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Surface area to volume ratio: AQA A‑Level Biology questions

Every AQA A-Level Biology exam question on 3.3.1 Surface area to volume ratio, 2016–2025, with its mark scheme and examiner’s report.

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  1. Q03.1

    June 2024 · Paper 3

    3 marks3.3.1 Surface area to volume ratio
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    June 2024 Paper 3, question 03.1: Describe and explain the relationship between surface area to volume ratio of the human body and metabolic rate. [3 marks]

  2. Q03.2

    June 2024 · Paper 3

    3 marks3.3.1 Surface area to volume ratio
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    June 2024 Paper 3, question 03.2: Using suitable calculations, deduce which person has the smaller surface area to volume ratio. Show your working and complete the sentence below. Give your answ

  3. Q03.3

    June 2024 · Paper 3

    1 mark3.3.1 Surface area to volume ratio
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    June 2024 Paper 3, question 03.3: Which is not a possible explanation for the difference in surface area to volume ratio between person A and person B? Tick () one box. [1 mark]

  4. Q05.1

    June 2023 · AS Paper 1

    2 marks3.3.1 Surface area to volume ratio
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    June 2023 AS Paper 1, question 05.1: Complete Table 2 to show the surface area and the surface area to volume ratio for the two shapes. Table 2 Shape Surface area / cm2 Volume / cm3 Surface area to

  5. Q05.2

    June 2023 · AS Paper 1

    1 mark3.3.1 Surface area to volume ratio
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    June 2023 AS Paper 1, question 05.2: The student put the blocks into an acidic solution. The acidic solution caused the blocks to gradually turn from pink to colourless. She recorded the time taken

  6. Q05.3

    June 2023 · AS Paper 1

    1 mark3.3.1 Surface area to volume ratio
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    June 2023 AS Paper 1, question 05.3: Suggest what the student should have done when she saw that shape C, block 2 was damaged. [1 mark]

  7. Q05.4

    June 2023 · AS Paper 1

    2 marks3.3.1 Surface area to volume ratio
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    June 2023 AS Paper 1, question 05.4: State three variables the student controlled in order to obtain valid results. [2 marks] 1 2 3

  8. Q08.2

    June 2022 · Paper 1

    2 marks3.3.1 Surface area to volume ratio
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    June 2022 Paper 1, question 08.2: Using Figure 11, the scientists calculated the surface area to volume ratios for each gill filament in these two fish. Some of their results are shown in Table

  9. Q02.1

    November 2021 · Paper 1

    2 marks3.3.1 Surface area to volume ratio
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    November 2021 Paper 1, question 02.1: Explain the advantage for larger animals of having a specialised system that facilitates oxygen uptake. [2 marks]

  10. Q03.4

    November 2021 · AS Paper 1

    2 marks3.3.1 Surface area to volume ratio
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    November 2021 AS Paper 1, question 03.4: In large cells of U. marinum, most mitochondria are found close to the cell-surface membrane. In smaller cells, the mitochondria are distributed evenly througho
All 10 questions on Surface area to volume ratio, as a list
  1. June 2024, Paper 3, Q03.1 (3 marks): Describe and explain the relationship between surface area to volume ratio of the human body and metabolic rate. [3 marks]
  2. June 2024, Paper 3, Q03.2 (3 marks): Using suitable calculations, deduce which person has the smaller surface area to volume ratio. Show your working and complete the sentence below. Give your answ
  3. June 2024, Paper 3, Q03.3 (1 mark): Which is not a possible explanation for the difference in surface area to volume ratio between person A and person B? Tick () one box. [1 mark]
  4. June 2023, AS Paper 1, Q05.1 (2 marks): Complete Table 2 to show the surface area and the surface area to volume ratio for the two shapes. Table 2 Shape Surface area / cm2 Volume / cm3 Surface area to
  5. June 2023, AS Paper 1, Q05.2 (1 mark): The student put the blocks into an acidic solution. The acidic solution caused the blocks to gradually turn from pink to colourless. She recorded the time taken
  6. June 2023, AS Paper 1, Q05.3 (1 mark): Suggest what the student should have done when she saw that shape C, block 2 was damaged. [1 mark]
  7. June 2023, AS Paper 1, Q05.4 (2 marks): State three variables the student controlled in order to obtain valid results. [2 marks] 1 2 3
  8. June 2022, Paper 1, Q08.2 (2 marks): Using Figure 11, the scientists calculated the surface area to volume ratios for each gill filament in these two fish. Some of their results are shown in Table
  9. November 2021, Paper 1, Q02.1 (2 marks): Explain the advantage for larger animals of having a specialised system that facilitates oxygen uptake. [2 marks]
  10. November 2021, AS Paper 1, Q03.4 (2 marks): In large cells of U. marinum, most mitochondria are found close to the cell-surface membrane. In smaller cells, the mitochondria are distributed evenly througho

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