Topic Test

Summer 2022
Pearson Edexcel GCE A Level
Biology B (9BI0)
Topic 6: Microbiology and Pathogens
Contents
General guidance to Topic Tests..................................................................................
Revise Revision Guide content coverage....................................................................
Questions........................................................................................................................
Mark Scheme................................................................................................................
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General guidance to Topic Tests
Context
 Topic Tests have come from past papers both published (those materials available publicly)
and unpublished (those currently under padlock to our centres) presented in a different format
to allow teachers to adapt them for use with candidates.

Purpose
 The purpose of this resource is to provide qualification-specific sets/groups of questions
covering the knowledge, skills and understanding relevant to this Pearson qualification.
 This document should be used in conjunction with the advance information for the subject as
well as general marking guidance for the qualification (available in published mark schemes).

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Revise Revision Guide content coverage

The questions in this topic test have been taken from past papers, and have been selected as they
cover the same topics as the GCE AS and A level advance information for summer 2022. 
 

The focus of content in the topic tests for GCE AS/A Level Biology B can be found in the Pearson Revise
Edexcel AS/A level Biology B Revision Guide as below.  

Free access to this Revise Guide is available for front of class use, to support your students’ revision.

Topic Revise Guide Level

page reference
Topic 1: Biological Molecules 1-22 AS and A level
Topic 2: Cells, Viruses and Reproduction of Living 23-40 AS and A level
Things
Topic 3: Classification and Biodiversity 41-49 AS and A level
Topic 4: Exchange and Transport 50-71 AS and A level
Topic 5: Energy for Biological Processes 72-84 A level
Topic 6: Microbiology and Pathogens 85-98 A level
Topic 7: Modern Genetics 99-107 A level
Topic 8: Origins of Genetic Variation 108-116 A level
Topic 9: Control Systems 117-135 A level
Topic 10: Ecosystems 136-148 A level

Content on other pages may also be useful, including for synoptic questions which bring together
learning from across the specification.

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