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AQA, specification 8464

AQA GCSE Combined Science: Trilogy

AQA GCSE Combined Science: Trilogy (8464) is worth two GCSEs and tests biology in two of its six papers, each 1 hour 15 minutes and 70 marks. Here are all 7 topics and 7 required practicals, with free revision notes, exam questions with mark schemes, flashcards and mind maps. Triple-only content is left out for you.

Biology (Triple)Combined Science

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Revision notesShort notes for every spec point, with diagrams100 notesExam questionsExam-style questions with mark schemes142 questionsFlashcardsFlip, mark and practise what you don't know365 cardsMind mapsEach topic on one page7 mind mapsTopic testsPrintable tests with the mark scheme7 printable testsPracticalsMethod, variables and safety for each one7 practicals

Topics

Biology Paper 1

1 hour 15 minutes · 70 marks
  1. 1Cell biologyCell structure · Cell division · Transport in cells3 subtopics
  2. 2OrganisationPrinciples of organisation · Animal tissues, organs and organ systems · Plant tissues, organs and systems3 subtopics
  3. 3Infection and responseCommunicable diseases1 subtopic
  4. 4BioenergeticsPhotosynthesis · Respiration2 subtopics

Biology Paper 2

1 hour 15 minutes · 70 marks
  1. 5Homeostasis and responseHomeostasis · The human nervous system · Hormonal coordination in humans3 subtopics
  2. 6Inheritance, variation and evolutionReproduction · Variation and evolution · The development of understanding of genetics and evolution · Classification of living organisms4 subtopics
  3. 7EcologyAdaptations, interdependence and competition · Organisation of an ecosystem · Biodiversity and the effect of human interaction on ecosystems3 subtopics

What the labels mean

Higher tier
Only on the Higher tier papers. Foundation students can skip it.

Anything without a label is for everyone taking AQA GCSE Combined Science: Trilogy.

About AQA GCSE Combined Science: Trilogy

AQA GCSE Combined Science: Trilogy (8464) covers biology, chemistry and physics and is worth two GCSEs. The biology part uses the same seven topics as Triple Biology but leaves out some content, so anything marked Triple only on this site can be skipped. Biology is assessed in two of the six papers.

Biology Paper 1

Time
1 hour 15 minutes
Marks
70 marks, 16.7% of the qualification
Topics
Cell biology, Organisation, Infection and response, Bioenergetics

Biology Paper 2

Time
1 hour 15 minutes
Marks
70 marks, 16.7% of the qualification
Topics
Homeostasis and response, Inheritance, variation and evolution, Ecology