Biology

Assessment

Paper 1: Students will be assessed on topics 1-4, including relevant practical skills (35% of A2). There will be a mixture of short and long answer questions (75 marks) and extended response questions (15 marks). Paper 2: Students will be assessed on topics 5-8, including relevant practical skills (35% of A2). There will be a mixture of short and long answer questions (75 marks) and comprehension questions (15 marks). Paper 3: students will be assessed on topics 1-8, including relevant practical skills (30% of A2). There will be a combination of structured questions, including practical techniques (38 marks) and analytical questions of experimental data (15 marks). There will also be one essay from a choice of two titles (25 marks).