AQA GCSE Biology Biology Paper 1 (Foundation), June 2025
Every question from AQA GCSE Biology Biology Paper 1 (Foundation), June 2025 (8461): 8 questions, 100 marks, each with its mark scheme and topic.
- Question 1 12 marks
Identify animal and plant cell structures, state functions of specialised cells, and determine methods and directions of substance transport across cells.
Biology · B1: Cell Biology · B2: Organisation
- Question 2 12 marks
Investigate the effect of temperature on the rate of photosynthesis in pondweed, including identifying variables, calculating the rate of photosynthesis, and determining limiting factors.
Biology · Required Practicals · B4: Bioenergetics · Required Practicals
- Question 3 16 marks
Identify white blood cell functions, calculate real cell width using magnification, analyze blood vessel data, and describe causes and treatments for coronary heart disease.
Biology · B1: Cell Biology · B2: Organisation · B3: Infection and Response
- Question 4 11 marks
Describe aseptic techniques for culturing bacteria on an agar plate and predict and interpret zones of inhibition for different antibiotics.
Biology · Required Practicals · B1: Cell Biology · B3: Infection and Response · Required Practicals
- Question 5 16 marks
Answer questions on plant adaptations, gas exchange in gills and human lungs, metabolic rate calculation, and aerobic and anaerobic respiration.
Biology · B1: Cell Biology · B2: Organisation · B4: Bioenergetics · B7: Ecology
- Question 6 11 marks
Answer questions on measles transmission, symptoms, drug origin, herd immunity, and calculate cases from bar chart data.
Biology · B3: Infection and Response
- Question 7 14 marks
Identify diseases linked to obesity, plot and interpret correlation graphs of sugar intake versus health impacts, explain the effect of temperature on amylase activity, and identify organs where protease enzymes operate.
Biology · Required Practicals · B2: Organisation · Required Practicals
- Question 8 8 marks
Evaluate a method investigating osmosis in potato cubes to suggest improvements for validity, explain why a potato cube increases in mass in distilled water, and compare active transport to osmosis.
Biology · Required Practicals · B1: Cell Biology · Required Practicals