have two answers that could, at first glance, be correct. Don't make the mistake of reading the first answer and thinking this is correct without checking all the others.
If it says 'Tick one box', you must tick one box. If you leave it blank or tick two or more boxes you will get zero marks. These multiple choice questions will not start with command words like 'Describe...' or 'Explain...'. They will be written in the form of a question like 'What...?' or 'Why...?'.
There will be more multiple choice questions on the Foundation paper.
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Sample question 1 - Foundation
Question
The figure shows information about ten species of finch, from A to J.
How many of the species of finch eat insects? Select the correct answer. [1 mark]
| A | 4 |
| B | 5 |
| C | 6 |
| A |
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| 4 |
| B |
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| 5 |
| C |
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| 6 |
| A | 4 | ✔ |
| B | 5 | |
| C | 6 |
| A |
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| 4 |
| ✔ |
| B |
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| 5 |
| C |
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| 6 |
Sample question 2 - Foundation
Question
The diagram shows a method that could be used in the future to produce a human.
What is the name of the method shown in the diagram? Select the correct answer. [1 mark]
| A | Adult cell cloning |
| B | Embryo transplant |
| C | Tissue culture |
| A |
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| Adult cell cloning |
| B |
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| Embryo transplant |
| C |
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| Tissue culture |
| A | Adult cell cloning | ✔ |
| B | Embryo transplant | |
| C | Tissue culture |
| A |
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| Adult cell cloning |
| ✔ |
| B |
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| Embryo transplant |
| C |
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| Tissue culture |
Sample question 3 - Higher
Question
In 1977 the body of a baby mammoth was discovered in ice. Why had the body not decayed?
Select the correct answer. [1 mark]
| A | It had died too quickly |
| B | Too cold to decay |
| C | It had fossilised |
| A |
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| It had died too quickly |
| B |
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| Too cold to decay |
| C |
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| It had fossilised |
| A | It had died too quickly | |
| B | Too cold to decay | ✔ |
| C | It had fossilised |
| A |
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| It had died too quickly |
| B |
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| Too cold to decay |
| ✔ |
| C |
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| It had fossilised |
Sample question 4 - Higher
Question
People with cystic fibrosis make large amounts of thick, sticky mucus in their lungs.
Cystic fibrosis is caused by the inheritance of recessive alleles.
What does allele mean? [1 mark]
| A | Different forms of the same gene |
| B | A section of DNA that controls a characteristic |
| C | Structures made of DNA that codes for all characteristics |
| A |
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| Different forms of the same gene |
| B |
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| A section of DNA that controls a characteristic |
| C |
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| Structures made of DNA that codes for all characteristics |
| A | Different forms of the same gene | ✔ |
| B | A section of DNA that controls a characteristic | |
| C | Structures made of DNA that codes for all characteristics |
| A |
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| Different forms of the same gene |
| ✔ |
| B |
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| A section of DNA that controls a characteristic |
| C |
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| Structures made of DNA that codes for all characteristics |