Edexcel GCSE Biology past papers

Edexcel GCSE Biology June 2025 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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  • Food chains, sampling and material cycles
  • Digestion, enzymes, the heart and blood
  • Homeostasis
  • Hormones, blood glucose and contraception
  • Communities, abiotic and biotic factors, adaptations
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What it tested

  • Ecology30 marks
  • Organisation28 marks
  • Homeostasis and response24 marks
  • Bioenergetics9 marks
  • Cell biology9 marks
  1. Q1Digestion, enzymes, the heart and blood7 marks
  2. Q2Respiration, exercise and metabolismProtists, defences, vaccination and antibiotics9 marks
  3. Q3Communities, abiotic and biotic factors, adaptationsDiffusion, osmosis and active transport9 marks
  4. Q4Food chains, sampling and material cyclesMicroscopy and magnification11 marks
  5. Q5Diffusion, osmosis and active transport9 marks
  6. Q6Plant tissues and transportMicroscopy and magnification9 marks
  7. Q7Food chains, sampling and material cyclesBiodiversity, waste and land use10 marks
  8. Q8Digestion, enzymes, the heart and bloodRespiration, exercise and metabolism12 marks
2 more questions
  1. Q9Hormones, blood glucose and contraceptionHigher: glucagon and the menstrual cycle hormones12 marks
  2. Q10HomeostasisDiffusion, osmosis and active transport12 marks

June 2025 Higher grade boundaries

Marks needed across both Higher papers, out of 200.

  • Grade 9167
  • Grade 8155
  • Grade 7144
  • Grade 6124
  • Grade 5104
  • Grade 484
  • Grade 374

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