Breakdown of the Leaving Cert Biology paper:

Duration: 3 hours

Total marks: 400

Section A: Short Questions

• Answer any five
• Each question worth 20 marks

Section B: Mandatory Experiments

• Answer any two
• Each question worth 30 marks

Section C: Long Questions

• Answer any four
• Each question worth 60 marks

Sections A and B to be completed and returned in the examination booklet. Recommend not spending more than 1 hour on these sections combined.