IGCSE Biology Specification

Edexcel 4BI1

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1 (a) Characteristics of living organisms
1 (b) Variety of living organisms
2 (a) Level of organisation
2 (b) Cell structure
2 (c) Biological molecules
2 (d) Movement of substances into and out of cells
2 (e) Nutrition
2 (f) Respiration
2 (g) Gas exchange
2 (h) Transport
2 (i) Excretion
2 (j) Co-ordination and response
3 (a) Reproduction
3 (b) Inheritance
4 (a) The organism in the environment
4 (b) Feeding relationships
4 (c) Cycles within ecosystems
4 (d) Human influences on the environment
5 (a) Food production
5 (b) Selective breeding
5 (c) Genetic modification (genetic engineering)
5 (d) Cloning

Paper 1 (4BI1/1B)

Paper 1
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Assesses the content that is not in bold and does not have a ‘B’ reference. Questions may come from any topic area across the specification.

A mixture of different question styles, including multiple-choice questions, short-answer questions,calculations and extended open-response questions.

2 h 0 min 61.11% 110 marks

Paper 2 (4BI1/2B)

Paper 2
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Assesses all the content, including content that is in bold and has a ‘B’ reference. Questions may come from any topic area across the specification.

A mixture of different question styles, including multiple-choice questions, short-answer questions, calculations and extended open-response questions.

1 h 15 min 38.89% 70 marks