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AQA A-level Biology 7402 Paper 1

7402/1 · 2 hours · 91 marks · 35.0% of the A level.

What it examines

Any content from topics 1 to 4, including relevant practical skills.

Paper 1 ends with 15 marks of extended response. Paper 2 ends with a 15-mark comprehension section instead. Otherwise the two papers have the same length, the same marks and the same weighting.

Read from AQA AS and A-level Biology 7401/7402, Specification, Version 1.6, July 2026, printed page 9 (page 9 of the PDF), retrieved 21 August 2026.

Where to get the papers

June 2025

• Question paper: Paper 1 - June 2025 Question paper
• Question paper (Modified A3 36pt): Paper 1 - June 2025 Question paper Modified format
• Question paper (Modified A4 18pt): Paper 1 - June 2025 Question paper Modified format
• Mark scheme: Paper 1 - June 2025 Mark scheme
• Examiner report: Paper 1 - June 2025 Examiner report

June 2024

• Question paper: Paper 1 - June 2024 Question paper
• Question paper (Modified A3 36pt): Paper 1 - June 2024 Question paper Modified format
• Question paper (Modified A4 18pt): Paper 1 - June 2024 Question paper Modified format
• Mark scheme: Paper 1 - June 2024 Mark scheme
• Examiner report: Paper 1 - June 2024 Examiner report

June 2023

• Question paper (A-level) : Paper 1 - June 2023 Question paper
• Question paper (Modified 24 A3pt) (A-level) : Paper 1 - June 2023 Question paper Modified format
• Question paper (Modified 24 A4pt) (A-level) : Paper 1 - June 2023 Question paper Modified format
• Question paper (Modified A3 36pt) (A-level) : Paper 1 - June 2023 Question paper Modified format
• Question paper (Modified A4 18pt) (A-level) : Paper 1 - June 2023 Question paper Modified format
• Mark scheme (A-level) : Paper 1 - June 2023 Mark scheme
• Examiner report (A-level) : Paper 1 - June 2023 Examiner report

June 2022

• Question paper (A-level) : Paper 1 - June 2022 Question paper
• Question paper (Modified A3 36pt) (A-level) : Paper 1 - June 2022 Question paper Modified format
• Question paper (Modified A4 18pt) (A-level) : Paper 1 - June 2022 Question paper Modified format
• Mark scheme (A-level) : Paper 1 - June 2022 Mark scheme
• Examiner report (A-level) : Paper 1 - June 2022 Examiner report

November 2021

• Question paper (A-level) : Paper 1 - November 2021 Question paper
• Question paper (Modified A4 18pt) (A-level) : Paper 1 - November 2021 Question paper Modified format
• Mark scheme (A-level) : Paper 1 - November 2021 Mark scheme
• Examiner report (A-level) : Paper 1 - November 2021 Examiner report

November 2020

• Question paper (A-level) : Paper 1 - November 2020 Question paper
• Question paper (Modified A3 36pt) (A-level) : Paper 1 - November 2020 Question paper Modified format
• Question paper (Modified A4 18pt) (A-level) : Paper 1 - November 2020 Question paper Modified format
• Mark scheme (A-level) : Paper 1 - November 2020 Mark scheme
• Examiner report (A-level) : Paper 1 - November 2020 Examiner report

AQA publishes no file for this paper in June 2019, June 2018 and June 2017. Those sittings did take place. The files above are the ones the board still has on its site.

AQA publishes the 7402/1 papers it makes public on AQA’s assessment resources for Biology 7402, with the other papers in the qualification. The 7402 past papers page shows what is published and when we last checked.

We checked these links against the exam boards’ websites on 31 August 2026. We do not host or reproduce past papers or mark schemes. If a link has moved, go to the board’s own past papers page.