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OCR A-Level Biology A past-paper questions on 4.2.2.1 Classification and naming species, 2016–2025, with mark schemes and examiner’s reports where available.
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All 19 questions on Classification and naming species, as a list
- June 2025, AS Paper 2, Q4(a)(i) (1 mark): The European dust mite is an insect with the binomial name Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus. State one advantage of the binomial naming system. [1]
- June 2025, AS Paper 2, Q4(a)(ii) (2 marks): Complete the table with the names of the taxa for the European dust mite. Taxa Name Kingdom Genus Species [2]
- June 2024, Paper 2, Q18(a)(i) (1 mark): Name the classification taxon represented by the column headed A. [1]
- June 2023, Paper 2, Q14 (1 mark): Organisms are named using the binomial system. What is the correct way to represent the binomial name for domestic dogs? A Canis familiaris B Canis familiaris C
- June 2023, AS Paper 1, Q5 (1 mark): The giraffe is a species of mammal with the species name ‘camelopardalis’ and the genus name ‘Giraffa’. What is the correct format for the binomial name of the
- June 2022, AS Paper 2, Q6(a)(ii) (1 mark): Name the genus of the gum-leaf skeletoniser moth. [1]
- June 2022, AS Paper 2, Q6(a)(iii) (1 mark): The table shows some taxonomic descriptions for the gum-leaf skeletoniser moth. They are not in the correct hierarchical sequence. Complete the table to show th
- November 2021, AS Paper 1, Q24(a)(ii) (1 mark): Staphylococcus aureus is the binomial name for a species of bacterium. State one advantage of referring to Staphylococcus aureus in this way. [1]
- November 2020, Paper 2, Q8 (1 mark): Polar bears, Ursus maritimus, and giant pandas, Ailuropoda melanoleuca, both belong to the family Ursidae. Which of the following, A to D, is not true about the
- June 2019, AS Paper 1, Q17 (1 mark): Some of the taxonomic groups for the beach sunflower, Helianthus debilis, are shown in the table below. Kingdom Plantae Phylum Magnoliophyta W Magnoliopsida Ord
- June 2019, AS Paper 2, Q3(a)(i) (1 mark): Name the genus of the Scottish wildcat. [1]
- June 2019, AS Paper 2, Q3(a)(iii) (2 marks): Suggest why the Scottish wildcat and the European wildcat cannot yet be classified as different species. [2]
- June 2018, Paper 3, Q5(a)(i) (1 mark): Place a tick (3) in the box next to the species most closely related to Pinus glabra. Diplodia pinea Ilex glabra Pinus resinosa Annona glabra [1]
- June 2018, AS Paper 1, Q21(a) (1 mark): Name the genus of the Titicaca water frog. [1]
- June 2017, Paper 2, Q15 (1 mark): The image below shows a European badger, Meles meles, which is a member of the family Mustelidae. The American badger belongs to a different genus within the sa
- June 2017, Paper 2, Q19(b)(iii) (6 marks): Two species of chimpanzees, the chimpanzee and the bonobo, are the closest living relatives of humans. Fig. 19.1 is a diagram representing the current classific
- June 2016, AS Paper 1, Q23(a) (2 marks): Complete the table below, showing the classification of the Sumatran rhinoceros. Kingdom Phylum Chordata Mammalia Perissodactyla Family Rhinocerotidae Dicerorhi
- June 2016, AS Paper 1, Q23(b) (1 mark): The name Dicerorhinus sumatrensis is part of the binomial naming system. State an advantage of using this system rather than using the common name, Sumatran rhi
- June 2016, AS Paper 2, Q4(a)(i) (1 mark): To which genus does this fungus belong? [1]
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