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Edexcel GCSE Biology past papers and mark schemes

Edexcel GCSE Biology past papers

Doing combined science? Your papers are under Combined Science · AQA Trilogy · AQA Synergy

Which tier am I?
Look at the paper code on your mock.

Look at the code on the front of your paper. 1BI0/1F means Foundation, 1BI0/1H means Higher. Still not sure? Ask your teacher.

Higher or Foundation, the mitochondria still powers the cell.

June 2025 Latest

PaperFoundationHigher
Paper 1
Foundation1BI0/1FQPMSER
Higher1BI0/1HQPMSER
Paper 2
Foundation1BI0/2FQPMSER
Higher1BI0/2HQPMSER

June 2024

PaperFoundationHigher
Paper 1
Foundation1BI0/1FQPMSER
Higher1BI0/1HQPMSER
Paper 2
Foundation1BI0/2FQPMSER
Higher1BI0/2HQPMSER

June 2023

PaperFoundationHigher
Paper 1
Foundation1BI0/1FQPMSER
Higher1BI0/1HQPMSER
Paper 2
Foundation1BI0/2FQPMSER
Higher1BI0/2HQPMSER
2022June

June 2022

PaperFoundationHigher
Paper 1
Foundation1BI0/1FQPMSER
Higher1BI0/1HQPMSER
Paper 2
Foundation1BI0/2FQPMSER
Higher1BI0/2HQPMSER
2021November

November 2021

PaperFoundationHigher
Paper 1
Foundation1BI0/1FQPMSER
Higher1BI0/1HQPMSER
Paper 2
Foundation1BI0/2FQPMSER
Higher1BI0/2HQPMSER
2020November

November 2020

PaperFoundationHigher
Paper 1
Foundation1BI0/1FQPMSER
Higher1BI0/1HQPMSER
Paper 2
Foundation1BI0/2FQPMSER
Higher1BI0/2HQPMSER
2019June

June 2019

PaperFoundationHigher
Paper 1
Foundation1BI0/1FQPMS
Higher1BI0/1HQPMS
Paper 2
Foundation1BI0/2FQPMS
Higher1BI0/2HQPMS
2018June

June 2018

PaperFoundationHigher
Paper 1
Foundation1BI0/1FQPMS
Higher1BI0/1HQPMS
Paper 2
Foundation1BI0/2FQPMS
Higher1BI0/2HQPMS

Specimen material

PaperFoundationHigher
Paper 1
Foundation1BI0/1FQPMS
Higher1BI0/1HQPMS
Paper 2
Foundation1BI0/2FQPMS
Higher1BI0/2HQPMS
Old course 2BI01 November 2011 to November 2012. The exam before 1BI0: still good practice, but the papers are numbered differently.

November 2012

PaperFoundationHigher
Unit 1
FoundationQPMS
HigherQPMS
Unit 2
FoundationQPMS
HigherQPMS

June 2012

PaperFoundationHigher
Unit 1
FoundationQPMS
HigherQPMS
Unit 2
FoundationQPMS
HigherQPMS

March 2012

PaperFoundationHigher
Unit 1
FoundationQPMS
HigherQPMS

November 2011

PaperFoundationHigher
Unit 1
FoundationQuestion paper not in the archiveQPMS
HigherQuestion paper not in the archiveQPMS

Paper by year

Questions by topic

Stuck on one topic? Practise just that.

Every question is lifted out of its paper and filed under its topic, with its mark scheme.

63 topics and 729 real exam questions in Edexcel GCSE Biology, each with its mark scheme.

See all 63 topics

Edexcel GCSE Biology

Code1BI0

At a glance

The course
Edexcel GCSE Biology 1BI0, Ofqual QAN 601/8610/0, was first examined in 2016. It has 2 papers: Paper 1 and Paper 2, each 1 hour 45 minutes and 100 marks.
The papers
  • Paper 1, 1BI0/1F and 1BI0/1H: 50% weighting, Foundation and Higher tier.
  • Paper 2, 1BI0/2F and 1BI0/2H: 50% weighting, Foundation and Higher tier.
What we hold
We hold 44 papers from 12 sittings, November 2011 to June 2025, and the specimen papers.
Full title
Pearson Edexcel Level 1/Level 2 GCSE (9-1) in Biology Β· QAN 601/8610/0 Β· 2016 onwards

Not Edexcel? Same subject, other boards.

Each board sets completely different papers. Check yours before you revise the wrong thing for months.

The board and course code are printed on the front of every mock paper.

HELP. Which board am I??

Find a mock or past paper from school. The board's name is at the top of the front cover, and the course code is printed next to it, like 1BI0. No paper to hand? Ask your teacher which board and course code you are entered for.

Also on this page 1BI0 2BI01 100/0878/0 100/1138/9

Edexcel 2BI01 Earlier

Pearson Edexcel Level 1/Level 2 GCSE in Biology Β· 2006-2012

Its 12 papers from 4 series are in the years above.

Other courses, no papers held

EDEXCEL Level 1/Level 2 GCSE in Biology AEDEXCEL Level 1/Level 2 GCSE in Biology B

Memes

Certified Biology memes. Peer-reviewed by nobody.

Laugh now. Cry in the exam hall later. Then come back and do a past paper.

Learn the whole of osmosis
Write β€˜water moves’ and leave
Me on the 6-marker about potatoes
Knowing the mitochondria is the powerhouse
Knowing what ATP stands for
Drawing the heart the right way round
Explaining active transport without crying
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Biology starter pack

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