Cambridge International AS & A Level
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BIOLOGY9700/04
Paper 4 A Level Structured Questions For examination from 2022
SPECIMEN PAPER 2 hours
You must answer on the question paper.
No additional materials are needed.
INSTRUCTIONS
● Answer all questions.
● Use a black or dark blue pen. You may use an HB pencil for any diagrams or graphs.
● Write your name, centre number and candidate number in the boxes at the top of the page.
● Write your answer to each question in the space provided.
● Do not use an erasable pen or correction fluid.
● Do not write on any bar codes.
● You may use a calculator.
● You should show all your working and use appropriate units.
INFORMATION
● The total mark for this paper is 100.
● The number of marks for each question or part question is shown in brackets [ ].
This document has 26 pages. Blank pages are indicated.
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1 (a) The aye-aye, Daubentonia madagascariensis, is a mammal, native to Madagascar.
Aye-ayes are active at night and make their nests high up in trees. They feed on insect larvae
in the trunks of trees.
Fig. 1.1 shows an aye-aye.
Fig. 1.1
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) categorises the aye-aye as
endangered. This means that the aye-aye has a very high risk of becoming extinct in the wild.
(i) Name the domain to which the aye-aye belongs.
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(ii) State one reason why aye-ayes may have become endangered.
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(iii) Suggest ways in which zoos may be able to protect this species from extinction.
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© UCLES 2019 9700/04/SP/22 [Turn over
*0123456789*
BIOLOGY9700/04
Paper 4 A Level Structured Questions For examination from 2022
SPECIMEN PAPER 2 hours
You must answer on the question paper.
No additional materials are needed.
INSTRUCTIONS
● Answer all questions.
● Use a black or dark blue pen. You may use an HB pencil for any diagrams or graphs.
● Write your name, centre number and candidate number in the boxes at the top of the page.
● Write your answer to each question in the space provided.
● Do not use an erasable pen or correction fluid.
● Do not write on any bar codes.
● You may use a calculator.
● You should show all your working and use appropriate units.
INFORMATION
● The total mark for this paper is 100.
● The number of marks for each question or part question is shown in brackets [ ].
This document has 26 pages. Blank pages are indicated.
© UCLES 2019 [Turn over
, 2
BLANK PAGE
© UCLES 2019 9700/04/SP/22
, 3
1 (a) The aye-aye, Daubentonia madagascariensis, is a mammal, native to Madagascar.
Aye-ayes are active at night and make their nests high up in trees. They feed on insect larvae
in the trunks of trees.
Fig. 1.1 shows an aye-aye.
Fig. 1.1
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) categorises the aye-aye as
endangered. This means that the aye-aye has a very high risk of becoming extinct in the wild.
(i) Name the domain to which the aye-aye belongs.
....................................................................................................................................... [1]
(ii) State one reason why aye-ayes may have become endangered.
............................................................................................................................................
....................................................................................................................................... [1]
(iii) Suggest ways in which zoos may be able to protect this species from extinction.
............................................................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................
............................................................................................................................................
....................................................................................................................................... [3]
© UCLES 2019 9700/04/SP/22 [Turn over
