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Browse Edexcel GCSE Biology lessons, questions, and revision tools for Foundation and Higher tier. Free access to 3,034 exam-style questions and past papers from 2018–2024 with mark schemes. Edexcel GCSE Biology (1BI0) is a Level 2 qualification regulated by Ofqual, taken by students aged 14–16. It covers cells, genetics, natural selection, health and disease, plant structures, and ecosystems, with a strong focus on applying knowledge to unfamiliar contexts and interpreting experimental data. The course is available at Foundation tier (grades 1–5) and Higher tier (grades 4–9), typically 140 guided learning hours, with first assessment in 2018.
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| Assessment | Format | Duration | Marks | Weighting |
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| Paper 1 | Written exam | 1h 45m | 100 marks | 50% |
| Paper 2 | Written exam | 1h 45m | 100 marks | 50% |
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Edexcel GCSE Biology builds the skills examiners reward. By the end of the course you should be able to:
- recall scientific facts, terms, definitions and units
- apply knowledge and understanding to unfamiliar situations
- interpret, analyse and evaluate experimental data
- plan investigations and evaluate methods and conclusions
- carry out the required practicals and describe the techniques
- use and rearrange equations, and work with significant figures
- process data with appropriate maths skills
- construct and read graphs, tables and diagrams
- build and communicate evidence-based scientific arguments
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