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AQA A-Level Biology Essay Plans
Subject: Biology
Age range: 16+
Resource type: Assessment and revision
Last updated
17 November 2022
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- Written by an A* 2022 Student both new and old specification titles covered
- essays in bullet point form with linked importances for each paragraph tailored to each essay title, which are key for securing top band marks ** 25 essay titles covered** ** student scored between 18 and 23 on the exam series in June 2022** **one of a kind resource **
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Question paper (Higher): Paper 1 - June 2023 New
Published 12 Jul 2024 | PDF | 1 MB
Question paper (Modified A4 18pt) (Higher): Paper 1 - June 2023 New
Published 12 Jul 2024 | PDF | 1.2 MB
Question paper (Modified A3 36pt) (Higher): Paper 1 - June 2023 New
Published 12 Jul 2024 | PDF | 1.8 MB
Question paper (Higher): Paper 2 - June 2023 New
Published 12 Jul 2024 | PDF | 3.3 MB
Question paper (Foundation): Paper 1 - June 2023 New
Question paper (Modified A4 18pt) (Foundation): Paper 1 - June 2023 New
Question paper (Modified A4 18pt) (Higher): Paper 2 - June 2023 New
Published 12 Jul 2024 | PDF | 2 MB
Question paper (Modified A3 36pt) (Foundation): Paper 1 - June 2023 New
Published 12 Jul 2024 | PDF | 1.5 MB
Question paper (Modified A3 36pt) (Higher): Paper 2 - June 2023 New
Published 12 Jul 2024 | PDF | 5.2 MB
Examiner report (Foundation): Paper 2 - June 2023 New
Published 12 Jul 2024 | PDF | 162 KB
Question paper (Foundation): Paper 2 - June 2023 New
Published 12 Jul 2024 | PDF | 1.9 MB
Question paper (Modified A4 18pt) (Foundation): Paper 2 - June 2023 New
Published 12 Jul 2024 | PDF | 2.3 MB
Question paper (Modified A3 36pt) (Foundation): Paper 2 - June 2023 New
Published 12 Jul 2024 | PDF | 5.9 MB
Mark scheme (Foundation): Paper 2 - June 2023 New
Published 12 Jul 2024 | PDF | 415 KB
Examiner report (Higher): Paper 2 - June 2023 New
Published 12 Jul 2024 | PDF | 191 KB
Mark scheme (Foundation): Paper 1 - June 2023 New
Published 12 Jul 2024 | PDF | 430 KB
Examiner report (Higher): Paper 1 - June 2023 New
Published 12 Jul 2024 | PDF | 180 KB
Examiner report (Foundation): Paper 1 - June 2023 New
Published 12 Jul 2024 | PDF | 167 KB
Mark scheme (Higher): Paper 2 - June 2023 New
Published 12 Jul 2024 | PDF | 345 KB
Mark scheme (Higher): Paper 1 - June 2023 New
Published 12 Jul 2024 | PDF | 331 KB
Exampro: Science Onscreen [exampro.co.uk]
Published 12 Dec 2023
Exampro: searchable past paper questions, marks and examiner comments [exampro.co.uk]
Centre declaration form: non-exam assessment, fieldwork and live performance: 2025
Published 10 Nov 2023 | PDF | 90 KB
Centre declaration form: non-exam assessment, fieldwork and live performance 2025
Published 10 Nov 2023 | DOCX | 293 KB
Question paper (Higher): Paper 1 - June 2022
Published 14 Jul 2023 | PDF | 2.4 MB
Question paper (Modified A4 18pt) (Higher): Paper 1 - June 2022
Published 14 Jul 2023 | PDF | 1.4 MB
Question paper (Modified A3 36pt) (Higher): Paper 1 - June 2022
Published 14 Jul 2023 | PDF | 1.9 MB
Question paper (Higher): Paper 2 - June 2022
Published 14 Jul 2023 | PDF | 3.4 MB
Question paper (Modified A4 18pt) (Higher): Paper 2 - June 2022
Published 14 Jul 2023 | PDF | 2 MB
Question paper (Modified A3 36pt) (Higher): Paper 2 - June 2022
Published 14 Jul 2023 | PDF | 3.6 MB
Question paper (Foundation): Paper 1 - June 2022
Published 14 Jul 2023 | PDF | 2.7 MB
Question paper (Foundation): Paper 2 - June 2022
Published 14 Jul 2023 | PDF | 4.2 MB
Examiner report (Foundation): Paper 1 - June 2022
Published 14 Jul 2023 | PDF | 206 KB
Question paper (Modified A4 18pt) (Foundation): Paper 2 - June 2022
Question paper (Modified A3 24pt) (Foundation): Paper 1 - June 2022
Question paper (Modified A4 18pt) (Foundation): Paper 1 - June 2022
Published 14 Jul 2023 | PDF | 1.5 MB
Examiner report (Higher): Paper 2 - June 2022
Published 14 Jul 2023 | PDF | 190 KB
Question paper (Modified A4 24pt) (Foundation): Paper 1 - June 2022
Published 14 Jul 2023 | PDF | 1.8 MB
Examiner report (Foundation): Paper 2 - June 2022
Published 14 Jul 2023 | PDF | 194 KB
Question paper (Modified A3 36pt) (Foundation): Paper 1 - June 2022
Mark scheme (Foundation): Paper 1 - June 2022
Published 14 Jul 2023 | PDF | 515 KB
Question paper (Modified A3 36pt) (Foundation): Paper 2 - June 2022
Published 14 Jul 2023 | PDF | 3.5 MB
Mark scheme (Foundation): Paper 2 - June 2022
Published 14 Jul 2023 | PDF | 437 KB
Mark scheme (Higher): Paper 2 - June 2022
Published 14 Jul 2023 | PDF | 415 KB
Mark scheme (Higher): Paper 1 - June 2022
Published 14 Jul 2023 | PDF | 411 KB
Examiner report (Higher): Paper 1 - June 2022
Published 14 Jul 2023 | PDF | 230 KB
Centre declaration form: non-exam assessment, fieldwork and live performance: 2024
Published 7 Mar 2023 | PDF | 137 KB
Published 7 Mar 2023 | DOCX | 241 KB
Examiner report (Higher): Paper 1 - November 2021
Published 29 Jul 2022 | PDF | 137 KB
Question paper (Higher): Paper 1 - November 2021
Published 29 Jul 2022 | PDF | 1.4 MB
Question paper (Modified A4 18pt) (Higher): Paper 1 - November 2021
Published 29 Jul 2022 | PDF | 4.3 MB
Question paper (Higher): Paper 2 - November 2021
Published 29 Jul 2022 | PDF | 4.5 MB
Question paper (Modified A4 18pt) (Higher): Paper 2 - November 2021
Published 29 Jul 2022 | PDF | 4 MB
Question paper (Foundation): Paper 1 - November 2021
Published 29 Jul 2022 | PDF | 3.8 MB
Examiner report (Higher): Paper 2 - November 2021
Published 29 Jul 2022 | PDF | 230 KB
Question paper (Foundation): Paper 2 - November 2021
Published 29 Jul 2022 | PDF | 3.6 MB
Question paper (Modified A4 18pt) (Foundation): Paper 1 - November 2021
Published 29 Jul 2022 | PDF | 4.6 MB
Mark scheme (Foundation): Paper 2 - November 2021
Published 29 Jul 2022 | PDF | 472 KB
Mark scheme (Higher): Paper 2 - November 2021
Published 29 Jul 2022 | PDF | 455 KB
Question paper (Modified A4 18pt) (Foundation): Paper 2 - November 2021
Published 29 Jul 2022 | PDF | 3.9 MB
Mark scheme (Foundation): Paper 1 - November 2021
Published 29 Jul 2022 | PDF | 484 KB
Mark scheme (Higher): Paper 1 - November 2021
Published 29 Jul 2022 | PDF | 361 KB
Examiner report (Higher): Paper 1 - November 2020
Published 18 Jan 2022 | PDF | 127 KB
Examiner report (Foundation): Paper 1 - November 2020
Published 18 Jan 2022 | PDF | 128 KB
Examiner report (Foundation): Paper 2 - November 2020
Published 18 Jan 2022 | PDF | 160 KB
Question paper (Higher): Paper 2 - November 2020
Published 18 Jan 2022 | PDF | 2.5 MB
Question paper (Modified A4 18pt) (Higher): Paper 2 - November 2020
Published 18 Jan 2022 | PDF | 3.7 MB
Question paper (Modified A3 36pt) (Higher): Paper 2 - November 2020
Published 18 Jan 2022 | PDF | 3.9 MB
Question paper (Higher): Paper 1 - November 2020
Published 18 Jan 2022 | PDF | 3 MB
Question paper (Foundation): Paper 1 - November 2020
Published 18 Jan 2022 | PDF | 3.4 MB
Question paper (Modified A4 18pt) (Higher): Paper 1 - November 2020
Published 18 Jan 2022 | PDF | 2.8 MB
Examiner report (Higher): Paper 2 - November 2020
Published 18 Jan 2022 | PDF | 169 KB
Question paper (Foundation): Paper 2 - November 2020
Published 18 Jan 2022 | PDF | 4.1 MB
Question paper (Modified A4 18pt) (Foundation): Paper 1 - November 2020
Published 18 Jan 2022 | PDF | 2.9 MB
Question paper (Modified A3 36pt) (Higher): Paper 1 - November 2020
Published 18 Jan 2022 | PDF | 3.6 MB
Question paper (Modified A4 18pt) (Foundation): Paper 2 - November 2020
Published 18 Jan 2022 | PDF | 4.7 MB
Question paper (Modified A3 36pt) (Foundation): Paper 2 - November 2020
Published 18 Jan 2022 | PDF | 7.9 MB
Question paper (Modified A3 36pt) (Foundation): Paper 1 - November 2020
Mark scheme (Foundation): Paper 1 - November 2020
Published 18 Jan 2022 | PDF | 645 KB
Mark scheme (Foundation): Paper 2 - November 2020
Published 18 Jan 2022 | PDF | 412 KB
Mark scheme (Higher): Paper 1 - November 2020
Published 18 Jan 2022 | PDF | 372 KB
Mark scheme (Higher): Paper 2 - November 2020
Published 18 Jan 2022 | PDF | 340 KB
Using our assessment tools to plan and teach
Published 4 Aug 2020
Insight report: results at a glance - June 2019
Published 17 Sep 2019 | PDF | 395 KB
Insight report: results at a glance - June 2018
Published 1 May 2019 | PDF | 1.1 MB
Question paper (Higher): Paper 1 - June 2018
Published 1 May 2019 | PDF | 1.8 MB
Examiner report (Higher): Paper 1 - June 2018
Published 1 May 2019 | PDF | 254 KB
Mark scheme (Higher): Paper 1 - June 2018
Published 1 May 2019 | PDF | 340 KB
Grade descriptors [gov.uk]
Published 27 Jul 2016
Notes and guidance: how the 9 to 1 grading scale is applied to GCSE separate sciences
Published 21 Mar 2016 | PDF | 92 KB
Question paper (Higher): Paper 1 - Sample set 1
Published 21 Mar 2016 | PDF | 522 KB
Question paper (Higher): Paper 2 - Sample set 1
Published 21 Mar 2016 | PDF | 504 KB
Question paper (Foundation): Paper 1 - Sample set 1
Published 21 Mar 2016 | PDF | 607 KB
Mark scheme (Foundation): Paper 1 - Sample set 1
Published 21 Mar 2016 | PDF | 181 KB
Mark scheme (Higher): Paper 1 - Sample set 1
Published 21 Mar 2016 | PDF | 232 KB
Question paper (Foundation): Paper 2 - Sample set 1
Published 21 Mar 2016 | PDF | 651 KB
Mark scheme (Foundation): Paper 2 - Sample set 1
Published 21 Mar 2016 | PDF | 219 KB
Mark scheme (Higher): Paper 2 - Sample set 1
Published 21 Mar 2016 | PDF | 253 KB
Notes and guidance: making questions clear
Published 21 Mar 2016 | PDF | 1.5 MB
Marking grid: KS3 transition tests - year 9 final term
Published 21 Mar 2016 | XLSX | 157 KB
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Learn how to write a synoptic essay for Paper 3 of the A-level Biology specification, with examples, mark scheme, levels and tips. Find out what topics, terminology and importance to include and avoid in your essay.
The importance of shapes fitting together in cells and organisms. 1) Enzyme properties and digestion. 2) Protein structure. 3) Plasma membrane structure and cell transport. 4) Antigens, antibodies, B cells & T cells. 5) Vaccines. 6) Structure of DNA. 7) DNA Replication (not PCR) 8) Transcription & translation.
Find the essay titles and mark schemes used in AQA A-level Biology examinations since 2007. The marking method has largely remained unchanged and the document also includes guidance on the essay marking.
A collection of flashcards for AQA A level biology students to revise and practice essay writing. Topics include ions, DNA, water, receptors, bonds and more.
AQA Biology Essay Plans. Get a hint. AO1- Co transport of glucose- ATP needed for sodium potassium pump. A02- Importance of glucose for aerobic respiration- glycolysis instead of anaerobic. No glucose= anaerobic respiration= less ATP produced (2) for metabolic reactions like muscle contractions or condensation/ hydrolysis reactions= lactic acid ...
The control of processes in cells and the importance of these controls. Study with Quizlet and memorize flashcards containing terms like The importance of proteins in the control of processes and responses in organisms, The importance of interactions between cells and between organisms, How nucleotides, molecules derived from nucleotides and ...
f amylose and amylopectin. Amylose is a long chain of glucose monomers, joined by 1-4 glycosidic bonds whereas amylopectin is made up of shorter branche. chains of glucose monomers. Starch is stored in c. loroplasts as starch grains. It is used, in green plants, as the carbohydrate whic.
Advice for the essay. The levels scheme states that more than two A-level topics need to be addressed to get higher than 10 marks. A minimum of four topics is required to get higher than 15 marks. A topic area is a numbered sub-section in the specification. For example, for the 2017 'diffusion' essay, gas exchange (3.3.2) was a topic area.
Learn how to write a synoptic essay for AQA A-level Biology, using examples from different topics and levels of response. Find out what the examiners look for in terms of content, terminology, structure and importance.
Learn how to write the 25 mark essay on the AQA A-level paper 3. I fully explain the mark scheme, how to analyse the titles, how to structure your paragraph...
5 Pages • Essays / Projects • Year Uploaded: 2022. Comprehensive plans for the 25 mark essays in paper 3 containing notes in- transport across cell membranes, the importance of enzymes, cycles in biology, the importance of molecular shape, carbohydrates, and their importance. This document is 30 Exchange Credits.
Focusing on the essay performance on the 7402 biology specification only, we can see how the 2017-2019 essays have performed in isolation in Figure 2. The 7402 essay has shown performance that skews slightly to the higher end of the mark scale, which is understandable given the mean mark sits just above 50%.
A-level Biology essay Training guide for teachers Throughout the development of our new A-level Biology specification, we spoke to teachers and university experts. We were told that extended writing was an important skill that students should be developing. The 25 mark essay has been an element of AQA A-levels for many years, going back several
Paper 3 for AQA A-level biology contains the 25 mark essay (almost 10% of your A-level grade). Follow along as I plan 3 titles that haven't come up in nearl...
docx, 235.8 KB. Document containing 17 different essay titles, including 5 essays written in full and the rest with very detailed essay plans and ideas to be used in paper 3 AQA biology. These were written for my A level exams in 2019 and were highly successful. From the plans, students can recognise that several paragraphs can be adapted ...
44 essay titles and indiciative mark schemes for AQA A level biology Paper 3 25 mark essay question. contents essay mark schemes general guidance. Skip to document. University; High School. Books; Discovery. ... The importa nce of enzymes in plan ts a nd animals..... 9. Q8. How micr oscopes ha ve contribute d to our under standing of living or ...
AQA A-level Biology: Topics + Sub-topics for essay plans. 3.1 Biological Molecules. Click the card to flip it 👆. 3.1.1 Monomers and Polymers (condensation + hydrolysis) 3.1.2 Carbohydrates (disaccharides, starch, glycogen, cellulose, Benedict's test) 3.1.3 Lipids (triglycerides, phospholipids, emulsion test)
AQA A-level Biology essay writing resources. A compilation of useful resources to help you develop the essay writing skills of your pupils. The adapted learning map resource is a sample ( you may choose to change the essay topics). It is a good idea to incorporate the learning map into the Scheme of Work for the cohort at the start of term 1 ...
5 Pages • Essays / Projects • Year Uploaded: 2022. Contains 4 essay plans on 25 markers in Biology AQA: - Importance of Concentration Gradients - Importance of DNA - Importance of Microorganisms - Importance of transport within organisms. This document is 30 Exchange Credits. Add to Cart.
AQA Alevel Biology Paper 3 Essay Plans. Give 5 bullet points on the essay for the importance of nitrogen-containing substances in biological systems. Click the card to flip it 👆. - Photosynthesis (Nitrogen is a major component of chlorophyll) - Nitrogen cycle. - Proteins and enzymes.
AQA A Level Biology Essay Plans. The importance of proteins in the control of processes and responses in organisms. Click the card to flip it 👆. -Enzymes as catalysts. -Proteins and enzymes in respiration. -Proteins and enzymes in photosynthesis. -Immunology. -Haemoglobin. -DNA.
This resource is designed to help you to plan your teaching to prepare students for the essay in A-level Paper 3. It has been designed for a number of teachers in the same department to work together, but could be adapted for single teachers, or for use with students. Throughout the development of our new A-level Biology specification, we spoke ...
Subject: Biology. Age range: 16+. Resource type: Assessment and revision. File previews. pdf, 416.35 KB. Written by an A* 2022 Student. both new and old specification titles covered. essays in bullet point form with linked importances for each paragraph tailored to each essay title, which are key for securing top band marks.
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