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OCR AS Level Biology past papers
38 OCR AS Level Biology papers from 2016 to 2025, 38 with a mark scheme and 16 with an examiners' report. Every link opens the document on OCR'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 OCR AS Level Biology papers we have tagged question by question. Topics with a revision guide link to it.
| Topic | Questions | Marks | Papers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Organisms Exchange Substances with their Environment | 70 | 337 | 16 of 16 |
| A-Level Biology: Required Practicals and Data Analysis | 39 | 322 | 16 of 16 |
| Cells | 60 | 315 | 15 of 16 |
| Biological Molecules | 67 | 311 | 14 of 16 |
| Genetic Information, Variation and Relationships | 58 | 200 | 14 of 16 |
| Genetics, Populations, Evolution and Ecosystems | 1 | 12 | 1 of 16 |
| The Control of Gene Expression | 1 | 6 | 1 of 16 |
Counted from our own question-by-question tagging of 16 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 OCR AS Level Biology papers by year
June 2025
| Paper | Official documents (OCR) |
|---|---|
| Paper 1: Breadth in biology | Question paperMark schemeExaminers' report |
| Paper 1: Foundations of biology | Question paperMark scheme |
| Paper 2: Biology in depth | Question paperMark scheme |
| Paper 2: Depth in biology | Question paperMark schemeExaminers' report |
June 2024
| Paper | Official documents (OCR) |
|---|---|
| Paper 1: Breadth in biology | Question paperMark schemeExaminers' report |
| Paper 1: Foundations of biology | Question paperMark schemeInsert |
| Paper 2: Biology in depth | Question paperMark scheme |
| Paper 2: Depth in biology | Question paperMark schemeExaminers' report |
June 2023
| Paper | Official documents (OCR) |
|---|---|
| Paper 1: Breadth in biology | Question paperMark schemeExaminers' report |
| Paper 2: Depth in biology | Question paperMark schemeExaminers' report |
June 2022
| Paper | Official documents (OCR) |
|---|---|
| Paper 1: Breadth in biology | Question paperMark schemeExaminers' report |
| Paper 1: Foundations of biology | Question paperMark schemeInsert |
| Paper 2: Biology in depth | Question paperMark scheme |
| Paper 2: Depth in biology | Question paperMark schemeExaminers' report |
November 2021
| Paper | Official documents (OCR) |
|---|---|
| Paper 1: Breadth in biology | Question paperMark scheme |
| Paper 1: Foundations of biology | Question paperMark scheme |
| Paper 2: Biology in depth | Question paperMark scheme |
| Paper 2: Depth in biology | Question paperMark scheme |
November 2020
| Paper | Official documents (OCR) |
|---|---|
| Paper 1: Breadth in biology | Question paperMark schemeExaminers' report |
| Paper 1: Foundations of biology | Question paperMark scheme |
| Paper 2: Biology in depth | Question paperMark scheme |
| Paper 2: Depth in biology | Question paperMark schemeInsertExaminers' report |
June 2019
| Paper | Official documents (OCR) |
|---|---|
| Paper 1: Breadth in biology | Question paperMark schemeExaminers' report |
| Paper 1: Foundations of biology | Question paperMark scheme |
| Paper 2: Biology in depth | Question paperMark schemeInsert |
| Paper 2: Depth in biology | Question paperMark schemeInsertExaminers' report |
June 2018
| Paper | Official documents (OCR) |
|---|---|
| Paper 1: Breadth in biology | Question paperMark schemeExaminers' report |
| Paper 1: Foundations of biology | Question paperMark schemeExaminers' report |
| Paper 2: Biology in depth | Question paperMark schemeExaminers' report |
| Paper 2: Depth in biology | Question paperMark schemeInsertExaminers' report |
June 2017
| Paper | Official documents (OCR) |
|---|---|
| Paper 1: Breadth in biology | Question paperMark scheme |
| Paper 1: Foundations of biology | Question paperMark scheme |
| Paper 2: Biology in depth | Question paperMark schemeInsert |
| Paper 2: Depth in biology | Question paperMark scheme |
June 2016
| Paper | Official documents (OCR) |
|---|---|
| Paper 1: Breadth in biology | Question paperMark scheme |
| Paper 1: Foundations of biology | Question paperMark schemeInsert |
| Paper 2: Biology in depth | Question paperMark schemeInsert |
| Paper 2: Depth in biology | Question paperMark schemeInsert |
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AS Level Biology past papers from other boards
- AQA AS Level Biology15 papers
- CCEA AS Level Biology27 papers
- Edexcel AS Level Biology40 papers
- Eduqas AS Level Biology20 papers
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