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OCR A-level Biology A H420 Paper 2: Biological diversity

H420/02 · 2 hours 15 minutes · 100 marks · 37.0% of the A level.

What it examines

Modules 1, 2, 4 and 6.

Modules 1 and 2 are assessed here and on component 01 too, so the foundations are examined twice across the two long papers.

Read from Cambridge OCR Level 3 Advanced GCE in Biology A, H420, Specification, Version 4.1, April 2026, printed page 5 (page 11 of the PDF), retrieved 2026-08-21.

Where to get the papers

June 2025

• Question paper - Biological diversity (H420/02), June 2025 Question paper
• Mark scheme - Biological diversity (H420/02), June 2025 Mark scheme
• Examiners' report - Biological diversity (H420/02), June 2025 Examiner report

June 2024

• Question paper - Biological diversity (H420/02), June 2024 Question paper
• Mark scheme - Biological diversity (H420/02), June 2024 Mark scheme
• Examiners' report - Biological diversity (H420/02), June 2024 Examiner report

June 2023

• Question paper - Biological diversity (H420/02), June 2023 Question paper
• Mark scheme - Biological diversity (H420/02), June 2023 Mark scheme
• Examiners' report - Biological diversity (H420/02), June 2023 Examiner report

June 2022

• Question paper - Biological diversity (H420/02), June 2022 Question paper
• Mark scheme - Biological diversity (H420/02), June 2022 Mark scheme
• Examiners' report - Biological diversity (H420/02), June 2022 Examiner report

November 2021

• Question paper - Biological diversity (H420/02), November 2021 Question paper
• Mark scheme - Biological diversity (H420/02), November 2021 Mark scheme
• Examiners' report - Biological diversity (H420/02), November 2021 Examiner report

November 2020

• Question paper - Biological diversity (H420/02), November 2020 Question paper
• Mark scheme - Biological diversity (H420/02), November 2020 Mark scheme
• Examiners' report - Biological diversity (H420/02), November 2020 Examiner report

June 2019

• Question paper - Biological diversity (H420/02), June 2019 Question paper
• Mark scheme - Biological diversity (H420/02), June 2019 Mark scheme
• Examiners' report - Biological diversity (H420/02), June 2019 Examiner report
• Erratum notice - Biological diversity (H420/02), June 2019 Other

June 2018

• Question paper - Biological diversity (H420/02), June 2018 Question paper
• Question paper - Biological diversity insert (H420/02), June 2018 Question paper
• Question paper - Biological diversity post-exam correction (H420/02), June 2018 Question paper
• Mark scheme - Biological diversity (H420/02), June 2018 Mark scheme
• Examiners' report - Biological diversity (H420/02), June 2018 Examiner report

June 2017

• Question paper - Biological diversity (H420/02), June 2017 Question paper
• Question paper - Biological diversity erratum (H420/02), June 2017 Question paper
• Mark scheme - Biological diversity (H420A/02), June 2017 Mark scheme

OCR publishes every sitting of H420/02 on OCR’s assessment page for Biology A H020/H420, alongside the other papers in the qualification. The H420 past papers page lists what is published and when the list was checked.

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