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A LEVEL BIOLOGY A (SNAB): Actual June 2025 PAST PAPER 3 & GRADING GUIDE General and Practical Applications in Biology All Assessment Questions & Level-by-Level Mark Scheme [Edexcel 9BN0/03] Exam Resource Summary The June 2025 Pearson Edexcel A Level Biology A (Salters-Nuffield) 9BN0/03 – Paper 3: General and Practical Applications in Biology – Merged Question Paper & Mark Scheme. This paper evaluates student understanding across the full breadth of the specification (Topics 1-8) and assesses their ability to apply biological knowledge and practical techniques in unfamiliar and synoptic contexts. The merged format offers students complete insight into how marks are allocated, the structure of each question and the underlying assessment objectives. Every question is paired with its official mark scheme—facilitating guided selfassessment, targeted revision of practical skills, data-analysis, and extended response writing. An essential resource for thorough preparation for the 2025 Edexcel A Level Biology Paper 3 examination. Turn over Answer ALL questions. Write your answers in the spaces provided. 1 In 1980, a volcano erupted in Washington State, USA. Ash from the volcano covered surrounding vegetation, killing all the plants. Succession has been investigated on one of the sides of the volcano. (a) In one study, species richness on the side of the volcano was measured. The graph shows the change in mean speci

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A LEVEL BIOLOGY A (SNAB): Actual June 2025 PAST PAPER 3 &
GRADING GUIDE General and Practical Applications in Biology All
Assessment Questions & Level-by-Level Mark Scheme [Edexcel 9BN0/03]


Exam Resource Summary

The June 2025 Pearson Edexcel A Level Biology A (Salters-Nuffield) 9BN0/03 –
Paper 3: General and Practical Applications in Biology – Merged Question
Paper & Mark Scheme. This paper evaluates student understanding across the full
breadth of the specification (Topics 1-8) and assesses their ability to apply
biological knowledge and practical techniques in unfamiliar and synoptic contexts.
The merged format offers students complete insight into how marks are allocated,
the structure of each question and the underlying assessment objectives. Every
question is paired with its official mark scheme—facilitating guided self-
assessment, targeted revision of practical skills, data-analysis, and extended
response writing. An essential resource for thorough preparation for the 2025
Edexcel A Level Biology Paper 3 examination.




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, Answer ALL questions.
Write your answers in the spaces provided.




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1 In 1980, a volcano erupted in Washington State, USA.

Ash from the volcano covered surrounding vegetation, killing all the plants.

Succession has been investigated on one of the sides of the volcano.

(a) In one study, species richness on the side of the volcano was measured.

The graph shows the change in mean species richness from 1983 to 2005.

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(i) State what is meant by the term succession.
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, (ii) Calculate the rate of increase in the mean number of species from
1986 to 1995.
Give your answer to two significant figures and include units.
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(iii) Following the eruption, one of the first plant species to be observed was
Lupinus lepidus.
Give the term used to describe the first species to appear at a location.
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(b) Species of Lupinus have organs called root nodules that contain bacteria.

Sugars and nutrients are exchanged between the plant and the bacteria in the
root nodules.
(i) State what is meant by the term organ.
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, (ii) Bacteria in root nodules are able to fix nitrogen gas (N2) into ammonium
compounds that the plant can use.




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Name two organic molecules, containing nitrogen, needed to
synthesise proteins.
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(Total for Question 1 = 8 marks)




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