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Edexcel GCSE Biology Paper 1 (Higher) - 13th May 2025 [Exam Chat]

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Edexcel GCSE Biology Paper 1 (Higher) (1BI0 1H) - Tuesday 13th May 2025 [Exam Chat]

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Reply 1

rumaisa.a.m

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by flowersinmyhair

Edexcel GCSE Biology Paper 1 (Higher) (1B10 1H) [Exam Chat] - Tuesday 13th May 2025
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: 13th May 2025
Length: 1hr 45m PM
Good luck!
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predictions?

Reply 2

ronseq4

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by rumaisa.a.m

predictions?

I think it will be mostly on topic 2 and 5.Last year there was basically nothing on these topics as it was mostly topic 4 so I think this is a safe bet.I think the reflex arc will be a six marker

Reply 3

leafy-period

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has anyone done any predicted papers?? because recurring themes are like plant disease, selective breeding and genetic engineering, cells, fossils and evolution, and monoclonal antibodies

Reply 4

frgyfaudhjadf

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by leafy-period

has anyone done any predicted papers?? because recurring themes are like plant disease, selective breeding and genetic engineering, cells, fossils and evolution, and monoclonal antibodies

Other than primrose kitten academy I don’t think many people do predicted papers for science sadly 😭

Reply 5

Rosie11W

10

Guys please give me tips on how to revise I’m stuck at a 6 I really want a 7 or 8 my preferred revision is blurting videos and papers but the information from the questions doesn’t go into my headdd

Reply 6

leafy-period

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by Rosie11W

Guys please give me tips on how to revise I’m stuck at a 6 I really want a 7 or 8 my preferred revision is blurting videos and papers but the information from the questions doesn’t go into my headdd

hi so i have never gotten below a nine in biology throughout year 10 and 11 and i hope that u have covered all content and my biggest tip for now is to just spam loads of past paper or exam style questions and analyse how the mark schemes want ur answers because u will be surprise how often mark schemes repeat themselves!! good luck because u will smash it!!

Reply 7

Rosie11W

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by leafy-period

hi so i have never gotten below a nine in biology throughout year 10 and 11 and i hope that u have covered all content and my biggest tip for now is to just spam loads of past paper or exam style questions and analyse how the mark schemes want ur answers because u will be surprise how often mark schemes repeat themselves!! good luck because u will smash it!!

okay thankyou so much good luck to you too hope you do well!! You got any predictions?

Reply 8

leafy-period

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by Rosie11W

okay thankyou so much good luck to you too hope you do well!! You got any predictions?

ty!! i have a few predictions but please do not believe this haha because they could be completely wrong!! i feel like the brain, eye and nervous system could come up because they didn’t last year and possibly maybe brain imaging as well?? i also think evolution and natural selection, and even microscopy is bound to come up and maybe one of the potential six markers on food tests?? another popular topic is aseptic techniques and tissue culture as well but honestly idk what will come up because exam boards are so unpredictable!!!

Reply 9

frgyfaudhjadf

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by Rosie11W

Guys please give me tips on how to revise I’m stuck at a 6 I really want a 7 or 8 my preferred revision is blurting videos and papers but the information from the questions doesn’t go into my headdd

Physics maths tutor has past paper questions on every biology topic, they’re really useful!

Reply 10

Rosie11W

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by frgyfaudhjadf

Physics maths tutor has past paper questions on every biology topic, they’re really useful!

currently doing this cl aha

Reply 11

vizzy_123

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im so scared that the topics i havent revised that much will come up like i spent days trying to memorise protein synthesis fully but ive never seen a question asking to explain transcription and translation

Reply 12

imannofal3

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Original post

by flowersinmyhair

Edexcel GCSE Biology Paper 1 (Higher) (1BI0 1H) - Tuesday 13th May 2025 [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: 13th May 2025
Length: 1hr 45m PM
Good luck!
Click here to find exam discussions for other GCSE subjects

Any tips to get a grade 7 in biology? I'm working at a 5/6, I struggle to understand what the questions are actually asking so I want to fix that before paper 1

Reply 13

User_09

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by imannofal3

Any tips to get a grade 7 in biology? I'm working at a 5/6, I struggle to understand what the questions are actually asking so I want to fix that before paper 1

go through past papers and memorise answers from the mark scheme since pretty much the same questions pop up from previous years

Reply 14

maheenn_

5

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by leafy-period

ty!! i have a few predictions but please do not believe this haha because they could be completely wrong!! i feel like the brain, eye and nervous system could come up because they didn’t last year and possibly maybe brain imaging as well?? i also think evolution and natural selection, and even microscopy is bound to come up and maybe one of the potential six markers on food tests?? another popular topic is aseptic techniques and tissue culture as well but honestly idk what will come up because exam boards are so unpredictable!!!