Biology 0610 · 18 Variation and selection
18.3 Selection
Describe natural selection, adaptation, antibiotic resistance, and artificial selection, comparing natural and selective breeding processes.
- Questions
- 100
- Years
- 2015–2026
- Multiple choice
- 66
- Written answer
- 34
- Average marks
- 4
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Where this subtopic appears
- Paper 2variants 21, 22, 2340
- Paper 1variants 11, 12, 1327
- Paper 3variants 31, 32, 3318
- Paper 4variants 41, 42, 4315
Questions by year
| Year | Feb/March | May/June | Oct/Nov | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | – | 6 | – | 6 |
| 2023 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| 2022 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 13 |
| 2021 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 14 |
| 2020 | – | 5 | – | 5 |
| 2019 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 16 |
| 2018 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 18 |
| 2017 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 |
| 2016 | – | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2015 | 2 | – | 1 | 3 |
