Biology

Assessment

Paper 1: Content from 1 – 4 including practical skills • Written exam: 2 hours • 91 marks • 35% of A-level ● 76 marks: a mixture of short and long answer questions ● 15 marks: extended response questions Paper 2 Content from 5 – 8 including practical skills • Written exam: 2 hours • 91 marks • 33% of A-level ● 76 marks: a mixture of short and long answer questions ● 15 marks: comprehension questions Paper 3 Any content from 1 – 8 including practical skills • Written exam: 2 hours • 78 marks • 30% of A-level ● 38 marks: structured questions, including practical techniques ● 15 marks: a critical analysis of given experimental data ● 25 marks: one essay from a choice of two titles