Cambridge O Level Biology (5090) Paper 12, May/June 2025. Read the question paper free and work through it with an AI tutor that explains every question step by step.
| Exam board | Cambridge International Education |
|---|---|
| Qualification | Cambridge O Level |
| Subject | Biology |
| Syllabus code | 5090 |
| Paper | Paper 12 (5090/12) |
| Exam series | May/June 2025 · all 2025 papers |
| Questions | 40 |
| AI explanations | Available for every question |
The questions in this paper cover these Biology syllabus chapters:
| Topic | Questions |
|---|---|
| Chapter 1: Cells | 6 |
| Chapter 2: Classification | 5 |
| Chapter 3: Movement into and out of cells | 5 |
| Chapter 4: Biological molecules | 4 |
| Chapter 5: Enzymes | 5 |
| Chapter 6: Plant nutrition | 7 |
| Chapter 7: Transport in flowering plants | 3 |
| Chapter 8: Human nutrition | 6 |
| Chapter 9: Human gas exchange | 2 |
| Chapter 10: Respiration | 6 |
| Chapter 11: Transport in humans | 7 |
| Chapter 12: Disease and immunity | 4 |
| Chapter 13: Excretion | 2 |
| Chapter 14: Coordination and control | 4 |
| Chapter 16: Development of organisms and continuity of life | 4 |
| Chapter 17: Inheritance | 2 |
| Chapter 19: Relationships of organisms with one another and with the environment | 4 |
Every question in 5090 Biology Paper 12 — May/June 2025 and the syllabus topic it tests. Ask the AI tutor about any of them by number, for example "Question 1".
| Question | Topic |
|---|---|
| Question 1 | Chapter 1: Cells |
| Question 2 | Chapter 2: Classification |
| Question 3 | Chapter 2: Classification |
| Question 4 | Chapter 3: Movement into and out of cells; Chapter 5: Enzymes; Chapter 6: Plant nutrition |
| Question 5 | Chapter 6: Plant nutrition; Chapter 7: Transport in flowering plants |
| Question 6 | Chapter 4: Biological molecules |
| Question 7 | Chapter 3: Movement into and out of cells; Chapter 5: Enzymes; Chapter 6: Plant nutrition |
| Question 8 | Chapter 5: Enzymes; Chapter 6: Plant nutrition; Chapter 10: Respiration |
| Question 9 | Chapter 3: Movement into and out of cells; Chapter 5: Enzymes; Chapter 6: Plant nutrition |
| Question 10 | Chapter 6: Plant nutrition; Chapter 10: Respiration |
| Question 11 | Chapter 6: Plant nutrition; Chapter 7: Transport in flowering plants; Chapter 10: Respiration |
| Question 12 | Chapter 5: Enzymes; Chapter 8: Human nutrition |
| Question 13 | Chapter 8: Human nutrition; Chapter 9: Human gas exchange; Chapter 11: Transport in humans |
| Question 14 | Chapter 4: Biological molecules; Chapter 8: Human nutrition; Chapter 11: Transport in humans |
| Question 15 | Chapter 1: Cells; Chapter 2: Classification; Chapter 4: Biological molecules |
| Question 16 | Chapter 10: Respiration |
| Question 17 | Chapter 10: Respiration |
| Question 18 | Chapter 11: Transport in humans |
| Question 19 | Chapter 11: Transport in humans; Chapter 12: Disease and immunity |
| Question 20 | Chapter 11: Transport in humans |
| Question 21 | Chapter 1: Cells |
| Question 22 | Chapter 1: Cells; Chapter 2: Classification; Chapter 4: Biological molecules |
| Question 23 | Chapter 12: Disease and immunity |
| Question 24 | Chapter 12: Disease and immunity |
| Question 25 | Chapter 13: Excretion |
| Question 26 | Chapter 8: Human nutrition; Chapter 11: Transport in humans; Chapter 13: Excretion |
| Question 27 | Chapter 14: Coordination and control |
| Question 28 | Chapter 8: Human nutrition; Chapter 14: Coordination and control |
| Question 29 | Chapter 12: Disease and immunity; Chapter 19: Relationships of organisms with one another and with the environment |
| Question 30 | Chapter 3: Movement into and out of cells; Chapter 14: Coordination and control; Chapter 19: Relationships of organisms with one another and with the environment |
| Question 31 | Chapter 8: Human nutrition; Chapter 9: Human gas exchange; Chapter 11: Transport in humans |
| Question 32 | Chapter 1: Cells; Chapter 10: Respiration |
| Question 33 | Chapter 16: Development of organisms and continuity of life |
| Question 34 | Chapter 16: Development of organisms and continuity of life |
| Question 35 | Chapter 14: Coordination and control; Chapter 16: Development of organisms and continuity of life |
| Question 36 | Chapter 17: Inheritance |
| Question 37 | Chapter 16: Development of organisms and continuity of life; Chapter 17: Inheritance |
| Question 38 | Chapter 19: Relationships of organisms with one another and with the environment |
| Question 39 | Chapter 3: Movement into and out of cells; Chapter 7: Transport in flowering plants |
| Question 40 | Chapter 1: Cells; Chapter 2: Classification; Chapter 19: Relationships of organisms with one another and with the environment |
This paper tests 17 syllabus topics: Cells (6 questions), Classification (5 questions), Movement into and out of cells (5 questions), Biological molecules (4 questions), Enzymes (5 questions), Plant nutrition (7 questions), Transport in flowering plants (3 questions), Human nutrition (6 questions), Human gas exchange (2 questions), Respiration (6 questions), Transport in humans (7 questions), Disease and immunity (4 questions), Excretion (2 questions), Coordination and control (4 questions), Development of organisms and continuity of life (4 questions), Inheritance (2 questions), Relationships of organisms with one another and with the environment (4 questions).
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