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AQA A-level Biology Paper 1 - 5th June 2025 [Exam Chat]

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AQA A-Level Biology Paper 1 (7402/1) - Thursday 5th June 2025 [Exam Chat]


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Date/Time: 5th June 2025 PM
Length: 2hrs

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Round-up: students react to biology paper 1
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Reply 1

Any guesses/predictions for the last 3 questions?
@always-anxious I think you might want to say hello?

Reply 3

Original post
by User29899
Any guesses/predictions for the last 3 questions?

i feel like transcription/ translation; lipid digestion; and co transport of glucose could come up

Reply 4

Original post
by username6153678
i feel like transcription/ translation; lipid digestion; and co transport of glucose could come up

I would probably say biochemical test, heart cycle/ something related with the heart and sampling

Reply 5

Hi guys ! Any good predictions for the 25 marker ?

Reply 6

What came up

Reply 7

Original post
by chumchi
Hi guys ! Any good predictions for the 25 marker ?


that's paper 3 x

Reply 8

Original post
by chumchi
Hi guys ! Any good predictions for the 25 marker ?

i think it’s gonna be the importance of water

Reply 9

Original post
by fs:)
i think it’s gonna be the importance of water

same. miss estruch said something about genes/gene technology but God forbid that comes up

Reply 10

Does anyone know which practical came up on paper 1 last year? and any ideas which one will come up this year paper 1

Reply 11

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by 3rab
same. miss estruch said something about genes/gene technology but God forbid that comes up


that wouldn’t come up on the paper 1

Reply 12

anyone have the 2024 papers?

Reply 13

I swear to god if xylem or phloem comes up

Reply 14

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by yuyrujagth
anyone have the 2024 papers?
i do

Reply 15

Original post
by fs:)
i do
can i get access to it?

Reply 16

hi all, for long biological terms, are we allowed to write abbreviations? Say if im mentioning enzyme substrate complexes a lot in my answer can i write "...enzyme-substrate complexes (ESC).." and then just use "ESC" when referring to it again in my answer? sorry if that doesnt make much sense😅

Reply 17

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by Frizzle16523
hi all, for long biological terms, are we allowed to write abbreviations? Say if im mentioning enzyme substrate complexes a lot in my answer can i write "...enzyme-substrate complexes (ESC).." and then just use "ESC" when referring to it again in my answer? sorry if that doesnt make much sense😅

if you write in the question that youre doing that then yes, otherwise no.

Reply 18

also anyone think boundaries are going to go up massively this year like they did last year or will it probably just level out now that the impact of COVID is over?

Reply 19

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by jcbkeiscute
I swear to god if xylem or phloem comes up

bro you got 2 weeks just revise it its a hella small topic

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