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% Of exams is the share of exam series a topic came up in. 100% means it came up at least once in every series, not on every paper.
| Topic | June 2018 | June 2019 | November 2020 | November 2021 | June 2022 | June 2023 | June 2024 | June 2025 | Share of exam series |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 Cell biology | |||||||||
| 1.1 Cell structure | 1.1 Cell structure: comes up in 8 of 8 Foundation exam series, on 11 of 16 Foundation papers · 8.2% of all Foundation marks (131 of 1,600) | ||||||||
| 1.2 Cell division | 1.2 Cell division, November 2021 Foundation: none | 1.2 Cell division, June 2025 Foundation: none | 1.2 Cell division: comes up in 6 of 8 Foundation exam series, on 7 of 16 Foundation papers · 2.5% of all Foundation marks (40 of 1,600) | ||||||
| 1.3 Transport in cells | 1.3 Transport in cells: comes up in 8 of 8 Foundation exam series, on 10 of 16 Foundation papers · 6.2% of all Foundation marks (99 of 1,600) | ||||||||
2 Organisation | |||||||||
| 2.1 Principles of organisation | 2.1 Principles of organisation, November 2020 Foundation: none | 2.1 Principles of organisation, June 2022 Foundation: none | 2.1 Principles of organisation, June 2025 Foundation: none | 2.1 Principles of organisation: comes up in 5 of 8 Foundation exam series, on 6 of 16 Foundation papers · 0.4% of all Foundation marks (7 of 1,600) | |||||
| 2.2 Animal tissues, organs and organ systems | 2.2 Animal tissues, organs and organ systems: comes up in 8 of 8 Foundation exam series, on 14 of 16 Foundation papers · 14% of all Foundation marks (219 of 1,600) | ||||||||
| 2.3 Plant tissues, organs and systems | 2.3 Plant tissues, organs and systems: comes up in 8 of 8 Foundation exam series, on 9 of 16 Foundation papers · 2.4% of all Foundation marks (39 of 1,600) | ||||||||
3 Infection and response | |||||||||
| 3.1 Communicable diseases | 3.1 Communicable diseases: comes up in 8 of 8 Foundation exam series, on 11 of 16 Foundation papers · 7.1% of all Foundation marks (114 of 1,600) | ||||||||
| 3.3 Plant disease | 3.3 Plant disease, June 2024 Foundation: none | 3.3 Plant disease, June 2025 Foundation: none | 3.3 Plant disease: comes up in 6 of 8 Foundation exam series, on 6 of 16 Foundation papers · 1.0% of all Foundation marks (16 of 1,600) | ||||||
4 Bioenergetics | |||||||||
| 4.1 Photosynthesis | 4.1 Photosynthesis: comes up in 8 of 8 Foundation exam series, on 14 of 16 Foundation papers · 6.2% of all Foundation marks (99 of 1,600) | ||||||||
| 4.2 Respiration | 4.2 Respiration: comes up in 8 of 8 Foundation exam series, on 12 of 16 Foundation papers · 5.4% of all Foundation marks (86 of 1,600) | ||||||||
5 Homeostasis and response | |||||||||
| 5.2 The human nervous system | 5.2 The human nervous system: comes up in 8 of 8 Foundation exam series, on 8 of 16 Foundation papers · 6.8% of all Foundation marks (109 of 1,600) | ||||||||
| 5.3 Hormonal coordination in humans | 5.3 Hormonal coordination in humans: comes up in 8 of 8 Foundation exam series, on 9 of 16 Foundation papers · 7.2% of all Foundation marks (115 of 1,600) | ||||||||
| 5.4 Plant hormones | 5.4 Plant hormones, November 2021 Foundation: none | 5.4 Plant hormones, June 2023 Foundation: none | 5.4 Plant hormones: comes up in 6 of 8 Foundation exam series, on 6 of 16 Foundation papers · 3.6% of all Foundation marks (57 of 1,600) | ||||||
6 Inheritance, variation and evolution | |||||||||
| 6.1 Reproduction | 6.1 Reproduction: comes up in 8 of 8 Foundation exam series, on 10 of 16 Foundation papers · 7.2% of all Foundation marks (115 of 1,600) | ||||||||
| 6.2 Variation and evolution | 6.2 Variation and evolution, November 2021 Foundation: none | 6.2 Variation and evolution, June 2022 Foundation: none | 6.2 Variation and evolution: comes up in 6 of 8 Foundation exam series, on 7 of 16 Foundation papers · 2.3% of all Foundation marks (36 of 1,600) | ||||||
| 6.3 The development of understanding of genetics and evolution | 6.3 The development of understanding of genetics and evolution: comes up in 8 of 8 Foundation exam series, on 9 of 16 Foundation papers · 3.6% of all Foundation marks (57 of 1,600) | ||||||||
| 6.4 Classification of living organisms | 6.4 Classification of living organisms, June 2018 Foundation: none | 6.4 Classification of living organisms: comes up in 7 of 8 Foundation exam series, on 7 of 16 Foundation papers · 1.1% of all Foundation marks (17 of 1,600) | |||||||
7 Ecology | |||||||||
| 7.1 Adaptations, interdependence and competition | 7.1 Adaptations, interdependence and competition, June 2019 Foundation: none | 7.1 Adaptations, interdependence and competition: comes up in 7 of 8 Foundation exam series, on 10 of 16 Foundation papers · 2.9% of all Foundation marks (46 of 1,600) | |||||||
| 7.2 Organisation of an ecosystem | 7.2 Organisation of an ecosystem: comes up in 8 of 8 Foundation exam series, on 9 of 16 Foundation papers · 7.4% of all Foundation marks (119 of 1,600) | ||||||||
| 7.3 Biodiversity and the effect of human interaction on ecosystems | 7.3 Biodiversity and the effect of human interaction on ecosystems, June 2023 Foundation: none | 7.3 Biodiversity and the effect of human interaction on ecosystems, June 2025 Foundation: none | 7.3 Biodiversity and the effect of human interaction on ecosystems: comes up in 6 of 8 Foundation exam series, on 6 of 16 Foundation papers · 3.4% of all Foundation marks (55 of 1,600) | ||||||
| 7.4 Trophic levels in an ecosystem | 7.4 Trophic levels in an ecosystem, June 2022 Foundation: none | 7.4 Trophic levels in an ecosystem: comes up in 7 of 8 Foundation exam series, on 7 of 16 Foundation papers · 2.3% of all Foundation marks (36 of 1,600) | |||||||
| 7.5 Food production | 7.5 Food production, June 2019 Foundation: none | 7.5 Food production, June 2022 Foundation: none | 7.5 Food production, June 2025 Foundation: none | 7.5 Food production: comes up in 5 of 8 Foundation exam series, on 5 of 16 Foundation papers · 1.4% of all Foundation marks (22 of 1,600) | |||||
