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Group 4 Biology

Biology guide

Assessment outline

SL assessment specifications

First examinations 2009

Component

Overall weighting (%)

Approximate weighting of objectives (%)

Duration (hours)

Format and syllabus coverage

1+2

3

Paper 1

20

20

¾

30 multiple-choice questions on the core

Paper 2

32

16

16

Section A: one data-based question and several short-answer questions on the core (all compulsory)

Section B: one extended-response question on the core (from a choice of three)

Paper 3

24

12

12

1

Several short-answer questions in each of the two options studied (all compulsory)