Cambridge International AS & A Level Cambridge International AS & A Level
BIOLOGY 9700/14 BIOLOGY 9700/14
Paper 1 Multiple Choice May/June 2026 Paper 1 Multiple Choice May/June 2026
1 hour 15 minutes MARK SCHEME
You must answer on the multiple choice answer sheet. Maximum Mark: 40
*
You will need: Multiple choice answer sheet
Soft clean eraser
Soft pencil (type B or HB is recommended)
Published
INSTRUCTIONS
There are forty questions on this paper. Answer all questions.
For each question there are four possible answers A, B, C and D. Choose the one you consider correct
and record your choice in soft pencil on the multiple choice answer sheet. This mark scheme shows the correct answer to each question.
Follow the instructions on the multiple choice answer sheet.
*
We cannot discuss the mark scheme with schools, and we recommend that schools read the mark scheme
Write in soft pencil. together with the question paper and the Principal Examiner Report for Teachers.
Write your name, centre number and candidate number on the multiple choice answer sheet in the
spaces provided unless this has been done for you.
Do not use correction fluid or tape.
Do not write on any bar codes.
You may use a calculator.
INFORMATION
The total mark for this paper is 40.
Each correct answer will score one mark.
Any rough working should be done on this question paper.
This document has 20 pages. Any blank pages are indicated.
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1 A student prepares some cells of onion plant tissue to be viewed with a light microscope.
Question Answer Marks
Which method should the student use to prepare the onion plant tissue?
1 C 1
A place a layer of onion epidermal cells on a microscope slide add a stain to the slide
2 C 1
adjust the magnification place a cover slip on the stained tissue
3 A 1
B place several layers of onion epidermal cells on a microscope slide add a stain to the slide
place the cover slip on the stained tissue adjust the magnification 4 A 1
C place a layer of onion epidermal cells on the microscope slide add a stain to the slide
5 C 1
place a cover slip on the stained tissue adjust the magnification
D place a layer of onion epidermal cells on the microscope slide add a stain to the top of a 6 D 1
cover slip place the cover slip on the tissue adjust the magnification
7 A 1
8 C 1
2 Which range of sizes would include most eukaryotic cells?
9 B 1
A 1 102 nm to 1 m
B 1 m to 1 101 m 10 D 1
C 1 101 m to 1 102 m 11 B 1
D 1 10–3 mm to 1 10–2 mm 12 A 1
13 B 1
3 Which eyepiece and objective lens combination of a light microscope allows the greatest number
of cells in a field of view to be seen? 14 C 1
15 C 1
eyepiece lens objective lens
16 A 1
A 5 10
B 5 40 17 B 1
C 10 10 18 A 1
D 10 40 19 C 1
20 D 1
21 B 1
22 D 1
23 B 1
24 D 1
25 C 1
26 D 1
27 B 1
28 C 1
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4 The electron micrograph shows a cell.
Question Answer Marks
29 B 1
30 A 1
31 A 1
1 32 A 1
33 C 1
34 B 1
35 A 1
2 36 A 1
37 C 1
3
38 B 1
39 A 1
40 D 1
Which row correctly identifies the structures labelled 1, 2 and 3?
1 2 3
A nucleolus mitochondrion rough endoplasmic reticulum
B centriole chloroplast rough endoplasmic reticulum
C nucleolus chloroplast Golgi body
D centriole mitochondrion Golgi body
5 An amino acid enters a cell and is then used to synthesise an enzyme secreted by the cell.
What is the sequence of cell structures involved in the synthesis of the enzyme?
first last
A rough endoplasmic Golgi body ribosome exocytotic
reticulum vesicle
B rough endoplasmic ribosome Golgi body cell surface
reticulum membrane
C ribosome rough endoplasmic Golgi body exocytotic
reticulum vesicle
D ribosome Golgi body rough endoplasmic cell surface
reticulum membrane
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BIOLOGY 9700/14 BIOLOGY 9700/14
Paper 1 Multiple Choice May/June 2026 Paper 1 Multiple Choice May/June 2026
1 hour 15 minutes MARK SCHEME
You must answer on the multiple choice answer sheet. Maximum Mark: 40
*
You will need: Multiple choice answer sheet
Soft clean eraser
Soft pencil (type B or HB is recommended)
Published
INSTRUCTIONS
There are forty questions on this paper. Answer all questions.
For each question there are four possible answers A, B, C and D. Choose the one you consider correct
and record your choice in soft pencil on the multiple choice answer sheet. This mark scheme shows the correct answer to each question.
Follow the instructions on the multiple choice answer sheet.
*
We cannot discuss the mark scheme with schools, and we recommend that schools read the mark scheme
Write in soft pencil. together with the question paper and the Principal Examiner Report for Teachers.
Write your name, centre number and candidate number on the multiple choice answer sheet in the
spaces provided unless this has been done for you.
Do not use correction fluid or tape.
Do not write on any bar codes.
You may use a calculator.
INFORMATION
The total mark for this paper is 40.
Each correct answer will score one mark.
Any rough working should be done on this question paper.
This document has 20 pages. Any blank pages are indicated.
IB26 06_9700_14/5RP
Cambridge University Press & Assessment 2026 [Turn over
This document consists of 3 printed pages.
Cambridge University Press & Assessment 2026 [Turn over
, 9700/14 Cambridge International AS & A Level – Mark Scheme May/June 2026
2 PUBLISHED
1 A student prepares some cells of onion plant tissue to be viewed with a light microscope.
Question Answer Marks
Which method should the student use to prepare the onion plant tissue?
1 C 1
A place a layer of onion epidermal cells on a microscope slide add a stain to the slide
2 C 1
adjust the magnification place a cover slip on the stained tissue
3 A 1
B place several layers of onion epidermal cells on a microscope slide add a stain to the slide
place the cover slip on the stained tissue adjust the magnification 4 A 1
C place a layer of onion epidermal cells on the microscope slide add a stain to the slide
5 C 1
place a cover slip on the stained tissue adjust the magnification
D place a layer of onion epidermal cells on the microscope slide add a stain to the top of a 6 D 1
cover slip place the cover slip on the tissue adjust the magnification
7 A 1
8 C 1
2 Which range of sizes would include most eukaryotic cells?
9 B 1
A 1 102 nm to 1 m
B 1 m to 1 101 m 10 D 1
C 1 101 m to 1 102 m 11 B 1
D 1 10–3 mm to 1 10–2 mm 12 A 1
13 B 1
3 Which eyepiece and objective lens combination of a light microscope allows the greatest number
of cells in a field of view to be seen? 14 C 1
15 C 1
eyepiece lens objective lens
16 A 1
A 5 10
B 5 40 17 B 1
C 10 10 18 A 1
D 10 40 19 C 1
20 D 1
21 B 1
22 D 1
23 B 1
24 D 1
25 C 1
26 D 1
27 B 1
28 C 1
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4 The electron micrograph shows a cell.
Question Answer Marks
29 B 1
30 A 1
31 A 1
1 32 A 1
33 C 1
34 B 1
35 A 1
2 36 A 1
37 C 1
3
38 B 1
39 A 1
40 D 1
Which row correctly identifies the structures labelled 1, 2 and 3?
1 2 3
A nucleolus mitochondrion rough endoplasmic reticulum
B centriole chloroplast rough endoplasmic reticulum
C nucleolus chloroplast Golgi body
D centriole mitochondrion Golgi body
5 An amino acid enters a cell and is then used to synthesise an enzyme secreted by the cell.
What is the sequence of cell structures involved in the synthesis of the enzyme?
first last
A rough endoplasmic Golgi body ribosome exocytotic
reticulum vesicle
B rough endoplasmic ribosome Golgi body cell surface
reticulum membrane
C ribosome rough endoplasmic Golgi body exocytotic
reticulum vesicle
D ribosome Golgi body rough endoplasmic cell surface
reticulum membrane
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