AQA GCSE Combined Science: Trilogy Biology Paper 1 Higher 2024
This is the GCSE Combined Science: Trilogy Biology Paper 1 (Higher tier) from the June 2024 AQA exam series, sitting under exam code 8464/B/1H. 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 Combined Science: Trilogy Biology Paper 1 (Higher tier), 2024. The paper is 70 marks, set as 27 marked parts across 7 questions, including 3 parts worth 5 marks or more.
| Question | Marks available |
|---|---|
| Question 1 | 13 marks |
| Question 2 | 9 marks |
| Question 3 | 12 marks |
| Question 4 | 10 marks |
| Question 5 | 9 marks |
| Question 6 | 11 marks |
| Question 7 | 6 marks |
Topics it draws on
From the parts of this paper tagged so far, the heaviest topics are:
- Cell biology — 8 marks
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Practise on Science Street →The Higher tier targets grades 4–9. If you're aiming at the other tier, the Foundation paper for the same series is linked below.
What this paper covers
AQA GCSE Combined Science: Trilogy Biology Paper 1 assesses:
- Cell biology
- Organisation
- Infection and response
- Bioenergetics