Microbiology — Biology IAL Past Papers

64 papers, 2014–2025 · Unit 2, Unit 4, Unit 6, Unit 3

Every Biology IAL past paper in the collection that assesses microbiology.

By unit: all units (64) · Unit 2 (16) · Unit 3 (9) · Unit 4 (28) · Unit 6 (11)

Unit 2: on 16 of 31 papers, 2–13 marks a paper (5 on average)
Unit 3: on 9 of 32 papers, 6–20 marks a paper (15 on average)
Unit 4: on 28 of 29 papers, 2–35 marks a paper (14 on average)
Unit 6: on 11 of 29 papers, 8–25 marks a paper (16 on average)

Read question by question: blind checks found 117 of 120 question parts tagged with the right topic (95% confidence interval 92.9–99.1%).

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Papers

Unit 2 · June 2025 · Q5 (b) · 4 marks — question paper and mark scheme
Unit 4 · June 2025 · Q2 (b, c(i), c(ii), c(iii)) · 5 marks, Q7 (a(i), a(ii), c, d) · 12 marks, Q9 (a(i)) · 1 mark — question paper and mark scheme
Unit 6 · June 2025 · Q3 (a, b, c(i), c(ii), d) · 14 marks — question paper and mark scheme
Unit 4 · January 2025 · Q5 (b(i), b(ii)) · 6 marks, Q6 (a, d, e(i), e(ii)) · 8 marks, Q7 (e(i), e(ii), e(iii)) · 5 marks, Q9 (a) · 6 marks — question paper and mark scheme
Unit 3 · October 2024 · Q3 (a(i), a(ii), b(i), b(ii), b(iii), c(i), c(ii)) · 16 marks — question paper and mark scheme
Unit 4 · October 2024 · Q7 (b(ii)) · 3 marks, Q8 (b(iii)) · 6 marks — question paper and mark scheme
Unit 3 · June 2024 · Q3 (b(i), b(ii), b(iii), b(iv), b(v)) · 12 marks — question paper and mark scheme
Unit 4 · June 2024 · Q2 (a(i), a(ii), b, c(i), c(ii)) · 9 marks, Q4 (b(i), b(ii), b(iii), c(i), c(ii), c(iii)) · 10 marks, Q5 (b(i), b(ii), b(iii), b(iv)) · 6 marks, Q6 (a, c(i), c(ii), c(iii)) · 7 marks — question paper and mark scheme
Unit 2 · January 2024 · Q2 (b(ii)) · 4 marks — question paper and mark scheme
Unit 3 · January 2024 · Q3 (b(iv)) · 6 marks — question paper and mark scheme
Unit 4 · January 2024 · Q4 (c(ii)) · 6 marks, Q5 (a) · 4 marks, Q7 (b(i), b(ii), b(iii)) · 11 marks — question paper and mark scheme
Unit 6 · January 2024 · Q1 (a, b(i)) · 8 marks — question paper and mark scheme
Unit 2 · October 2023 · Q4 (c(i), c(ii)) · 5 marks — question paper and mark scheme
Unit 4 · October 2023 · Q3 (a, b, c(i), c(ii)) · 8 marks, Q8 (a(iii)) · 3 marks, Q9 (c) · 6 marks — question paper and mark scheme
Unit 2 · June 2023 · Q3 (c(ii)) · 2 marks — question paper and mark scheme
Unit 3 · June 2023 · Q3 (a(i), a(ii), b, c(i), c(ii), d) · 14 marks — question paper and mark scheme
Unit 4 · June 2023 · Q3 (a) · 2 marks, Q4 (c(ii)) · 4 marks, Q7 (b(iii)) · 6 marks — question paper and mark scheme
Unit 6 · June 2023 · Q4 (a, b, c, d) · 16 marks — question paper and mark scheme
Unit 2 · January 2023 · Q5 (b) · 6 marks, Q6 (a) · 3 marks — question paper and mark scheme
Unit 4 · January 2023 · Q1 (a, b, c) · 6 marks, Q3 (a, b(ii), b(iii)) · 6 marks, Q8 (a(ii)) · 3 marks, Q9 (c(iii)) · 4 marks — question paper and mark scheme
Unit 6 · January 2023 · Q2 (a, b, c(i), c(ii)) · 9 marks — question paper and mark scheme
Unit 2 · October 2022 · Q4 (a(i), b(i), b(ii)) · 7 marks — question paper and mark scheme
Unit 4 · October 2022 · Q1 (a, b(i), b(ii)) · 5 marks, Q2 (a) · 3 marks, Q7 (d(i), d(ii)) · 5 marks — question paper and mark scheme
Unit 2 · June 2022 · Q2 (b) · 4 marks — question paper and mark scheme
Unit 4 · June 2022 · Q1 (a, b, d) · 5 marks, Q2 (a, b, c(i), c(ii), c(iii)) · 7 marks, Q5 (a(v)) · 3 marks, Q6 (a(i), a(ii), a(iii)) · 3 marks — question paper and mark scheme
Unit 2 · January 2022 · Q5 (c(i), c(ii)) · 2 marks — question paper and mark scheme
Unit 3 · January 2022 · Q1 (a(i), a(ii), a(iii), a(iv), b) · 17 marks — question paper and mark scheme
Unit 4 · January 2022 · Q3 (b(iii)) · 2 marks, Q4 (a, b) · 3 marks — question paper and mark scheme
Unit 2 · October 2021 · Q4 (a) · 2 marks — question paper and mark scheme
Unit 4 · October 2021 · Q2 (a(i), a(ii), a(iii), c) · 7 marks, Q5 (a(i), a(ii), a(iii), b, c(i), c(ii), c(iii), c(iv)) · 15 marks, Q7 (a(i), a(ii), a(iii), a(iv), b(i), b(ii)) · 13 marks — question paper and mark scheme
Unit 6 · October 2021 · Q4 (a, b, c, d) · 17 marks — question paper and mark scheme
Unit 2 · June 2021 · Q8 (b(ii)) · 6 marks — question paper and mark scheme
Unit 3 · June 2021 · Q1 (a, b(i), b(ii)) · 12 marks — question paper and mark scheme
Unit 4 · June 2021 · Q6 (b(iii)) · 3 marks, Q7 (a(iii)) · 6 marks, Q8 (b) · 6 marks — question paper and mark scheme
Unit 2 · January 2021 · Q1 (b(ii)) · 3 marks — question paper and mark scheme
Unit 4 · January 2021 · Q2 (a, b, c(ii), c(iv)) · 8 marks, Q7 (d(i)) · 2 marks, Q8 (b(iii)) · 6 marks — question paper and mark scheme
Unit 6 · January 2021 · Q3 (a, b(i), b(ii), b(iii), b(iv), c) · 14 marks — question paper and mark scheme
Unit 2 · October 2020 · Q6 (a) · 4 marks — question paper and mark scheme
Unit 4 · October 2020 · Q4 (b(i)) · 2 marks, Q5 (a, b(iii)) · 3 marks — question paper and mark scheme
Unit 6 · October 2020 · Q3 (a, b, c, d, e) · 22 marks — question paper and mark scheme
Unit 4 · January 2020 · Q2 (a(i)) · 2 marks, Q5 (a(i), a(ii), b, c) · 8 marks, Q8 (b(i)) · 1 mark, Q9 (a, b, c(i), c(ii), d, e) · 15 marks — question paper and mark scheme
Unit 3 · October 2019 · Q3 (a(i), a(ii), a(iii), a(iv), b(i), b(ii), b(iii), c) · 18 marks — question paper and mark scheme
Unit 4 · June 2019 · Q1 (c, d) · 5 marks, Q2 (b(i), b(ii)) · 4 marks, Q3 (a, b(i), b(ii), b(iv)) · 9 marks — question paper and mark scheme
Unit 6 · June 2019 · Q2 (a, b, c, d, e) · 16 marks — question paper and mark scheme
Unit 4 · January 2019 · Q1 (a(i)) · 2 marks, Q3 (d(i), d(ii)) · 6 marks — question paper and mark scheme
Unit 2 · October 2018 · Q6 (b(i)) · 5 marks — question paper and mark scheme
Unit 4 · October 2018 · Q1 (a(ii), b(i)) · 3 marks, Q3 (b, e) · 2 marks — question paper and mark scheme
Unit 4 · June 2018 · Q3 (a) · 4 marks, Q8 (b(i), c) · 5 marks — question paper and mark scheme
Unit 4 · January 2018 · Q5 (b) · 6 marks, Q7 (c(i)) · 2 marks — question paper and mark scheme
Unit 3 · October 2017 · Q1 (a(i), a(ii), a(iii), b(i), b(ii), b(iii), b(iv), c) · 20 marks — question paper and mark scheme
Unit 4 · October 2017 · Q2 (b(iii)) · 2 marks — question paper and mark scheme
Unit 2 · June 2017 · Q6 (a(i), a(ii)) · 8 marks — question paper and mark scheme
Unit 4 · June 2017 · Q2 (a, b) · 4 marks — question paper and mark scheme
Unit 6 · June 2017 · Q1 (c) · 3 marks, Q3 (a, b(i), b(ii), b(iii), b(iv)) · 22 marks — question paper and mark scheme
Unit 4 · January 2017 · Q2 (a) · 4 marks, Q4 · 6 marks, Q5 (d) · 2 marks — question paper and mark scheme
Unit 2 · October 2016 · Q3 (a(i), a(ii), a(iii)) · 8 marks — question paper and mark scheme
Unit 4 · January 2016 · Q1 (b(i), b(ii), c) · 4 marks, Q4 (a, b, c(i), c(ii)) · 9 marks — question paper and mark scheme
Unit 6 · June 2015 · Q1 (a, b(i), b(ii), c, d) · 12 marks — question paper and mark scheme
Unit 4 · January 2015 · Q7 (a(i), a(ii)) · 5 marks — question paper and mark scheme
Unit 3 · June 2014 · Q1 (a(i), a(ii), a(iii), b(i), b(ii), b(iii), c, d) · 20 marks — question paper and mark scheme
Unit 4 · June 2014 · Q4 (a, b(ii), b(iii)) · 10 marks, Q5 (b(i), b(ii), b(iii), b(iv)) · 11 marks, Q7 (b(i)) · 2 marks — question paper and mark scheme
Unit 2 · January 2014 · Q8 (a(i), a(ii), b(i), b(ii), c) · 13 marks — question paper and mark scheme
Unit 4 · January 2014 · Q2 (a, c(i)) · 4 marks, Q5 (b) · 4 marks — question paper and mark scheme
Unit 6 · January 2014 · Q3 (a, b, c, d, e) · 23 marks — question paper and mark scheme

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