AQA GCSE Biology Paper 1 Foundation 2023
This is the GCSE Biology Paper 1 (Foundation tier) from the June 2023 AQA exam series, sitting under exam code 8461/1F. Below you can open the original question paper and the official AQA mark scheme, and then — unlike a plain PDF archive — actually work through the paper on Science Street: answer the questions, get them marked instantly, and compare your marking against the examiner's on real answers.
What’s in this paper
AQA GCSE Biology Paper 1 (Foundation tier), 2023. The paper is 100 marks, set as 63 marked parts across 7 questions, including 2 parts worth 5 marks or more.
| Question | Marks available |
|---|---|
| Question 1 | 10 marks |
| Question 2 | 11 marks |
| Question 3 | 15 marks |
| Question 4 | 15 marks |
| Question 5 | 17 marks |
| Question 6 | 13 marks |
| Question 7 | 19 marks |
Topics it draws on
From the parts of this paper tagged so far, the heaviest topics are:
- Organisation — 22 marks
- Infection and response — 14 marks
- Bioenergetics — 11 marks
- Cell biology — 2 marks
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Practise on Science Street →The Foundation tier targets grades 1–5. If you're aiming at the other tier, the Higher paper for the same series is linked below.
What this paper covers
AQA GCSE Biology Paper 1 assesses:
- Cell biology
- Organisation
- Infection and response
- Bioenergetics