IGCSE Co-ordinated Sciences (Double Award) 0654 · Biology · 18

Active transport: past paper questions

5 real questionsasked in 2 of the last 10 exam series2021–2025usually: Which, Define

Real questions on active transport

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0654/01 · Specimen 2025 · Q1[1]
Which row shows active transport?
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0654/02 · Specimen 2025 · Q1[1]
Which row shows active transport?
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0654/02 · Specimen 2025 · Q12[1]
Which statement is correct?
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0654/43 · October/November 2025 · Q2a(i)[2]
Define active transport.
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0654/21 · May/June 2021 · Q39[1]
Which diagram shows the pattern and the direction of the magnetic field around the wire?
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What examiners said

Most candidates recognised the shape of the magnetic field pattern around a straight wire, but fewer knew the correct direction of the field lines, leading them to option D.
— Examiner report, May/June 2021, 0654/21 Q39 (Cambridge)

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18 Active transport

Describe active transport as the movement 2 Explain the importance of active transport as of particles through a cell membrane from a process for movement of molecules or ions a region of lower concentration to a region across membranes, including ion uptake by of higher concentration (i.e. against a root hairs concentration gradient), using energy from respiration

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