Edexcel GCSE Combined Science past papers

Edexcel GCSE Combined Science June 2024 Biology Paper 1F

  • 1SC0/1BF
  • Foundation
  • 1 hour 10 minutes
  • 60 marks

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

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  • The nervous system and reflexes
  • Fossils, extinction and resistant bacteria
  • Digestion, enzymes, the heart and blood
  • Chromosomes, mitosis and stem cells
  • Cells: structure, types and specialisation
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What it tested

  • Inheritance, variation and evolution19 marks
  • Cell biology17 marks
  • Homeostasis and response13 marks
  • Organisation11 marks
  1. Q1Cells: structure, types and specialisationProtists, defences, vaccination and antibiotics7 marks
  2. Q2Reproduction, meiosis, DNA and inheritance7 marks
  3. Q3Chromosomes, mitosis and stem cellsVariation, evolution, selective breeding and genetic engineering10 marks
  4. Q4Fossils, extinction and resistant bacteriaVariation, evolution, selective breeding and genetic engineering12 marks
  5. Q5Digestion, enzymes, the heart and blood11 marks
  6. Q6The nervous system and reflexesProtists, defences, vaccination and antibiotics13 marks

June 2024 Foundation grade boundaries

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

  • 5-5217
  • 5-4197
  • 4-4178
  • 4-3155
  • 3-3132
  • 3-2109
  • 2-286
  • 2-163
  • 1-141

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