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Biology SL
Specimen 2025 · Paper 2

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  • 8questions
  • 64marks
  • 27question parts
  • 20micro-topics

What this paper tests

Mark distribution

  • Continuity and change41%
  • Unity and diversity23%
  • Experimental and data skills17%
  • Form and function9%
  • Interaction and interdependence9%

Hardest areas (by marks)

  1. 1.Variation: the raw material7 marks
  2. 2.Thermoregulation7 marks

Question types

explain / justify: 41%write down / state: 22%outline: 11%compare: 7%0%
  • explain / justify41%
  • write down / state22%
  • outline11%
  • compare7%

0% of parts are show / prove.

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Which topics dominate Specimen 2025 Paper 2?

Continuity and change 41% (typical 25%), Unity and diversity 23% (typical 17%), Experimental and data skills 17% (typical 12%).

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