Winchester College — 13+ Biology Entrance Exam 2024
Winchester College set this 13+ Biology paper in 2024. Hearthprep hosts it as an interactive past paper — 2 questions worth 30 marks in a 30-minute timed mode, each marked on submission and backed by a step-by-step worked solution. Most 13+ entrance exams are sat between November and January of the year of entry. It covers Human Physiology and Plants & Photosynthesis.
Real 13+ Biology paper from Winchester College (2024). 2 questions, 30 marks. Answer interactively with worked solutions. Covers Human Physiology, Plants & Photosynthesis.
This is the school's own past paper, reproduced here with worked solutions by Hearthprep. Most 13+ entrance exams are sat between November and January of the year of entry, so a timed attempt at this paper is worth doing early enough to leave room for the topics it exposes. Work through it on screen with instant marking, or print the PDF and sit it under exam conditions.
- School
- Winchester College
- Entry level
- 13+
- Subject
- Biology
- Year
- 2024
- Questions
- 2
- Marks
- 30
- Timed mode
- 30 minutes
- Updated
- 3 Sept 2026
Topics in this paper
- Human Physiology
- Plants & Photosynthesis
Questions in this paper
- Question 1written answer · 15 marks
Thaddeus and Araminta wanted to investigate how the colour of light affects the rate at which plants photosynthesise. They set up the apparatus shown in Fig. 1. (Diagram: a lamp shines on a test tube of pond weed that stands in a beaker of water + dissolved NaHCO3 acting as a water bath; a thermometer sits in the water bath and a ruler on the bench measures the distance from the light. Oxygen g…
- Question 2written answer · 15 marks
Fig. 2 shows a mammal sperm cell. (Diagram: a sperm cell divided into three regions labelled Head, Mid piece and Tail. The head contains a Nucleus holding DNA and is tipped at the front by the Acrosome; the Mid piece contains Mitochondria; the Tail is a long whip-like flagellum.) (a) Describe how this cell is adapted for fertilising an egg cell. [3] (b) Sperms are found in seminal fluid which c…
Frequently asked questions
What is in the Winchester College — 13+ Biology Entrance Exam 2024?
2 questions with 30 marks in total; Hearthprep's timed mode allows 30 minutes. It covers Human Physiology, Plants & Photosynthesis. Winchester College set it as a 13+ Biology paper.
How long is the Winchester College 13+ Biology paper?
This paper's cover carries no time, so Hearthprep's timed mode allows 30 minutes for 30 marks and shows the clock on screen as your child answers. It is our estimate, not Winchester College's.
Can my child answer this paper online?
Yes. Every question on this page can be answered in the browser and is marked the moment the paper is submitted — multiple choice, short answers and written responses alike. Answers are matched leniently, so a correct value written a different way (units, fractions, word numbers) still scores.
Are worked solutions included?
Every question has a step-by-step worked solution and an AI tutor that will talk through it after the paper is submitted. The first 2 questions of this paper are free to try; the remaining 0 and the marking come with a paid plan.
Where does this Winchester College paper come from?
This is the school's own past paper, reproduced here with worked solutions by Hearthprep. Use it to time a full mock attempt, then drill whichever topics your child drops marks on.
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