Biology GCSE & IGCSE Question Bank

Most of the questions are for self-assessment. The information can be found in the pages of GCSE Biology and IGCSE Biology.

Sections 1-5 correspond to the sections in GCSE Biology and IGCSE Biology. Sections 6 and 7 are drawn from Chapters 30-39.

The Exercises and Discussion questions are more demanding and test Interpretation of data (I), Hypothesis formulation and design (H), Experimental design (E), Application of biological information (A), Comprehension of scientific articles as well as simple recall (R).

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Self-Assessment Questions

Section 1. Principles of biology

1 Cells and tissues - questions / answers
2 The chemicals of living cells - questions / answers
3 Energy from respiration - questions / answers
4 How substances get in and out of cells - questions / answers
5 Photosynthesis and nutrition in plants - questions / answers
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Section 2. Flowering plants

6 Plant structure and function - questions / answers
7 Transport in plants - questions / answers
8 Reproduction in flowering plants - questions / answers
9 Asexual reproduction and cloning in plants - questions / answers
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Section 3. Human physiology

10 Food and diet - questions / answers
11 Digestion - questions / answers
12 The blood circulatory system - questions / answers
13 Breathing - questions / answers
14 Excretion and the kidneys - questions / answers
15 The skin, and temperature control - questions / answers
16 Human reproduction - questions / answers
17 The skeleton, muscles and movement - questions / answers
18 The senses - questions / answers
19 Co-ordination - questions / answers
20 Personal health - questions / answers
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Section 4. Genetics and heredity

21 Cell division and chromosomes - questions / answers
22 Heredity - questions / answers
23 Variation and selection - questions / answers
24 Applied genetics - questions / answers
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Section 5. Organisms and their environment

25 Interdependence of living organisms - questions / answers
26 The human impact on the environment - questions / answers
27 Conservation - questions / answers
28 Ecosystems - questions / answers
29 Populations - questions / answers
30 Micro-organisms and humans - questions / answers
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Section 6. Living organisms

31 Living organisms - questions / answers

Section 7. Disease transmission and control

32 Disease transmission and control - questions / answers

Exercises and Discussion

Acknowledgements
Section 1. Principles of biology 1-5
Section 2. Flowering plants 6-9
Section 3. Human physiology 10-20
   10 Food and diet
   11 Digestion
   12 The blood circulatory system
   13 Breathing
   14 Excretion and the kidneys
   15 The skin, and temperature control
   16 Human reproduction
   17 The skeleton, muscles and movement
   18 The senses
   19 Co-ordination
   20 Personal health
Section 4. Genetics and heredity 21-24
Section 5. Organisms and their environment 25-29
Section 6. Living organisms 30
Section 7. 31-32