Pearson Edexcel · A Level · 9BI0, 9BN0
Edexcel A Level Biology past papers
54 Edexcel A Level Biology papers from 2017 to 2025, 54 with a mark scheme and 54 with an examiners' report. Every link opens the document on Pearson Edexcel'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 Edexcel A Level Biology papers we have tagged question by question. Topics with a revision guide link to it.
| Topic | Questions | Marks | Papers |
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| Cells | 29 | 298 | 10 of 14 |
| Organisms Respond to Changes in their Environments | 26 | 286 | 9 of 14 |
| Genetic Information, Variation and Relationships | 27 | 283 | 12 of 14 |
| Genetics, Populations, Evolution and Ecosystems | 22 | 264 | 12 of 14 |
| Energy Transfers in and between Organisms | 18 | 202 | 12 of 14 |
| A-Level Biology: Required Practicals and Data Analysis | 11 | 127 | 8 of 14 |
| Biological Molecules | 11 | 105 | 8 of 14 |
| Organisms Exchange Substances with their Environment | 10 | 89 | 9 of 14 |
| The Control of Gene Expression | 6 | 64 | 5 of 14 |
Counted from our own question-by-question tagging of 14 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 Edexcel A Level Biology papers by year
June 2025
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June 2024
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June 2023
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June 2022
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November 2021
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October 2020
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June 2019
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June 2018
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June 2017
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Revise before you sit one
A Level Biology past papers from other boards
- AQA A Level Biology23 papers
- CCEA A Level Biology25 papers
- Eduqas A Level Biology27 papers
- OCR A Level Biology54 papers
- WJEC A Level Biology30 papers
Other Edexcel A Level past papers
- Business27 papers
- Chemistry27 papers
- Economics54 papers
- English Language27 papers
- English Literature45 papers
- French16 papers
- Further Maths70 papers
- Geography24 papers
- History230 papers
- Maths31 papers
- PE16 papers
- Physics27 papers
- Politics28 papers
- Psychology27 papers
- Religious Studies65 papers
- Spanish16 papers
- Statistics21 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.