Biology 0610/31 May/June 2026: question paper and mark scheme

Cambridge IGCSE Biology (0610), Paper 3 Theory (Core), May/June 2026. Read both free below, or download them. Done the paper? Get it marked by AI against this mark scheme.

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Paper: Paper 3 Theory (Core)
Total marks: 80
Time: 1 hour 15 minutes
Questions: 8
Code on the paper: 0610/31/M/J/26

0610_s26_ms_31.pdf

Marks for each question

Q18 marks
Q211 marks
Q312 marks
Q49 marks
Q57 marks
Q611 marks
Q711 marks
Q811 marks

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Biology 0610/31 for May/June 2026 is out of 80 marks, with 1 hour 15 minutes to answer it, across 8 questions.

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