Edexcel GCSE Biology past papers

Edexcel GCSE Biology June 2023 Paper 2H

  • 1BI0/2H
  • Higher
  • Topics 1 and 6 to 9
  • 1 hour 45 minutes
  • 100 marks

Question paper, Mark scheme, Examiner report: on the Pearson Edexcel website.

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  • Homeostasis
  • Food chains, sampling and material cycles
  • Photosynthesis and its rate
  • Diffusion, osmosis and active transport
  • Higher: glucagon and the menstrual cycle hormones
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What it tested

  • Homeostasis and response41 marks
  • Ecology29 marks
  • Bioenergetics20 marks
  • Cell biology10 marks
  1. Q1Biodiversity, waste and land useCommunities, abiotic and biotic factors, adaptations7 marks
  2. Q2Hormones, blood glucose and contraceptionDiffusion, osmosis and active transport9 marks
  3. Q3Respiration, exercise and metabolismPhotosynthesis and its rate9 marks
  4. Q4HomeostasisRespiration, exercise and metabolism11 marks
  5. Q5Photosynthesis and its rateHigher: limiting factors and oxygen debt11 marks
  6. Q6Diffusion, osmosis and active transportDigestion, enzymes, the heart and blood10 marks
  7. Q7Food chains, sampling and material cyclesGlobal warming and protecting biodiversity10 marks
  8. Q8Higher: glucagon and the menstrual cycle hormonesHormones, blood glucose and contraception9 marks
2 more questions
  1. Q9Food chains, sampling and material cyclesMicroscopy and magnification12 marks
  2. Q10HomeostasisDiffusion, osmosis and active transport12 marks

June 2023 Higher grade boundaries

Marks needed across both Higher papers, out of 200.

  • Grade 9162
  • Grade 8146
  • Grade 7131
  • Grade 6107
  • Grade 583
  • Grade 459
  • Grade 347

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