Edexcel IGCSE Biology Tuition

BioChem Education provides live tuition for Paper 1 & Paper 2 of Edexcel IGCSE Biology (2017) through our notes, past paper practice and mock exams practice to help students attain Level 8/9.

Live One-to-One or Group Tuition via ZOOM

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Online Video Course

One-to-One/Group Tuition
- Bespoke notes, worksheets & tests.
- Lessons on syllabus topics.
- Topic wise practice of questions.
- Practice of past exam papers.
- Tailored IGCSE Biology course for students.

Online Video Course
- Concise videos on topics.
- Complete syllabus coverage.
- Practice of topic wise questions.
- Practice of past exam papers.
- Affordable pricing for students

Edexcel IGCSE Biology consists of 5 teaching modules

The nature and variety of living organisms

Structure and functions of living organisms

The nature & variety of organisms

Features of organisms.
Nutrition & respiration.
Excretion & response.
Movement.
Homoeostasis.
Reproduction & growth.
Variety of living organisms.
Plants & animals.
Fungi & protoctists.
Prokaryotic organisms.
Pathogens.

The nature & variety of living organisms

Structure/functions of organisms

Levels of organisation.
Cell structure.
Biological molecules.
Movement of substances.
Diffusion & osmosis.
Active transport.
Nutrition & respiration.
Gas exchange.
Transport systems.
Excretion (kidneys).
Nervous Coordination.

Structure & Functions of living organisms

Reproduction & Inheritance

Reproduction in plants.
Pollination.
Seed germination.
Reproduction in humans.
Sexual reproduction.
Menstrual cycle.
Structure of DNA.
Protein synthesis.
Mitosis & meiosis.
Genetic variation.
Genetic variation.

Ecology & the environment

Ecology.
Feeding relationship.
food chains & food webs.
Pyramids of ecosystem.
Cycles of ecosystem.
Carbon & nitrogen cycle.
Air pollution.
Greenhouse effect.
Global warming.
Eutrophication.
Effects of deforestation.

Use of biological resources

Food production.
Crop yield.
Pest control.
Yogurt production.
Industrial fermenter.
Fish farming.
Selective breeding.
Genetic modification.
Transgenic organisms.
Cloning of animals.
Micropropagation.

Edexcel IGCSE Biology Assessments : Paper 1 & Paper 2

Biology Paper 1 & Biology Paper 2

Exam weightage: Paper 1 (61.1 %) & Paper 2 (38.9%)

Marks available: Paper 1 (110) & Paper 2 (70)

Question types: MCQs, short-answer, calculations & extended open response questions.

IGCSE Biology Specimen Papers

IGCSE Biology Practicals Q's

IGCSE Biology Specification

IGCSE Biology Exemplar Q's

Overview of assessment

Exam duration: Paper 1 (2 hours) & paper 2 (1 hour & 15 min).

The total number of marks is 180.

The students are graded on Levels 1 to 9

Live One-to-One & Group Tuition for Edexcel IGCSE Biology

BioChem Education provides live tutoring through Dr. Faisal Rana & Dr. Kanzul Iman Rana, who have amassed over 10 years of experience teaching students in London and around the world. Dr. Faisal Rana & Dr. Kanzul Iman Rana provide IGCSE Biology Tuition, who are full-time professional tutors and much loved by students because of their infectious style of teaching. They will cover each topic in detail, ticking all specification points through their notes before covering past paper questions to consolidate learning and practice exam technique. They will work through exam papers, providing tips on how to maximise marks and the best approach to answering questions. This will help identify the weak topics which can be worked on before the summer exams.

Sample Notes 1

Sample Notes 2

Past Papers Practice 1

Past Papers Practice 2

Mock Exam 1

Mock Exam 2

Edexcel IGCSE Lecture videos

Edexcel IGCSE Biology Tutors

Dr. Faisal Rana

Dr. Faisal Rana is a full-time biology tutor at BioChem Education since 2009. After completing his PhD degree from University of Oxford, Dr. Faisal has taught over 100 students at GCSE & A-levels. His teaching strategy revolves around his notes and practice of exam style questions with focus on exam technique.

Dr. Kanzul Iman

Dr. Iman is a full-time Biology tutor at BioChem Education since 2009. Since leaving medical school, she has taught over 100 students worldwide at GCSE & A-levels. Her 12 years of teaching experience is invalubale help for students to improve their exam technique and learn syllabus content through her teaching notes.

**Some of our A* students (2008-2018)**

Mimi – A*

City of London School for Girls

Ayomide – A*

Eton College

Alisha – A*

City of London School for Girls

Leonie – A*

Private candidate

William – Level 9

Westminster School

Chin – A*

Eton College

Charlie – A* – Eton College

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Roya – A* – Wycombe Abbey

Maia – A* – Wycombe Abbey

Mila – A* – Wycombe Abbey

Mayne – A* – Wycombe Abbey

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Face-to-face lessons will take place at Workary Brompton, Earl’s Court, London

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Free resources for Edexcel IGCSE Biology students

Edexcel IGCSE Biology (2017) Past Papers (2017 -)

Past papers (2005 – 2018)

Edexcel IGCSE Biology Paper 1 (4BIO)

Edexcel IGCSE Biology Paper 2 (4BIO)

June 2018 (R) MS – Paper 2B Edexcel Biology IGCSE
June 2018 (R) QP – Paper 2B Edexcel Biology IGCSE
June 2018 MS – Paper 2B Edexcel Biology IGCSE
June 2018 QP – Paper 2B Edexcel Biology IGCSE

Edexcel IGCSE Paper 2H (4325)

IGCSE Biology Specimen Papers and Mark Schemes

Edexcel IGCSE Paper 3H