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AQA A Level Biology past papers
23 AQA A Level Biology papers from 2017 to 2025, 23 with a mark scheme and 23 with an examiners' report. Every link opens the document on AQA's own website; we list them in one place and show which topics each series tested.
Which topics come up most
The topics that have carried the most marks across the AQA A Level Biology papers we have tagged question by question. Topics with a revision guide link to it.
| Topic | Questions | Marks | Papers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genetics, Populations, Evolution and Ecosystems | 25 | 335 | 13 of 17 |
| Biological Molecules | 17 | 331 | 10 of 17 |
| Energy Transfers in and between Organisms | 24 | 259 | 13 of 17 |
| Organisms Respond to Changes in their Environments | 27 | 242 | 12 of 17 |
| A-Level Biology: Required Practicals and Data Analysis | 24 | 233 | 14 of 17 |
| Organisms Exchange Substances with their Environment | 17 | 227 | 8 of 17 |
| The Control of Gene Expression | 16 | 217 | 12 of 17 |
| Cells | 17 | 189 | 10 of 17 |
| Genetic Information, Variation and Relationships | 13 | 140 | 8 of 17 |
Counted from our own question-by-question tagging of 17 papers. A question that tests two topics counts towards both, so the marks column ranks topics rather than adding up to a paper total.
All AQA A Level Biology papers by year
June 2025
| Paper | Official documents (AQA) |
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| Paper 1 | Question paperMark schemeExaminers' report |
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June 2024
| Paper | Official documents (AQA) |
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| Paper 1 | Question paperMark schemeExaminers' report |
| Paper 2 | Question paperMark schemeExaminers' report |
| Paper 3 | Question paperMark schemeExaminers' report |
June 2023
| Paper | Official documents (AQA) |
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| Paper 1 | Question paperMark schemeExaminers' report |
| Paper 2 | Question paperMark schemeExaminers' report |
| Paper 3 | Question paperMark schemeExaminers' report |
June 2022
| Paper | Official documents (AQA) |
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| Paper 1 | Question paperMark schemeExaminers' report |
| Paper 2 | Question paperMark schemeExaminers' report |
| Paper 3 | Question paperMark schemeExaminers' report |
November 2021
| Paper | Official documents (AQA) |
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| Paper 1 | Question paperMark schemeExaminers' report |
| Paper 2 | Question paperMark schemeExaminers' report |
| Paper 3 | Question paperMark schemeExaminers' report |
November 2020
| Paper | Official documents (AQA) |
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| Paper 1 | Question paperMark schemeExaminers' report |
| Paper 2 | Question paperMark schemeExaminers' report |
| Paper 3 | Question paperMark schemeExaminers' report |
June 2019
| Paper | Official documents (AQA) |
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| Paper 2 | Question paperMark schemeExaminers' report |
| Paper 3 | Question paperMark schemeExaminers' report |
June 2018
| Paper | Official documents (AQA) |
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| Paper 2 | Question paperMark schemeExaminers' report |
June 2017
| Paper | Official documents (AQA) |
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| Paper 2 | Question paperMark schemeExaminers' report |
| Paper 3 | Question paperMark schemeExaminers' report |
Revise before you sit one
A Level Biology past papers from other boards
- CCEA A Level Biology25 papers
- Edexcel A Level Biology54 papers
- Eduqas A Level Biology27 papers
- OCR A Level Biology54 papers
- WJEC A Level Biology30 papers
Other AQA A Level past papers
- Business18 papers
- Chemistry27 papers
- Computer Science12 papers
- Economics18 papers
- English Language12 papers
- English Literature54 papers
- French12 papers
- Further Maths35 papers
- Geography12 papers
- History171 papers
- Maths24 papers
- PE12 papers
- Physics72 papers
- Politics17 papers
- Psychology18 papers
- Religious Studies30 papers
- Sociology18 papers
- Spanish12 papers
Practise the questions, not just the papers.
The past-paper tool lists every indexed Biology question by topic, with its paper, question number, marks and page, so you can sit only the ones you need.