£9Study pack
AQA GCSE Biology Required Practicals
All ten practicals: method, variables, results, analysis, the mistakes that lose marks, and exam-style questions with mark schemes.
What's inside
- AQA GCSE Biology Required Practicals: Overview and How to Use This Pack
- Required Practical 1: Microscopy (Plant and Animal Cells)
- Required Practical 2: Microbiology (Antiseptics, Antibiotics and Zones of Inhibition)
- Required Practical 3: Osmosis in Plant Tissue
- Required Practical 4: Food Tests (Carbohydrates, Lipids and Proteins)
- Required Practical 5: Enzymes (Effect of pH on Amylase)
- Required Practical 6: Photosynthesis (Effect of Light Intensity)
- Required Practical 7: Reaction Time
- Required Practical 8: Plant Responses (Light or Gravity on Seedlings)
- Required Practical 9: Field Investigation (Quadrats and Transects)
- Required Practical 10: Decay (Effect of Temperature on Milk)
- Can You...? Self-Test for All Ten Biology Required Practicals
Who it's for
- Students sitting AQA GCSE Biology (8461) or the biology papers of Combined Science Trilogy (8464), Foundation or Higher.
- Parents who want to check practical answers at the kitchen table without a science degree.
- Home-educating families whose child will meet the practicals as written-paper questions.
Edition and licence
Edition 1, October 2026. Licensed to the purchaser for personal and household use. Please do not share, resell or upload the file.
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- AQA 8461 and Combined Science Trilogy 8464. Check the specification code on your child's exam entry or ask their school if you are not sure.
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