AQA A -LEVEL 7402/2 BIOLOGY PAPER 2 +
MARK SCHEME JUNE 2025
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A-level
BIOLOGY
Paper 2
Friday 13 June 2025 Morning Time allowed: 2 hours
Materials
For this paper you must have:
• a ruler with millimetre measurements
• a scientific calculator.
Instructions
• Use black ink or black ball-point pen.
• Fill in the boxes at the top of this page.
• Answer all questions.
• You must answer the questions in the spaces provided. Do not write outside
the box around each page or on blank pages.
• If you need extra space for your answer(s), use the lined pages at the end of
this book. Write the question number against your answer(s).
• Show all your working.
• Do all rough work in this book. Cross through any work you do not want to be
marked.
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• The marks for the questions are shown in brackets.
• The maximum mark for this paper is 91.
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*JUN257402201* 7402/2
IB/M/Jun25/G4007/V5
Answer all questions in the spaces provided.
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0 1 . 1 In the following passage, the numbered spaces can be filled with biological terms.
Glycolysis is the first stage of respiration. It occurs in the (1) of cells and is an
anaerobic process. Glycolysis involves the (2) of glucose to glucose phosphate,
using ATP. The oxidation of triose phosphate to (3) results in
the net gain of ATP and
reduced (4) .
Write the correct biological term beside each number below that matches the space in
the passage.
[2 marks]
1
2
3
4
. 2 The equation for the aerobic respiration of glucose is:
0 1
C6H12O6 + 6 O2 6 CO2 + 6 H2O
Six carbon dioxide molecules are produced from each glucose molecule.
Use your knowledge of the link reaction and Krebs cycle to explain why.
[2 marks]
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IB/M/Jun25/7402/2
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AQA A-LEVEL
MARK SCHEME JUNE 2025
Please write clearly in block capitals.
Candidate number
Centre number
Surname
Forename(s)
Candidate signature
I declare this is my own work.
A-level
BIOLOGY
Paper 2
Friday 13 June 2025 Morning Time allowed: 2 hours
Materials
For this paper you must have:
• a ruler with millimetre measurements
• a scientific calculator.
Instructions
• Use black ink or black ball-point pen.
• Fill in the boxes at the top of this page.
• Answer all questions.
• You must answer the questions in the spaces provided. Do not write outside
the box around each page or on blank pages.
• If you need extra space for your answer(s), use the lined pages at the end of
this book. Write the question number against your answer(s).
• Show all your working.
• Do all rough work in this book. Cross through any work you do not want to be
marked.
Information
• The marks for the questions are shown in brackets.
• The maximum mark for this paper is 91.
AQA A-LEVEL
, 2
Do not write
outside the
box
*JUN257402201* 7402/2
IB/M/Jun25/G4007/V5
Answer all questions in the spaces provided.
AQA A-LEVEL
, 3
Do not write
outside the
box
0 1 . 1 In the following passage, the numbered spaces can be filled with biological terms.
Glycolysis is the first stage of respiration. It occurs in the (1) of cells and is an
anaerobic process. Glycolysis involves the (2) of glucose to glucose phosphate,
using ATP. The oxidation of triose phosphate to (3) results in
the net gain of ATP and
reduced (4) .
Write the correct biological term beside each number below that matches the space in
the passage.
[2 marks]
1
2
3
4
. 2 The equation for the aerobic respiration of glucose is:
0 1
C6H12O6 + 6 O2 6 CO2 + 6 H2O
Six carbon dioxide molecules are produced from each glucose molecule.
Use your knowledge of the link reaction and Krebs cycle to explain why.
[2 marks]
►
IB/M/Jun25/7402/2
, 4
Do not write
outside the
box
*02*
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