8D Mark schemes

Quick Quiz Matching End of Unit Test marks to NC levels

Question Answers Marks Level Marks Cumulative Suggested
Topic 1 2 3 4 available total threshold for
8Da C C A B 4 achieving level

8Db A D D B 4 4 8 8 6

8Dc A B A C 4 5 7 15 13

8Dd A D A B 4 6 6 21 19

8De D B C C 4 7 4 25 23

End of Unit Test marks

Question Level Answers Mark scheme
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1 4 a reptile, amphibian, bird, mammal 2 marks –  mark for each D
5 b mammal and bird 1 mark –  mark for each
2 4 group feature 3 marks –  mark for each correct box
conifer cones
moss no proper roots/delicate leaves
flowering plants flower
3 5 Bristles help it grip the soil to move along or 1 mark
Slimy skin allows it to move easily through the
soil/acts as a lubricant.
4 4 a cat and small bird or small bird and snail 1 mark – both needed for mark
4 b Birds eat snails or there will be fewer snails to 1 mark
eat lettuce.
5 c Some of the energy is used for movement, to keep 1 mark
warm, etc. or only a small amount of energy is used
for growth.
5 5 a not enough light in woodland 1 mark
6 b quadrat 1 mark
6 c 75 1 mark
6 d take more samples 1 mark
6 e microhabitat 1 mark
6 7 a ran out of food/overcrowding/disease 1 mark
7 b too few lemmings to eat/starvation 1 mark
7 4 a microscopic plants Æ water fleas Æ small fish 1 mark
Æ perch or microscopic plants Æ tadpoles Æ
water boatmen Æ perch
7 b pyramid showing labelled bars in correct order 1 mark
getting smaller towards the top
7 c decrease  mark
The perch will eat more of them as there are no fish.  mark
8 5 a all points correctly plotted 2 marks – deduct  mark for each incorrect point
7 curve of best fit drawn accurately, not dot to dot 1 mark
5 b anytime between 12 noon and 13.00 1 mark
6 c It is the brightest/lightest time of the day (so the 1 mark
plants will be photosynthesising at a high rate and
releasing oxygen).

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