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Edexcel IGCSE Biology 9-1 | PAPER 1

Here's a very useful video for those taking the Edexcel IGCSE Biology paper 1 exam:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=REDhrBFnQ_M&list=PLwhU4dGC-zFEbUhrp0BwrV9M8O-F0uP2B&index=6

Good luck :u:
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Reply 1

Original post by Light of Truth
Here's a very useful video for those taking the Edexcel IGCSE Biology paper 1 exam:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=REDhrBFnQ_M&list=PLwhU4dGC-zFEbUhrp0BwrV9M8O-F0uP2B&index=6

Good luck :u:

hey did u do this years paper?

Reply 2

Edexcel IGCSE Biology Paper 1 | 16th May 2023 [Exam Chat]

Welcome to the exam discussion thread for this exam. Introduce yourself! Let others know what you're aiming for in your exams, what you are struggling with in your revision or anything else.
Wishing you all the best of luck.

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Date/Time: 16th May 2023 AM
Length: 1h 45m
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Reply 3

Original post by j3ssica jon3s
hey did u do this years paper?

Yes. It went quite well. Did you?

Reply 4

Original post by Light of Truth
Yes. It went quite well. Did you?


other than the comment and discuss qs, it was good

Reply 5

did u sit 1b

Reply 6

Just fine IMO. Did anyone get the plant virus question?

Reply 7

i put tobacco mosaic virus

Original post by pmallin9283
Just fine IMO. Did anyone get the plant virus question?

Reply 8

Original post by pmallin9283
Just fine IMO. Did anyone get the plant virus question?


Got that was the worst paper ever. I swear there were so many 5, 4, 6 markers. I didnt get that one :/. ngl i j hope that the grade boundaries arent too bad, and that paper 2 saves me

Reply 9

Original post by yolandatsui
Any thoughts guys?
what did you get for the medicine question?


I put that it slows the neurotransmitters, affects CNS and limits capabilities of sensory neurones to carry impulses

Reply 10

Original post by ifeoluwaoyedeji
I put that it slows the neurotransmitters, affects CNS and limits capabilities of sensory neurones to carry impulses


Yes same. What did u put for the question where it asks why the original ratio is not right or the answer is different or something

Reply 11

How did poeple find it?? Thoughts on hardest questions

Reply 12

To me it was okay! :smile:I was worring for this exam because I struggle at it but it wasn’t as bad as I thought it would.
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Reply 13

How was the igcse biology edexcel paper 1?

Reply 14

i did tobacco mosaic
Original post by pmallin9283
Just fine IMO. Did anyone get the plant virus question?

Reply 15

Did you guys do the iGCSE Edexcel Biology paper?

Reply 16

it was fine :u:, what was your opinion on it?

Reply 17

Original post by MuniraIbra
Did you guys do the iGCSE Edexcel Biology paper?

yea i did the regional one

Reply 18

Original post by alisakondi
Yes same. What did u put for the question where it asks why the original ratio is not right or the answer is different or something


I think I put that fertilisation causes random variation, so even with genetic prediction, you can’t know what allele the organism will have

Reply 19

Original post by yzads
Got that was the worst paper ever. I swear there were so many 5, 4, 6 markers. I didnt get that one :/. ngl i j hope that the grade boundaries arent too bad, and that paper 2 saves me


i agree there were so much 4 markers, my teachers were predicting that the grade boundaries would go up. Hopefully that won’t lower your grade.

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