This comprehensive study and exam-tips package provides students with strategic techniques for tackling the Pearson Edexcel GCSE (9-1) Biology exam, highlighting common pitfalls in command words, calculations, and biological terminology. Grounded in examiner feedback from 2022 to 2024, it helps candidates secure maximum marks by mastering key concepts and structured descriptions.
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試験の概要
試験数
2
満点
200
制限時間
3時間 30分
出題形式
4
試験
時間
配点
問題数
配点比率
出題形式
Paper 1 (Foundation Tier)
1時間 45分
100
10
50%
Recall and Short Response (1-2 marks), Structured Explanations (3-4 marks), Extended Quality of Written Communication (6 marks)
Paper 2 (Foundation Tier)
1時間 45分
100
10
50%
Recall and Short Response (1-2 marks), Structured Explanations (3-4 marks), Extended Quality of Written Communication (6 marks)
評価段階
987654321U
電卓の規定
A scientific or graphical calculator that meets JCQ regulations may be used (some GCSE Mathematics and Science papers are non-calculator). Graphical calculators must be set to exam mode; you must clear any stored programs, notes or data before the exam, and the calculator must not be able to retrieve stored text or formulae.
AO1: AO1: Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of scientific ideas, techniques and procedures (40%)
AO2: AO2: Apply knowledge and understanding of scientific ideas, enquiry, techniques and procedures (40%)
AO3: AO3: Analyse information and ideas to interpret and evaluate, make judgements and draw conclusions, and develop and improve experimental procedures (20%)
過去問と採点基準にもとづいて作成（2022–2024）。
電卓プログラム
Table mode for roots & turning points
Scientific calculator (e.g. Casio fx-991 series)
目的: Tabulate \(y\) across a range of \(x\) to locate sign changes (roots) and approximate maxima/minima.
使う場面: Solving or sketching a function when you want to find where its graph crosses or turns.
手順
Enter the function in TABLE mode, set the start, end and step, then read where the sign of \(y\) changes or where it peaks.
試験での注意: Allowed under JCQ rules, but you must still show your method — an unsupported calculator answer earns no method marks. Clear all stored programs, notes and data (graphical calculators in exam mode) before the exam.
Statistics mode (mean, SD & regression)
Scientific calculator (e.g. Casio fx-991 series)
目的: Read the mean \(\bar{x}\) and standard deviation directly, and the gradient/intercept (and \(r\)) of a linear regression for bivariate data.
使う場面: Any data-handling, statistics, or required-practical analysis question.
手順
Enter the data in STAT mode (1-VAR or A+BX), then recall \(\bar{x}\), \(\sigma\) or the regression coefficients.
試験での注意: Allowed under JCQ rules, but you must still show your method — an unsupported calculator answer earns no method marks. Clear all stored programs, notes and data (graphical calculators in exam mode) before the exam.
Carry exact values with Ans & memory
Scientific calculator (e.g. Casio fx-991 series)
目的: Keep full-precision intermediate values to avoid rounding errors.
使う場面: Multi-step calculations where premature rounding loses the final accuracy mark.
手順
Use Ans, STO/RCL or the M+ memory to reuse the unrounded result of each step; round only the final answer.
試験での注意: Allowed under JCQ rules, but you must still show your method — an unsupported calculator answer earns no method marks. Clear all stored programs, notes and data (graphical calculators in exam mode) before the exam.
Equation solver — to CHECK your working
Scientific calculator (e.g. Casio fx-991 series)
目的: Use the built-in EQN/SOLVE mode to verify roots of quadratics or simultaneous equations you have already solved by algebra.
使う場面: As a check only, after solving by hand.
手順
Enter the coefficients in EQN mode (or use SOLVE) and confirm they match your worked solution.
試験での注意: Allowed under JCQ rules, but you must still show your method — an unsupported calculator answer earns no method marks. Clear all stored programs, notes and data (graphical calculators in exam mode) before the exam.
よくあるミス
1high影響する配点: 2Key concepts in biology (Paper 1)
Stating that enzymes are 'killed' at high temperatures or extreme pH.
回避方法: Always write that enzymes are 'denatured' and explain that the active site has changed shape, preventing the substrate from fitting/binding.
2high影響する配点: 1Cells and control (Paper 1)
Confusing corrective lens types for myopia, recommending a convex/converging lens.
回避方法: Remember that a concave (diverging) lens is required to correct short-sightedness (myopia), while a convex lens is used for long-sightedness.
3high影響する配点: 1Key concepts in biology (Paper 2)
Failing to explicitly round calculated numbers to the requested decimal place (e.g., leaving 7.28 instead of 7.3).
回避方法: Always carefully read the final sentence of calculation questions and apply the requested rounding (e.g., 'to 1 decimal place' or 'to the nearest whole number').
4medium影響する配点: 2Cells and control (Paper 1)
Confusing iris muscles with ciliary muscles in explanations of pupil size and accommodation.
回避方法: The iris muscles (radial and circular) control the pupil's response to light levels, whereas the ciliary muscles (and suspensory ligaments) alter lens shape to focus on objects at different distances.
5high影響する配点: 2Key concepts in biology (Paper 1)
Omitting key quantitative controls in experiment 'devise' or 'plan' prompts.
回避方法: Always specify exact variables that must be controlled, such as using the same volumes, same concentrations, or same starting temperatures of solutions.
6medium影響する配点: 2Key concepts in biology (Paper 2)
Stating that root hair cells contain chloroplasts.
回避方法: Explain that root hair cells grow underground without light; because they cannot photosynthesise, they lack chloroplasts completely.
7medium影響する配点: 1Cells and control (Paper 1)
Stating that human somatic cells have 23 chromosomes in mitosis.
回避方法: Remember that human body cells contain 46 chromosomes (23 pairs); only gametes produced during meiosis contain 23 chromosomes.
8high影響する配点: 1Key concepts in biology (Paper 1)
Omitting the heating/boiling step when describing Benedict's test for reducing sugars.
回避方法: Ensure you state that the sample mixed with Benedict's solution must be heated or placed in a boiling water bath for the reaction to occur.