A-Level Biology
AQA
Paper 3
Predicted Paper 2023
Name ……………………………………………………………………
Date …………………
2 hours allowed.
You may use a scientific calculator and a ruler with millimetre
measurements.
Answer all questions in section A.
Answer one question from section B.
Possible Marks
Question
marks gained
Grade boundaries 1 11
2 8
These are VERY rough guesses! Getting a
3 9
B on this paper does not guarantee you the
4 9
same mark in the exam.
5 16
SECTION B 25
Total 78
• A* 65%
• A 55%
• B 45%
• C 40%
• D 35%
• E 30%
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, SECTION A
Answer all questions in this section.
01
The Hawaiian Islands have the most diverse collection of Drosophilid flies
in the world with approximately 800 different species having been
identified.
All of the species have been traced back to a single common ancestor from
mainland USA that colonised the islands millions of years ago. It is
hypothesised that this could have been a single fertilised female blown
across in a storm or trapped in a piece of fruit stuck to a bird.
a) What is a gene pool?
[1 mark]
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b) Explain how the Hawaiian species of flies could have evolved.
[6 marks]
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______________________________________________________
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______________________________________________________
______________________________________________________
______________________________________________________
______________________________________________________
______________________________________________________
______________________________________________________
______________________________________________________
______________________________________________________
______________________________________________________
Primrose Kitten – YouTube Tutorials for GCSE and A-Level
AQA
Paper 3
Predicted Paper 2023
Name ……………………………………………………………………
Date …………………
2 hours allowed.
You may use a scientific calculator and a ruler with millimetre
measurements.
Answer all questions in section A.
Answer one question from section B.
Possible Marks
Question
marks gained
Grade boundaries 1 11
2 8
These are VERY rough guesses! Getting a
3 9
B on this paper does not guarantee you the
4 9
same mark in the exam.
5 16
SECTION B 25
Total 78
• A* 65%
• A 55%
• B 45%
• C 40%
• D 35%
• E 30%
Primrose Kitten – YouTube Tutorials for GCSE and A-Level
,AQA A LEVEL BIOLOGY PAPER 3
COMPLETE GUIDE WITH 100%
RATED QUESTIONS AND
Members of my YouTube channel can get access to a full video walkthrough of the
2023 papers with lots of guidance and advice on how to answer the questions.
ANSWERS | GRADED A+ | 2025 Just click the link here:
https://www.primrosekitten.com/pages/predicted-papers-walkthroughs-2023
LATEST UPDATED | LATEST
Not yet a member? You can sign up today!
VERSIONS
Primrose Kitten – YouTube Tutorials for GCSE and A-Level
, SECTION A
Answer all questions in this section.
01
The Hawaiian Islands have the most diverse collection of Drosophilid flies
in the world with approximately 800 different species having been
identified.
All of the species have been traced back to a single common ancestor from
mainland USA that colonised the islands millions of years ago. It is
hypothesised that this could have been a single fertilised female blown
across in a storm or trapped in a piece of fruit stuck to a bird.
a) What is a gene pool?
[1 mark]
______________________________________________________
______________________________________________________
b) Explain how the Hawaiian species of flies could have evolved.
[6 marks]
______________________________________________________
______________________________________________________
______________________________________________________
______________________________________________________
______________________________________________________
______________________________________________________
______________________________________________________
______________________________________________________
______________________________________________________
______________________________________________________
______________________________________________________
______________________________________________________
______________________________________________________
______________________________________________________
______________________________________________________
______________________________________________________
______________________________________________________
______________________________________________________
Primrose Kitten – YouTube Tutorials for GCSE and A-Level
