Edexcel GCSE Combined Science past papers

Edexcel GCSE Combined Science June 2023 Biology Paper 1H

  • 1SC0/1BH
  • Higher
  • 1 hour 10 minutes
  • 60 marks

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

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5 new exam questions, 28 minutes, marked as you go. Free, no account.

  • The nervous system and reflexes
  • Diffusion, osmosis and active transport
  • Variation, evolution, selective breeding and genetic engineering
  • Chromosomes, mitosis and stem cells
  • Digestion, enzymes, the heart and blood
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What it tested

  • Cell biology21 marks
  • Homeostasis and response12 marks
  • Inheritance, variation and evolution11 marks
  • Organisation9 marks
  • Infection and response7 marks
  1. Q1Digestion, enzymes, the heart and bloodReproduction, meiosis, DNA and inheritance9 marks
  2. Q2Protists, defences, vaccination and antibioticsMicroscopy and magnification7 marks
  3. Q3Chromosomes, mitosis and stem cellsCells: structure, types and specialisation10 marks
  4. Q4Variation, evolution, selective breeding and genetic engineeringInherited disorders and sex determination11 marks
  5. Q5Diffusion, osmosis and active transport11 marks
  6. Q6The nervous system and reflexesHealth, lifestyle and cancer12 marks

June 2023 Higher grade boundaries

Marks needed across all six Higher papers, out of 360.

  • 9-9279
  • 9-8265
  • 8-8251
  • 8-7237
  • 7-7223
  • 7-6203
  • 6-6183
  • 6-5163
  • 5-5144
  • 5-4125
  • 4-4106
  • 4-396

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