ExaminersReport

June2011
GCEBiology6BI0701

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GCEBiology6BI0701

Introduction
Therehasbeenadistinctimprovementincandidateperformancethisyear.Themain
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thiswillbecontinuedintothefuture.

Question1(a)(i)
Oneoftherecurringthemesinthisreportwillbereadthequestion(andalltheinformation
init).Failingtodosocausedmanyproblemsonthisquestion.
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ExaminerComments

Thisresponseshowsevidenceofconsiderableconfusion.Three
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ExaminerTip

Carefullyreadtheinformationinthepreambletoquestions.

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ExaminerComments

Q1/.09$!"#$6/0).)/!#$"/7$1.-#0$!%&$/07%#'7$/0)$!"#$5'7!$&0#$
istakenastheintendedresponseeventhoughthesecondis
absolutelycorrect.

ExaminerTip

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Question1(a)(ii)
Thisquestionwasaimedatexaminingaverybasicunderstandingofvariablesanditwas
disappointingtoseesomanycandidatesagainapparentlyguessingtheanswer.Candidates
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ExaminerComments

AverylargenumberofcandidateschosetoquotetheIVwhen
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ExaminerTip

CheckyourunderstandingofwhatistheIVandwhatistheDVbymakingapair
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concentration.

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Question1(a)(iii)
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founditbeyondthem.Inthemiddlewerethosewhocouldnamearelevantvariableortwo
butcouldnotgiveasensibleandviablewaytocontroleither.

ExaminerComments

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ExaminerTip

Checkthroughallninecorepracticalsandmakealistforeachoneofthepossiblecontrol
variablesandcomeupwithwaysofcontrollingthem.

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ExaminerComments

Thisisanexampleofatypicaltwomarkanswerforgivingtwocorrectvariables.The
suggestionsformethodsofcontrolaretoovagueinbothcases.Aconstanttemperature
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whilsttheexperimentwascarriedout.

ExaminerTip

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thesemeasurementswouldneedtobemadetomaketheresultsvalid.Inthiswayyoucanbe
preparedforallsortsofpossibilitiesintheexamination.

GCEBiology6BI0701

Question1(b)(i)
Thegraphicaldisplayofdataisaskillwhichmostcandidatescangainagoodmarkfor.
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inappropriateaxesasshownintheexamples.

ExaminerComments

Inthiscasetheuseofanonlinearxaxishaslost
thecandidatetheplot(P)mark.Theaxesare
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ExaminerTip

N!$.7$,&77.M(#9$M4!$0&!$-#':$(.<#(:9$!"/!$/$
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carefullybeforeusingone.

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ExaminerComments

Thiswasmuchthemostcommonmistake
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largesquare.

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ExaminerTip

c&&<$&4!$2&'$40#34/($.0!#'-/(79$
particularlyinIVvalues.Thisisoften
becauseitissimplynotpracticalto
takemeasurementsoftheDVatequal
intervalsoftheIV.

Question1(b)(ii)
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descriptionorjustanexplanationofthegraph.

ExaminerComments

Thisisaverybriefanswerwhichonlygainedthemarkfornoticingthatthereissome
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describeintoanattemptatanexplanation.Thisisoneofthecommonesterrorsof
interpretationmadebycandidatesthisseries.

ExaminerTip

Alwaysreadcarefullydescribeand/orexplainquestionsto
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explainisaskingforsuggestionsastowhyitislikethat.

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ExaminerComments

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N0$)/!/$)#76'.,!.&0$34#7!.&079$/(%/:7$!".0<$/M&4!$)&.01$7&8#$
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/07%#'b$/7$.09$thevalueat11isaboutdoublethatat10.

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ExaminerComments

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Question1(c)(i)

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Question1(c)(ii)
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Thisresponsedisplaysacommonandstartlingmistake.Thecandidateclearlystatesthat
itdoesnotsayhowmanytimestheexperimentwasrepeated.Inthepreambleitsays
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despitethefactthatitiscommentedonyearafteryearintheexaminerreports.

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ExaminerComments

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ExaminerTip

Makearealefforttounderstandmeasuresofvariabilitysuchas
rangebarsandstandarddeviationsandwhatitmeanswhenthey
doanddonotoverlap.

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Question1(c)(iii)
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$0&8#9:&-#+&#,,*,didnotgainmarkingpoint2.

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;".7$.7$/$1&&)$'#7,&07#$%".6"$1/.0#)$K$8/'<79$M4!$.0$2/6!$1&!$/(($V$8/'<.01$
pointsonthemarkscheme.

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;".7$'#7,&07#9$/2!#'$/$2/(7#$7!/'!$[]****#-#0$%.!"&4!$S/^Y$/))#)A\$1&!$
2becauseitgoesontogainmarkingpoint2whenittalksaboutthe
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M#6/47#$!"#$)/!/$/'#$0&!$8/0.,4(/!#)9$!"#:$/'#$7.8,(:$34&!#)*$

ExaminerTip

Makesureyoureadandrereadalltheinformationgiven.Thiswill
M#$#7,#6./((:$.8,&'!/0!$.0$!"#$-#':$(/7!$,/'!$&2$!"#$34#7!.&09$%"#'#$
youwillveryoftenbeaskedtoreferbacktosomethinginthe
,'#/8M(#9$/(!"&41"$:&4$/'#$40(.<#(:$!&$M#$!&()$!&$)&$!".79$:&4$847!$
thinktodoityourself.

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Question2(a)
;".7$34#7!.&0$1/-#$/$1&&)$7,'#/)$&2$/07%#'79$M4!$).)$/((&%$8/0:$%"&$8/:M#$7!'411(#)$%.!"$
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1/-#$-/14#$/07%#'7$!&$8/'<.01$,&.0!$K9$746"$/7$%#/<#0#)$.8840#$7:7!#87$&'$M&):$
defences.

Question2(b)(i)
^0$!"#$2/6#$&2$.!$!".7$34#7!.&0$(&&<7$#/7:9$M4!$.0$2/6!$.!$1/-#$/$24(($7,'#/)$&2$8/'<7*$$^2$!"&7#$
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thatsomesortofnewspapertypeheadlinewaswhatwasrequired.Thislatterproblemhas
beenapparentinthepastandcommentedoninthereportspreviously.

ExaminerComments

Thisissimplynotthesortoftitlea+5.*$%.'5$1'/,"$%&4()$"/-#9$/(!"&41"$/$
0#%7,/,#'$&'$,&,4(/'$76.#06#$8/1/a.0#$8/:$47#$!".7$/,,'&/6"

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ExaminerComments

Bynotstatingwhichtypesofleukaemiaorwhich
)#6/)#79$!".7$/07%#'$1#!7$a#'&*

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Question2(b)(ii)
Thisquestionprovedtobeveryaccessibleforalllevelsofability.

Question2(c)
;".7$34#7!.&0$,'&-#)$!&$M#$/66#77.M(#$!&$8/0:$%.!"$#-#0$!"#$%#/<#7!$1#0#'/((:$76&'.01$KZG*

ExaminerComments

Thisanswershowsatypicalfullmarkresponsetothisquestion.Themost
commonlyquotedresponsetoeconomicwasintermsofthemoneybeingearned
fortheuseofperiwinkle.Fewerdiscussedthisasbeinganexampleofanethical
concernwhenthecountryoforigindoesnotseeanyofthismoney.

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ExaminerComments

Thisresponsedisplaysoneofthecommonerrorsonthiswelldonequestion.The
candidatethinksthattheuseofMadagascanperiwinkleisleadingtoadecreasein
globalbiodiversity.

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Question2(d)(i)
Theideaofgainingmarksforthe2#$.;1"#%.0$9$'/!"#'$!"/0$O47!$!"#$34&!/!.&09$&2$)/!/$
7##87$!&$M#$/((4).01$8/0:*$$Q(7&9$-#':$2#%$6/0).)/!#7$!"&41"!$!&$7/:$!"/!$!"#$7!/!#8#0!$.7$
onlysupportedifthetrendshownbythetablecontinues.Thisnotionofpasttrendshaving
tobeviewedwithcautionwhenthinkingwhatmighthappeninthefutureisanimportant
one.

ExaminerComments

Thisresponseachievesthemarkforsayingthatallthediseasesshownin
!"#$!/M(#$"/-#$7"&%0$7&8#$.06'#/7#$.0$74'-.-/(9$/(!"&41"$!"#:$)&$!".7$'/!"#'$
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8/'<9$M4!$'.1"!$/!$!"#$#0)$.0$%"/!$/(8&7!$(&&<7$(.<#$/0$/7.)#*$

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ExaminerComments

Thisansweronlygetsmarkingpoint1becausetherestofitmerelyquotesdata
fromthetable.

ExaminerTip

Q1/.09$0#-#'$O47!$34&!#$)/!/9$M4!$)&$47#$.!$!&$74,,&'!$/$,&.0!$:&4$/'#$
making.Dothisbymanipulatingit.

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Question2(d)(ii)
Thisquestionprovedtobehighlydiscriminating.Manymadetheerrorofusingspaceand
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asuggestionofabarchartwasnotenoughtogainthemark.Thestructureofthebarchart
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gained2/2.

ExaminerComments

;".7$.7$-#':$6(#/'$/0)$/664'/!#$/07%#'9$!"#$/((47.&0$!&$N`$/0)$_`$.7$.10&'#)*

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Inthiscasetheonlydescriptioninthe
H$(.0#$/07%#'$.7$]/$M/'$1'/,"$%&4()$M#$
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whichwasneitheraskedfornor
rewarded.

ExaminerTip

U#!$/1/.09$%"#0$/7<#)$!&$)#76'.M#$)&$0&!$
explain.Youwillwastetimedoingso
andthinkyouhavegiventherightanswer
butwillgainnocredit.

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Question2(e)(i)
L&8#$6/0).)/!#7$).)$0&!$40)#'7!/0)$%"/!$!"#$34#7!.&0$%/7$/M&4!$/0)$/07%#'#)$%.!"$/$
critiqueofWikipediaorsuggestionsaboutgraphsthatcouldhavebeenincluded.Wherethe
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ExaminerComments

Thiscandidateisreallyansweringthequestionsuggest
waysinwhichthereportmightbeimproved.

ExaminerComments

Thisbriefanswergainsbothmarks.

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Question2(e)(ii)
;".7$34#7!.&0$/1/.0$,'&-#)$!&$M#$/$-#':$1&&)$).76'.8.0/!&'*$$Q1/.09$8/0:$!/(<#)$/M&4!$
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identifyingsomematerialalreadyinthereportwhichwasunsupportedbyareference.

ExaminerComments

Asimpleandeffectiveanswerfor2marks

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