Home / Revision / GCSE Biology Pearson Edexcel GCSE Biology (1BI0) Every topic with its Pearson Edexcel specification reference, free notes and tools to revise it, and your summer 2027 papers.
Topic Spec Notes and tools How sure
Cell biology Topics 1 and 2
Cell structure and microscopy Diffusion, osmosis and active transport The cell cycle, mitosis and stem cells Cell biology: lessons and questions
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Organisation: tissues, organs, digestion and circulation Topics 2 and 8
Enzymes and digestion Food tests and the enzyme activity practical Organisation: tissues, organs, digestion and circulation: lessons and questions
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Infection and response Topic 5
Defences, the immune system and vaccination Pathogens and how disease spreads Infection and response: lessons and questions
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Bioenergetics: photosynthesis and respiration Topics 6 and 8
Photosynthesis and limiting factors Bioenergetics: photosynthesis and respiration: lessons and questions
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Homeostasis and response Topic 7
Homeostasis, the nervous system and reflexes Homeostasis and response: lessons and questions
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Inheritance, variation and evolution Topics 3 and 4
Genetic crosses, family trees and sex determination Reproduction, meiosis and DNA Inheritance, variation and evolution: lessons and questions
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Ecology Topic 9
Sampling with quadrats, transects and capture-recapture Ecology: lessons and questions
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Required practicals and maths skills core practicals
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Your summer 2027 exams
Paper Date Starts Length
Biology Paper 11BI0 1F or 1H Tuesday 11 May 2027 9:00 1h 45m
Biology Paper 21BI0 2F or 2H Thursday 10 June 2027 9:00 1h 45m
Foundation and Higher papers are sat at the same time, so one row covers both. Source: Pearson Edexcel GCSE final timetable, summer 2027 (final timetable), read on Wed 7 Oct. PDF (opens a new tab)
Taking Combined Science? Its papers are on the exam timetable page. Exam timetables
Official Pearson Edexcel pages
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