Biology 0610 · 21 Biotechnology and genetic modification
21.2 Biotechnology
Describe the roles of yeast in biofuels and bread-making, and explain the uses of pectinase, lactase, and industrial fermenters.
- Questions
- 90
- Years
- 2015–2026
- Multiple choice
- 68
- Written answer
- 22
- Average marks
- 3.6
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Where this subtopic appears
- Paper 2variants 21, 22, 2336
- Paper 1variants 11, 12, 1332
- Paper 4variants 41, 42, 4313
- Paper 3variants 31, 32, 337
- Paper 5variants 511
- Paper 6variants 611
Questions by year
| Year | Feb/March | May/June | Oct/Nov | Total |
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| 2026 | – | 1 | – | 1 |
| 2023 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 14 |
| 2022 | – | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| 2021 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 2020 | – | 9 | – | 9 |
| 2019 | – | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2018 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 |
| 2017 | – | 8 | 8 | 16 |
| 2016 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 13 |
| 2015 | – | 2 | 1 | 3 |
