IB Biology HL · 2025
4.4 Cell and nuclear division
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4.4 Cell and nuclear division
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Micro-topics in 4.4 Cell and nuclear division
In syllabus order. The ring is the share of papers each appears in. 6 of them have no matching questions in this archive.
4.4.1
Generation of new cells in living organisms by cell division
No question tagged to this topic in the 18 Biology HL papers analysed
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Cytokinesis as splitting of cytoplasm in a parent cell between daughter cells
1 question · in 6% of papers
Less commonlast Nov 25 P1 TZ1
- Less common
last May 26 P1 TZ2
- Less common
last May 25 P2 TZ1
- Less common
last May 25 P2 TZ3
4.4.6
Condensation and movement of chromosomes as shared features of mitosis and meiosis
3 questions · in 17% of papers
Regularlast May 26 P1 TZ3
- Less common
last May 25 P2 TZ2
- Occasional
last May 26 P1 TZ1
- Occasional
last May 26 P1 TZ1
- Occasional
last Spec 25 P2
4.4.11
Meiosis as a source of variation
No question tagged to this topic in the 18 Biology HL papers analysed
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Cell proliferation for growth, cell replacement and tissue repair
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4.4.14
No question tagged to this topic in the 18 Biology HL papers analysed
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Control of the cell cycle using cyclins
No question tagged to this topic in the 18 Biology HL papers analysed
No matches in this archiveRevise it- Less common
last Nov 25 P2 TZ1
4.4.17
4 questions · in 17% of papers
Regularlast May 26 P1 TZ3
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Top 4 of 11 micro-topics for the next sitting. Numbers are questions per year.
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| Micro-topic | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| 1Differences between tumours in rates of cell division and growth and in the capacity for metastasis and invasion of neighbouring tissue, 2025: 1 question | 3Differences between tumours in rates of cell division and growth and in the capacity for metastasis and invasion of neighbouring tissue, 2026: 3 questions | |
| 2Condensation and movement of chromosomes as shared features of mitosis and meiosis, 2025: 2 questions | 1Condensation and movement of chromosomes as shared features of mitosis and meiosis, 2026: 1 question | |
| 1Identification of phases of mitosis, 2025: 1 question | 3Identification of phases of mitosis, 2026: 3 questions | |
| 1Meiosis as a reduction division, 2025: 1 question | 1Meiosis as a reduction division, 2026: 1 question |
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Which Biology HL exam sessions are covered for 4.4 Cell and nuclear division?
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 14 papers in this archive.
Which 4.4 Cell and nuclear division topic comes up most?
Differences between tumours in rates of cell division and growth and in the capacity for metastasis and invasion of neighbouring tissue (4.4.17): in 17% of papers, last seen May 26 P1 TZ3. Usually "Calculate", worth about 2.3 marks in a paper that includes it.
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