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Pearson Edexcel Level 3 GCE
Time: 1 hour 30 minutes Paper
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Biology A
Advanced Subsidiary 2025 Predicted Paper
PAPER 2: Development, Plants and the Environment
You must have: Total Marks
Calculator, HB pencil, ruler
Instructions
•• Use black ink or ball-point pen.
Fill in the boxes at the top of this page with your name,
centre number and candidate number.
•• Answer all questions.
Show your working in any calculation questions and include units in your answer
where appropriate.
• Answer the questions in the spaces provided
– there may be more space than you need.
Information
•• The total mark for this paper is 80.
The marks for each question are shown in brackets
– use this as a guide as to how much time to spend on each question.
• You may use a scientific calculator.
• Instructure
questions marked with an asterisk (*), marks will be awarded for your ability to
your answer logically showing how the points that you make are related or
follow on from each other where appropriate.
Advice
•• Read each question carefully before you start to answer it.
Try to answer every question.
• Check your answers if you have time at the end.
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Question 1 (10 )
(a) The diagram below shows a cross-section of a dicotyledonous plant stem. Label the following
structures: xylem, phloem, cambium, and cortex. (4)
(b) Explain the role of active transport in root hair cells for the uptake of mineral ions. (2)
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(c) State three differences between the structure of prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells. (3)
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Edexcel AS Biology Question Paper 2A 2025 Predicted
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(d) Why is the presence of lignin important in xylem vessels? (1)
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(Total for Question 1 = 10 marks)
Edexcel AS Biology Question Paper 2A 2025 Predicted
Candidate surname Other names
Centre Number Candidate Number
Pearson Edexcel Level 3 GCE
Time: 1 hour 30 minutes Paper
reference 8BN0/02
Biology A
Advanced Subsidiary 2025 Predicted Paper
PAPER 2: Development, Plants and the Environment
You must have: Total Marks
Calculator, HB pencil, ruler
Instructions
•• Use black ink or ball-point pen.
Fill in the boxes at the top of this page with your name,
centre number and candidate number.
•• Answer all questions.
Show your working in any calculation questions and include units in your answer
where appropriate.
• Answer the questions in the spaces provided
– there may be more space than you need.
Information
•• The total mark for this paper is 80.
The marks for each question are shown in brackets
– use this as a guide as to how much time to spend on each question.
• You may use a scientific calculator.
• Instructure
questions marked with an asterisk (*), marks will be awarded for your ability to
your answer logically showing how the points that you make are related or
follow on from each other where appropriate.
Advice
•• Read each question carefully before you start to answer it.
Try to answer every question.
• Check your answers if you have time at the end.
, 2
Question 1 (10 )
(a) The diagram below shows a cross-section of a dicotyledonous plant stem. Label the following
structures: xylem, phloem, cambium, and cortex. (4)
(b) Explain the role of active transport in root hair cells for the uptake of mineral ions. (2)
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
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(c) State three differences between the structure of prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells. (3)
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Edexcel AS Biology Question Paper 2A 2025 Predicted
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(d) Why is the presence of lignin important in xylem vessels? (1)
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(Total for Question 1 = 10 marks)
Edexcel AS Biology Question Paper 2A 2025 Predicted
