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9700 · May/June 2016 · examinable unit

9700/41 Question 6

Cambridge Biology · 10 marks · syllabus 16.2. This page is the question object — what is being tested — not the mark scheme.

Stem preview

The fruit fly, *Drosophila melanogaster*, has eyes, a striped abdomen and wings longer than its abdomen. This is called a ‘wild-type' fly. Mutation has…

Full stem stays in the official paper. We show a short excerpt so you can identify the item, then attempt your own answer.

What the examiner is asking

This 9700/41 item (10 marks, May/June 2016) is testing whether you can apply syllabus 16.2 under timed exam conditions — not whether you can recall a textbook paragraph. Read the command word, identify the quantity or argument required, and plan the mark-earning steps before you write.

Prerequisite concepts

  • Core definitions and relationships for syllabus 16.2
  • Command-word literacy (state / describe / explain / calculate / deduce)
  • Showing method lines examiners can credit even if the final answer slips
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Similar practice

After you attempt this question, mark it, then take another 9700 past-paper item on the same topic so the weakness becomes a habit fix — not a one-off score.

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