OCR Gateway GCSE Biology past papers
OCR Gateway GCSE Biology June 2025 Paper 1
- J247/01
- Foundation
- Topics B1 to B3
- 1 hour 45 minutes
- 90 marks
Question paper, Mark scheme, Examiner report: on the OCR website.
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- Digestion, enzymes, the heart and blood
- Chromosomes, mitosis and stem cells
- Homeostasis
- Microscopy and magnification
- Hormones, blood glucose and contraception
What it tested
- Homeostasis and response30 marks
- Cell biology23 marks
- Organisation22 marks
- Inheritance, variation and evolution8 marks
- Bioenergetics7 marks
- Q1Hormones, blood glucose and contraception1 mark
- Q2Hormones, blood glucose and contraception1 mark
- Q3Respiration, exercise and metabolism1 mark
- Q4Plant tissues and transport1 mark
- Q5Digestion, enzymes, the heart and blood1 mark
- Q6Respiration, exercise and metabolism1 mark
- Q7Hormones, blood glucose and contraception1 mark
- Q8Digestion, enzymes, the heart and blood1 mark
16 more questions
- Q9Digestion, enzymes, the heart and blood1 mark
- Q10The nervous system and reflexes1 mark
- Q11Cells: structure, types and specialisation1 mark
- Q12The nervous system and reflexes1 mark
- Q13Homeostasis1 mark
- Q14Homeostasis1 mark
- Q15Homeostasis1 mark
- Q16Reproduction, meiosis, DNA and inheritance8 marks
- Q17Microscopy and magnificationCells: structure, types and specialisation11 marks
- Q18Digestion, enzymes, the heart and blood8 marks
- Q19Hormones, blood glucose and contraception7 marks
- Q20HomeostasisCommunities, abiotic and biotic factors, adaptations8 marks
- Q21Photosynthesis and its rateDiffusion, osmosis and active transport5 marks
- Q22Digestion, enzymes, the heart and blood10 marks
- Q23The nervous system and reflexes7 marks
- Q24Chromosomes, mitosis and stem cellsMicroscopy and magnification11 marks
June 2025 Foundation grade boundaries
Marks needed across both Foundation papers, out of 180.
- Grade 5109
- Grade 490
- Grade 366
- Grade 242
- Grade 118
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