IB Biology HL · 2025

2.10 Ecological niches

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2.10 Ecological niches

Latest exam session: May 2026

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Micro-topics in 2.10 Ecological niches

In syllabus order. The ring is the share of papers each appears in. 2 of them have no matching questions in this archive.

  • 0

    2.10.1

    What is an ecological niche?

    No question tagged to this topic in the 18 Biology HL papers analysed

    No matches in this archiveRevise it
  • 0

    2.10.2

    Abiotic factors, tolerance and biomes

    No question tagged to this topic in the 18 Biology HL papers analysed

    No matches in this archiveRevise it
  • 17

    2.10.3

    Modes of nutrition

    4 questions · in 17% of papers

    Regular

    last Nov 25 P1 TZ3

  • 17

    2.10.4

    Competitive exclusion and realized niches

    3 questions · in 17% of papers

    Regular

    last May 26 P2 TZ3

  • 17

    2.10.5

    Interspecific relationships

    12 questions · in 17% of papers

    Regular

    last May 26 P2 TZ2

Exam pattern

How often each micro-topic has been examined, year by year. Each label is explained under the grid.

Does it repeat?

Questions per year for each micro-topic, including those with no matches in this archive.

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Micro-topic20252026
11Interspecific relationships, 2025: 11 questions1Interspecific relationships, 2026: 1 question
2.10.3Modes of nutritionRegular
4Modes of nutrition, 2025: 4 questions·Modes of nutrition, 2026: 0 questions
1Competitive exclusion and realized niches, 2025: 1 question2Competitive exclusion and realized niches, 2026: 2 questions
2.10.1What is an ecological niche?No matches in this archive
·What is an ecological niche?, 2025: 0 questions·What is an ecological niche?, 2026: 0 questions
2.10.2Abiotic factors, tolerance and biomesNo matches in this archive
·Abiotic factors, tolerance and biomes, 2025: 0 questions·Abiotic factors, tolerance and biomes, 2026: 0 questions
  • Regularin roughly one paper in six or more
  • No matches in this archiveon the syllabus, but has no question tagged to it in this archive. This does not mean it has never been examined

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4 exam sessions from 2025 to 2026, the latest May 2026. Every Paper 1 and 2 in every timezone is read and classified in full, which gives 7 papers in this archive.

Which 2.10 Ecological niches topic comes up most?

Interspecific relationships (2.10.5): in 17% of papers, last seen May 26 P2 TZ2. Usually "Outline", worth about 5.7 marks in a paper that includes it.

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