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.
These questions have been written by Bitesize consultants as suggestions to the types of questions that may appear in an exam paper.
Sample question 1 - Foundation
Question
What is the definition of a community? Tick one box. [1 mark]
| A | Two or more species of organisms in their environment |
| B | The interaction between living organisms and their environment |
| C | All the organisms of the same or closely-related species |
| D | Two or more populations of organisms |
| A |
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| Two or more species of organisms in their environment |
| B |
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| The interaction between living organisms and their environment |
| C |
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| All the organisms of the same or closely-related species |
| D |
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| Two or more populations of organisms |
| A | Two or more species of organisms in their environment | |
| B | The interaction between living organisms and their environment | |
| C | All the organisms of the same or closely-related species | |
| D | Two or more populations of organisms | ✔ |
| A |
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| Two or more species of organisms in their environment |
| B |
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| The interaction between living organisms and their environment |
| C |
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| All the organisms of the same or closely-related species |
| D |
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| Two or more populations of organisms |
| ✔ |
Sample question 2 - Foundation
Question
Which of these processes from the carbon cycle releases carbon dioxide into the atmosphere? Tick two boxes. [2 marks]
| A | Combustion |
| B | Photosynthesis |
| C | Respiration |
| D | Transpiration |
| A |
|---|
| Combustion |
| B |
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| Photosynthesis |
| C |
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| Respiration |
| D |
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| Transpiration |
| A | Combustion | ✔ |
| B | Photosynthesis | |
| C | Respiration | ✔ |
| D | Transpiration |
| A |
|---|
| Combustion |
| ✔ |
| B |
|---|
| Photosynthesis |
| C |
|---|
| Respiration |
| ✔ |
| D |
|---|
| Transpiration |
Sample question 3 - Higher
Question
The distribution of moth species in an ecosystem is affected by environmental changes.
A change in which of these factors is least likely to affect the distribution of moths? [1 mark]
| A | Temperature |
| B | Soil pH |
| C | Availability of water |
| D | Composition of gases in the atmosphere |
| A |
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| Temperature |
| B |
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| Soil pH |
| C |
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| Availability of water |
| D |
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| Composition of gases in the atmosphere |
| A | Temperature | |
| B | Soil pH | ✔ |
| C | Availability of water | |
| D | Composition of gases in the atmosphere |
| A |
|---|
| Temperature |
| B |
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| Soil pH |
| ✔ |
| C |
|---|
| Availability of water |
| D |
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| Composition of gases in the atmosphere |
Sample question 4 - Higher
Question
Which of these processes do not occur in the water cycle? Tick two boxes. [2 marks]
| A | Infiltration |
| B | Condensation |
| C | Eutrophication |
| D | Composition |
| A |
|---|
| Infiltration |
| B |
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| Condensation |
| C |
|---|
| Eutrophication |
| D |
|---|
| Composition |
| A | Infiltration | |
| B | Condensation | |
| C | Eutrophication | ✔ |
| D | Composition | ✔ |
| A |
|---|
| Infiltration |
| B |
|---|
| Condensation |
| C |
|---|
| Eutrophication |
| ✔ |
| D |
|---|
| Composition |
| ✔ |