2025 AQA GCSE BIOLOGY Foundation Tier Paper 1F Question
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GCSE
BIOLOGY
Foundation Tier Paper 1F
F
Tuesday 13 May 2025 Afternoon Time allowed: 1 hour 45 minutes
Materials
For Examiner’s Use
For this paper you must have:
a ruler Question Mark
a scientific calculator.
1
Instructions 2
Use black ink or black ball-point pen. 3
Pencil should only be used for drawing. 4
Fill in the boxes at the top of this page.
5
Answer all questions in the spaces provided.
If you need extra space for your answer(s), use the lined pages at the end of 6
this book. Write the question number against your answer(s). 7
Do all rough work in this book. Cross through any work you do not want 8
to be marked.
In all calculations, show clearly how you work out your answer. TOTAL
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The maximum mark for this paper is 100.
The marks for questions are shown in brackets.
You are expected to use a calculator where appropriate.
You are reminded of the need for good English and clear presentation
in your answers.
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Answer all questions in the spaces provided. box
0 1 This question is about cells.
0 1 . 1 Figure 1 shows an animal cell seen through a microscope.
Figure 1
What is part X in Figure 1?
[1 mark]
Tick () one box.
Cytoplasm
Mitochondrion
Vacuole
0 1 . 2 Name one structure found in the nucleus.
[1 mark]
0 1 . 3 Name one cell part that is found in a plant cell but is not found in an animal cell.
[1 mark]
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0 1 . 4 Root hair cells are found in plants.
Which substance do root hair cells absorb from the soil?
[1 mark]
Tick () one box.
Glucose
Protein
Water
0 1 . 5 A sperm cell is a specialised cell.
What is the function of a sperm cell?
[1 mark]
Question 1 continues on the next page
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0 1 . 6 Draw one line from each specialised cell to the type of organism where the
specialised cell is found.
[2 marks]
0 1 . 7 The cell membrane controls which substances move into and out of cells.
Which two processes move substances into and out of cells?
[2 marks]
Tick () two boxes.
Active transport
Diffusion
Mitosis
Mutation
Respiration
IB/G/Jun25/8461/1F
Paper & Mark Scheme (Merged) June 2025 [VERIFIED]
Please write clearly in block capitals.
Centre number Candidate number
Surname
Forename(s)
Candidate signature
I declare this is my own work.
GCSE
BIOLOGY
Foundation Tier Paper 1F
F
Tuesday 13 May 2025 Afternoon Time allowed: 1 hour 45 minutes
Materials
For Examiner’s Use
For this paper you must have:
a ruler Question Mark
a scientific calculator.
1
Instructions 2
Use black ink or black ball-point pen. 3
Pencil should only be used for drawing. 4
Fill in the boxes at the top of this page.
5
Answer all questions in the spaces provided.
If you need extra space for your answer(s), use the lined pages at the end of 6
this book. Write the question number against your answer(s). 7
Do all rough work in this book. Cross through any work you do not want 8
to be marked.
In all calculations, show clearly how you work out your answer. TOTAL
Information
The maximum mark for this paper is 100.
The marks for questions are shown in brackets.
You are expected to use a calculator where appropriate.
You are reminded of the need for good English and clear presentation
in your answers.
IB/G/Jun25/G4006/E9
8461/1F
, 2
Do not write
outside the
Answer all questions in the spaces provided. box
0 1 This question is about cells.
0 1 . 1 Figure 1 shows an animal cell seen through a microscope.
Figure 1
What is part X in Figure 1?
[1 mark]
Tick () one box.
Cytoplasm
Mitochondrion
Vacuole
0 1 . 2 Name one structure found in the nucleus.
[1 mark]
0 1 . 3 Name one cell part that is found in a plant cell but is not found in an animal cell.
[1 mark]
IB/G/Jun25/8461/1F
, 3
Do not write
outside the
box
0 1 . 4 Root hair cells are found in plants.
Which substance do root hair cells absorb from the soil?
[1 mark]
Tick () one box.
Glucose
Protein
Water
0 1 . 5 A sperm cell is a specialised cell.
What is the function of a sperm cell?
[1 mark]
Question 1 continues on the next page
Turn over ►
IB/G/Jun25/8461/1F
, 4
Do not write
outside the
box
0 1 . 6 Draw one line from each specialised cell to the type of organism where the
specialised cell is found.
[2 marks]
0 1 . 7 The cell membrane controls which substances move into and out of cells.
Which two processes move substances into and out of cells?
[2 marks]
Tick () two boxes.
Active transport
Diffusion
Mitosis
Mutation
Respiration
IB/G/Jun25/8461/1F
