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.
Sample question 1 - Foundation
Question
Which of these statements is an example of sustainability? [1 mark]
Tick one box.
| A | Harvesting selected trees from a forest and replanting | |
| B | Replacing forests with food crops | |
| C | Taking fish from the sea faster than they can reproduce | |
| D | Using crude oil to make plastics |
| A |
|---|
| Harvesting selected trees from a forest and replanting |
| B |
|---|
| Replacing forests with food crops |
| C |
|---|
| Taking fish from the sea faster than they can reproduce |
| D |
|---|
| Using crude oil to make plastics |
OCR Gateway, GCE Biology, Paper J247, 2016.
| A | Harvesting selected trees from a forest and replanting | ✔ |
| B | Replacing forests with food crops | |
| C | Taking fish from the sea faster than they can reproduce | |
| D | Using crude oil to make plastics |
| A |
|---|
| Harvesting selected trees from a forest and replanting |
| ✔ |
| B |
|---|
| Replacing forests with food crops |
| C |
|---|
| Taking fish from the sea faster than they can reproduce |
| D |
|---|
| Using crude oil to make plastics |
Sample question 2 - Foundation
Question
Different diseases are caused by different pathogens.
Which type of pathogen causes tobacco mosaic disease? [1 mark]
Tick one box.
| A | a bacterium | |
| B | a fungus | |
| C | a virus | |
| D | a protist |
| A |
|---|
| a bacterium |
| B |
|---|
| a fungus |
| C |
|---|
| a virus |
| D |
|---|
| a protist |
OCR Gateway, GCE Biology, Paper J247, 2016.
| A | a bacterium | |
| B | a fungus | |
| C | a virus | ✔ |
| D | a protist |
| A |
|---|
| a bacterium |
| B |
|---|
| a fungus |
| C |
|---|
| a virus |
| ✔ |
| D |
|---|
| a protist |
Sample question 3 - Higher
Question
Monoclonal antibodies can be used to treat some kinds of cancer.
Look at the diagram of a cancer cell.
It is being treated using monoclonal antibodies.
Which label A, B, C or D, shows the monoclonal antibodies [1 mark]
OCR Gateway, GCE Biology, Paper J247 - Higher, 2016.
Label A [1]
Sample question 4 - Higher
Question
Eva investigates the number of daisy plants growing on the school playing field.
She uses a quadrat to count the number of daisy plants growing in different areas of the field.
The table shows her results.
| Quadrat | Number of daisy plants |
| 1 | 8 |
| 2 | 2 |
| 3 | 7 |
| 4 | 5 |
| Quadrat | 1 |
|---|---|
| Number of daisy plants | 8 |
| Quadrat | 2 |
|---|---|
| Number of daisy plants | 2 |
| Quadrat | 3 |
|---|---|
| Number of daisy plants | 7 |
| Quadrat | 4 |
|---|---|
| Number of daisy plants | 5 |
Each quadrat has an area of 0.25 m2.
The school playing field has an area of 15,000 m2.
Estimate the population of daisy plants growing on the school field. [1 mark]
Tick one box.
| A | 682 | |
| B | 82,500 | |
| C | 330,000 | |
| D | 1,320,000 |
| A |
|---|
| 682 |
| B |
|---|
| 82,500 |
| C |
|---|
| 330,000 |
| D |
|---|
| 1,320,000 |
OCR Gateway, GCE Biology, Paper J247, 2016.
| A | 682 | |
| B | 82,500 | |
| C | 330,000 | ✔ |
| D | 1,320,000 |
| A |
|---|
| 682 |
| B |
|---|
| 82,500 |
| C |
|---|
| 330,000 |
| ✔ |
| D |
|---|
| 1,320,000 |
More guides on this topic
- Field investigations - OCR Gateway
- Monitoring and maintaining the environment - OCR Gateway
- Feeding the human race - OCR Gateway
- Monitoring & maintaining health - Communicable diseases - OCR Gateway
- Treating, curing and preventing disease - OCR Gateway
- Monoclonal antibodies - Higher - OCR Gateway
- Plant disease - OCR Gateway
- Cancer and cardiovascular disease - Non-communicable - OCR Gateway
- Monitoring and maintaining health - Non-communicable - OCR Gateway
