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Edexcel IGCSE Biology past papers and mark schemes

Edexcel IGCSE Biology past papers

Old course 4BI0 January 2019 ยท Old course 4HB0 January 2019

R papers are the same exam sat in a different time zone. Same content, fine to use as practice.

June 2025 Latest

Biology Paper 1
4BI1/1BQPMSER
Biology Paper 1R ยท regional
4BI1/1BRQPMSER
Biology Paper 2
4BI1/2BQPMSER
Biology Paper 2R ยท regional
4BI1/2BRQPMSER

June 2025

Paper 1
Paper 1R ยท regional
Paper 2
Paper 2R ยท regional

November 2024

Biology Paper 1
4BI1/1BQPMSER
Biology Paper 2
4BI1/2BQPMSER

November 2024

Paper 1
Paper 2

June 2024

Biology Paper 1
4BI1/1BQPMSER
Biology Paper 1R ยท regional
4BI1/1BRQPMSER
Biology Paper 2
4BI1/2BQPMSER
Biology Paper 2R ยท regional
4BI1/2BRQPMSER

June 2024

Paper 1
Paper 1R ยท regional
Paper 2
Paper 2R ยท regional

November 2023

Biology Paper 1
4BI1/1BQPMSER
Biology Paper 2
4BI1/2BQPMSER

November 2023

Paper 1
Paper 2

June 2023

Biology Paper 1
4BI1/1BQPMSER
Biology Paper 1R ยท regional
4BI1/1BRQPMSER
Biology Paper 2
4BI1/2BQPMSER
Biology Paper 2R ยท regional
4BI1/2BRQPMSER

June 2023

Paper 1
Paper 1R ยท regional
Paper 2
Paper 2R ยท regional

January 2023

Biology Paper 1
4BI1/1BQPMSER
Biology Paper 1R ยท regional
4BI1/1BRQPMSER
Biology Paper 2
4BI1/2BQPMSER
Biology Paper 2R ยท regional
4BI1/2BRQPMSER

January 2023

Paper 1
Paper 2
2022June ยท January

June 2022

Biology Paper 1
4BI1/1BQPMSER
Biology Paper 1R ยท regional
4BI1/1BRQPMSER
Biology Paper 2
4BI1/2BQPMSER
Biology Paper 2R ยท regional
4BI1/2BRQPMSER

June 2022

Paper 1
Paper 1R ยท regional
Paper 2
Paper 2R ยท regional

January 2022

Biology Paper 1
4BI1/1BQPMSER
Biology Paper 1R ยท regional
4BI1/1BRQPMSER
Biology Paper 2
4BI1/2BQPMSER
Biology Paper 2R ยท regional
4BI1/2BRQPMSER

January 2022

Paper 1
Paper 2
2021November ยท January

November 2021

Biology Paper 1
4BI1/1BQPMSER
Biology Paper 2
4BI1/2BQPMSER

November 2021

Paper 1
Paper 2

January 2021

Biology Paper 1
4BI1/1BQPMSER
Biology Paper 1R ยท regional
4BI1/1BRQPMSER
Biology Paper 2
4BI1/2BQPMSER
Biology Paper 2R ยท regional
4BI1/2BRQPMSER
2020November ยท January

November 2020

Biology Paper 1
4BI1/1BQPMSER
Biology Paper 1R ยท regional
4BI1/1BRQPMSER
Paper 2R ยท regional
Biology Paper 2
4BI1/2BQPMSER
Biology Paper 2R ยท regional
4BI1/2BRQPMSER

November 2020

Paper 1
Paper 1R ยท regional
QPMSExaminer report not in the archiveER
Paper 2
QPMSExaminer report not in the archiveER
Paper 2R ยท regional

January 2020

Biology Paper 1
4BI1/1BQPMSER
Biology Paper 1R ยท regional
4BI1/1BRQPMSER
Biology Paper 2
4BI1/2BQPMSER
Biology Paper 2R ยท regional
4BI1/2BRQPMSER

January 2020

Paper 01
Paper 02
2019June ยท January

June 2019

Biology Paper 1
4BI1/1BQPMSER
Biology Paper 1R ยท regional
4BI1/1BRQPMSER
Biology Paper 2
4BI1/2BQPMSER
Biology Paper 2R ยท regional
4BI1/2BRQPMSER

June 2019

Paper 01
Paper 1R ยท regional
Paper 02
Paper 2R ยท regional

January 2019

Paper 1
Paper 2

January 2019

Biology Paper 1
4BI0/1BQPMSER
Biology Paper 2
4BI0/2BQPMSER

January 2019

Paper 1
Paper 2

Specimen material

Biology Paper 1
4BI1/1BQPMS
Biology Paper 2
4BI1/2BQPMS
Old course 4BI0 June 2011 to June 2018 ยท Old course 4HB0 June 2011 to June 2018. The exam before 4BI1: still good practice, but the papers are numbered differently.

June 2018

Biology Paper 1
4BI0/1BQPMSER
Biology Paper 1R ยท regional
4BI0/1BRQPMSER
Paper 1R ยท regional
QPMark scheme not in the archiveMSExaminer report not in the archiveER
Biology Paper 2
4BI0/2BQPMSER
Biology Paper 2R ยท regional
4BI0/2BRQPMSER
Paper 2R ยท regional
QPMark scheme not in the archiveMSExaminer report not in the archiveER

June 2018

Paper 1
Paper 2

January 2018

Biology Paper 1
4BI0/1BQPMSER
Paper 1
QPMSExaminer report not in the archiveER
Biology Paper 2
4BI0/2BQPMSER
Paper 2
QPMSExaminer report not in the archiveER

January 2018

Paper 1
Paper 2

June 2017

Biology Paper 1
4BI0/1BQPMSER
Biology Paper 1R ยท regional
4BI0/1BRQPMSER
Paper 1R ยท regional
QPMark scheme not in the archiveMSExaminer report not in the archiveER
Biology Paper 2
4BI0/2BQPMSER
Biology Paper 2R ยท regional
4BI0/2BRQPMSER
Paper 2R ยท regional
QPMark scheme not in the archiveMSExaminer report not in the archiveER

June 2017

Paper 1
Paper 2

January 2017

Biology Paper 1
4BI0/1BQPMSER
Biology Paper 2
4BI0/2BQPMSER

January 2017

Paper 1
Paper 2

June 2016

Biology Paper 1
4BI0/1BQPMSER
Biology Paper 1R ยท regional
4BI0/1BRQPMSER
Paper 1R ยท regional
QPMark scheme not in the archiveMSExaminer report not in the archiveER
Biology Paper 2
4BI0/2BQPMSER
Biology Paper 2R ยท regional
4BI0/2BRQPMSER
Paper 2R ยท regional
QPMark scheme not in the archiveMSExaminer report not in the archiveER

June 2016

Paper 1
Paper 2

June 2015

Biology Paper 1
4BI0/1BQPMSER
Biology Paper 1R ยท regional
4BI0/1BRQuestion paper not in the archiveQPMSER
Paper 1R ยท regional
QPMark scheme not in the archiveMSExaminer report not in the archiveER
Biology Paper 2
4BI0/2BQPMSER
Biology Paper 2R ยท regional
4BI0/2BRQPMSER
Paper 2R ยท regional
QPMark scheme not in the archiveMSExaminer report not in the archiveER

June 2015

Paper 1
Paper 2

June 2014

Paper 1R ยท regional
QPMark scheme not in the archiveMS
Paper 2R ยท regional
QPMark scheme not in the archiveMS

June 2014

Paper
QPMark scheme not in the archiveMS

January 2014

Biology Paper 1
4BI0/1BQPMSER
Biology Paper 2
4BI0/2BQPMSER

January 2014

Paper 1
Paper 2

June 2013

Biology Paper 1
4BI0/1BQPMSER
Biology Paper 1R ยท regional
4BI0/1BRQPMSER
Paper 1R ยท regional
QPMark scheme not in the archiveMSExaminer report not in the archiveER
Biology Paper 2
4BI0/2BQPMSER
Biology Paper 2R ยท regional
4BI0/2BRQPMSER
Paper 2R ยท regional
QPMark scheme not in the archiveMSExaminer report not in the archiveER

June 2013

Paper 1
Paper 2

January 2013

Biology Paper 1
4BI0/1BQPMSER
Biology Paper 2
4BI0/2BQPMSER

January 2013

Paper 1
Paper 2

June 2012

Paper 1B
4BI0/1BQPMSER
Paper 2B
4BI0/2BQPMSER

June 2012

Paper 1
Paper 2

January 2012

Paper 1B
4BI0/1BQPMSER
Paper 2B
4BI0/2BQPMSER

January 2012

Paper 1
Paper 2

June 2011

Paper 1B
4BI0/1BQPMSER
Paper 2B
4BI0/2BQPMSER

June 2011

Paper 1
Paper 2

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.

41 topics and 162 real exam questions in Edexcel IGCSE Biology, each with its mark scheme.

See all 41 topics

Edexcel IGCSE Biology

Code4BI1

At a glance

The course
Edexcel IGCSE Biology 4BI1 has 2 papers: Biology Paper 1 and Biology Paper 2.
The papers
  • Biology Paper 1, 4BI1/1B: 2 hours, 110 marks.
  • Biology Paper 2, 4BI1/2B: 1 hour 15 minutes, 70 marks.
What we hold
We hold 162 papers from 54 sittings, June 2011 to June 2025, and the specimen papers.
Full title
International GCSE Biology

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 4BI1. No paper to hand? Ask your teacher which board and course code you are entered for.

Edexcel 4HB1

International GCSE Human Biology

Its 36 papers from 12 series are in the years above.

Edexcel 4BI0 Earlier

Biology

Its 50 papers from 14 series are in the years above.

Edexcel 4HB0 Earlier

Human Biology

Its 27 papers from 14 series are in the years above.

Other courses, no papers held

International GCSE Biology (Modular) 4XBI1

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 โ€˜water movesโ€™ 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
Biology enlightenment, ranked

Mum ๐Ÿ’–

how's biology going?? ๐Ÿฅฐ

learning about the heart rn

that's my baby ๐Ÿ’–

๐Ÿ“ฑ Screen time this week ยท Snapchat5h 52m

The heart, in fact, was broken

Biology starter pack

Microscope you can't focusPotato chips in salt waterCress that died in week 1This website
Collect all four