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GCSE BIOL Past Papers Mark Schemes Standard MayJune Series 2017 22656
GCSE BIOL Past Papers Mark Schemes Standard MayJune Series 2017 22656
GCSE BIOL Past Papers Mark Schemes Standard MayJune Series 2017 22656
Candidate Number
Biology
Unit 1
Foundation Tier *GBY11*
[GBY11] *GBY11*
TIME
1 hour 15 minutes.
INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES
Write your Centre Number and Candidate Number in the spaces provided at the top of
this page.
You must answer the questions in the spaces provided.
Do not write outside the boxed area on each page or on blank pages.
Complete in black ink only. Do not write with a gel pen.
Answer all twelve questions.
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1 The diagram shows the carbon cycle.
A B B B
combustion
decomposers
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Look at the diagram.
A __________________________________ [1]
B __________________________________ [1]
C __________________________________ [1]
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2 The diagram shows parts of the eye.
vitreous humour
conjunctiva
iris
pupil { lens
retina
cornea
optic nerve
Source: CCEA
Complete the table by choosing the part of the eye which matches its function.
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3 A drop of dye was placed in a beaker of water.
water
dye molecule
(a) Complete the sentences describing the movement of the dye molecules in the
water over 20 minutes.
The dye molecules moved from an area where they were in a________________
Suggest how this would affect the time taken for the dye molecules to spread.
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4 The diagram shows a section of a leaf.
A
upper epidermis
lower epidermis
stoma
© GCSE Biology for CCEA by James Napier and Rose McIlwaine.
Published by Hodder Education, 2003. ISBN: 0340858257.
Reproduced by permission of Hodder Education.
A _________________________________ [1]
B _________________________________ [1]
C _________________________________ [1]
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A leaf is adapted for photosynthesis.
(b) Draw a line to link each leaf adaptation to the best explanation of how it
increases the rate of photosynthesis.
Thin leaf
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5 Organisms release energy through respiration.
[2]
(ii) Give two ways organisms use the energy released in respiration.
1._____________________________
2._____________________________ [2]
A BA
tube tube B
insect
wire mesh
hydrogencarbonate
indicator
____________________________________________________________ [1]
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Hydrogencarbonate indicator changes colour when in contact with air containing
different concentrations of carbon dioxide.
______________________________________________________________
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___________________________________________________________ [3]
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6 The table gives some information about food tests.
Biuret blue
Benedict’s
DCPIP colourless
Ethanol clear
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(b) A student used three of the reagents to carry out tests on three foods
A, B and C.
Reagent
Food tested
DCPIP Benedict’s Biuret
A 3 3
B 3 3
C 3 3
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7 The diagrams show three types of cell.
A B Bacterium
Structure X
A _______________________________ [1]
B _______________________________ [1]
X ______________________________ [1]
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(b) Name three structures found in cell A and not in cell B.
1._____________________________________________________________ [1]
2._____________________________________________________________ [1]
3._____________________________________________________________ [1]
The length of the bacterium and cell A in the diagrams is the same but the
magnification of each cell is different.
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(d) Use the information about viruses to answer the questions.
Which statement would agree with the view that viruses are non-living?
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8 (a) The photograph shows a lung model of the respiratory system.
bell jar
tube
balloons inflated
(i) When the rubber sheet is flat the balloons are inflated.
Explain how pushing the rubber sheet up causes air to move out of
the balloons.
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
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(ii) In the body, the ribs help move air out of the lungs during exhalation.
Describe how the action of this model differs from the action of the ribs
during exhalation.
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________ [2]
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(b) A pupil investigated the effect of different types of exercise on her breathing rate.
She ran on a treadmill for different lengths of time and recorded her breathing
rate after each period of exercise.
45
Running
40
Breathing rate/breaths per minute
35
30
25
20
15
10
0 5 10 15 20 25
Duration of exercise/minutes [3]
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Look at the graph.
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________ [2]
How long would this pupil need to spend doing sit-ups to have the same
breathing rate as she would have after 5 minutes running?
(iv) Running and sit-ups have different effects on the pupil’s breathing rate.
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________ [2]
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___________________________________________________________ [2]
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(c) A boy took part in a training programme to improve his fitness.
The table shows the breathing rate and the volume of each breath before and
after the training programme.
[1]
(ii) Describe the effect of training on the total volume of air breathed per minute.
______________________________________________________________
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___________________________________________________________ [1]
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9 The table gives information about food molecules.
Carbohydrates
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10 The diagram shows part of a food web found in a woodland.
© Colin Varndell / Science Photo Library © Natural History Museum / Science Photo Library © Luis Montanya / Marta Montanya /
Science Photo Library
plants
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(a) Describe the role of plants in this food web.
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________ [3]
(b) Explain how this would affect the number of field mice.
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________ [2]
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11 The photograph shows how a plant responds to light from one direction.
________________________________ [1]
Explain how.
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________ [2]
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(c) Suggest why this response may benefit the plant.
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________ [2]
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12 A class of students set up an investigation into the effect of amylase and lipase
enzymes on starch solution.
They set up two test tubes each containing 5 cm3 of starch solution.
The students then placed tubes A and B in a water bath at 35 °C for 30 minutes.
A amylase yellow/brown
B lipase blue/black
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Explain the results for amylase and lipase.
Use your knowledge of enzyme structure and action to support your answer.
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