Edexcel A‑Level Biology past papers

Every Edexcel A-Level Biology question paper and mark scheme, with examiner’s reports, from 2016 to 2025. Free, no sign‑up. Each session is one row, so the paper and its scheme are side by side.

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Biology A (Salters-Nuffield) · A‑Level (9BN0)

Edexcel Paper 1: The Natural Environment and Species Survival (9BN0/01)

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Edexcel Paper 2: Energy, Exercise and Co-ordination (9BN0/02)

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Edexcel Paper 3: General and Practical Applications in Biology (9BN0/03)

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Biology B · A‑Level (9BI0)

Edexcel Paper 1: Advanced Biochemistry, Microbiology and Genetics (9BI0/01)

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Edexcel Paper 2: Advanced Physiology, Evolution and Ecology (9BI0/02)

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Edexcel Paper 3: General and Practical Principles in Biology (9BI0/03)

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Biology A (Salters-Nuffield) · AS (8BN0)

Edexcel AS Paper 1: Lifestyle, Transport, Genes and Health (8BN0/01)

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Edexcel AS Paper 2: Development, Plants and the Environment (8BN0/02)

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Biology B · AS (8BI0)

Edexcel AS Paper 1: Core Cellular Biology and Microbiology (8BI0/01)

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Edexcel AS Paper 2: Core Physiology and Ecology (8BI0/02)

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