Q1.

The diagram shows a plant cell.

(a) (i) The cell is from a leaf. Give the name of the part which is present in this leaf
cell but not present in root cells.

.............................................................................................................
1 mark

(ii) Give two parts, labelled on the diagram, which are not present in animal cells.

1. ................................................. 2. .................................................
2 marks

(b) The five parts of the cell labelled on the diagram have different functions.
In the table below, write the name of the correct part of the cell next to its
function. One has been done for you.

4 marks
Maximum 7 marks

Q2.
The drawing shows the outline of a cell from the inner surface of the small intestine.

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(a) Explain how the cell is adapted to make the absorption of the products of digestion
more efficient.

.......................................................................................................................

.......................................................................................................................
1 mark

(b) In humans, glucose is formed by the digestion of a polymer of glucose.

Give the name of the polymer.

.......................................................................................................................
1 mark

(c) Glucose is absorbed from the small intestine into the blood stream and is carried to
the liver. Which part of the blood carries glucose?

Tick the correct box.

plasma

platelets

red cells

white cells
1 mark

(d) Glucose molecules cannot be stored in the body. They are converted into a
compound which can be stored in liver cells.

(i) What is the name of this compound?

............................................................................................................
1 mark

(ii) Explain why glucose molecules cannot be stored in liver cells.

............................................................................................................

............................................................................................................
1 mark

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 Maximum 5 marks

Q3.
The picture shows part of the human body. Three organs are labelled X, Y and Z.

Write the names of the organs X, Y and Z.

X is a .....................................................................................................................

Y is the ..................................................................................................................

Z is a .....................................................................................................................
3 marks

Q4.
The diagram below shows part of the respiratory system.

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 (a) From the diagram, give the letters which label:

(i) the trachea; …………………

1 mark

(ii) alveoli. …………………

1 mark

(b) (i) Which gas passes into the blood from the alveoli?

……………………………….…
1 mark

(ii) Which gas passes out of the blood into the alveoli?

……………………………….…
1 mark

(c) The walls of the capillaries and the alveoli are very thin.
Why do they need to be thin?

……………………………………………………………………………………….

……………………………………………………………………………………….
1 mark

(d) There are millions of alveoli in the lungs. They provide a very large surface area.
Why is a large surface area necessary?

……………………………………………………………………………………….

……………………………………………………………………………………….
1 mark
Maximum 6 marks

Q5.

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(a) Jasmine was trying to find out how much air she breathed out in one breath.
She poured water into a bell-jar and placed it upside down in a trough of water.
The bell-jar had a scale marked in cm3.

before Jasmine breathed into the bell-jar

after Jasmine breathed into the bell-jar

(i) How much air did Jasmine breathe out?

............................................... cm3
1 mark

(ii) Air contains carbon dioxide, nitrogen, noble gases, oxygen and water vapour.

Give three differences between the composition of the air Jasmine breathed
in and the air she breathed out.

Compared to the air she breathed in, the air she breathed out contained:

1. .........................................................................................................

2. .........................................................................................................

3. .........................................................................................................
3 marks

(b) In the diagram below, tube A connects the lungs to the mouth. Part B is a part of the

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 lung where gas exchange takes place.

(i) On the diagram, write the names of tube A and part B.

2 marks

(ii) In the wall of tube A there are 'rings' of a stiff material called cartilage. Suggest
one function of the 'rings' of cartilage.

............................................................................................................

............................................................................................................
1 mark
Maximum 7 marks

Q6.
(a) The diagram represents the flow of blood to and from a muscle.

(i) What type of blood vessel is B? ..........................................................

1 mark

(ii) Respiration takes place in the cells of the muscle. In the table, tick one box in
each row to compare the concentrations of oxygen, glucose and carbon
dioxide in blood vessels A and B.

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 3 marks

(b) Blood flows into and out of all organs.

(i) Name the organ represented in the diagram below.

Name of organ ..................................................................................

1 mark

(ii) A different organ is represented in the diagram below. Name this organ.

Name of organ ..................................................................................

1 mark

(c) When a person has an alcoholic drink, the alcohol passes into blood and is
circulated throughout the body.

(i) Alcohol in the blood causes the blood vessels in the skin to become wider.
What effect will this have on the body?

............................................................................................................

............................................................................................................
1 mark

(ii) Alcohol abuse has short-term and long-term effects. Which one of the
following is a long-term effect on alcohol abuse?

Tick the correct box.

shorter reaction time short sightedness

damage to liver damage to bones

1 mark
Maximum 8 marks

Q7.

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 (a) (i) Complete the word equation for the process of aerobic respiration.

Glucose + ........................... → carbon dioxide + water

(1)

(ii) Which organ removes carbon dioxide from your body?

.................................................................................................................
(1)

(b) Use names from the box to complete the two spaces in the passage.

carbon dioxide lactic

acid nitrogen oxygen water

Anaerobic respiration can occur when an athlete does vigorous exercise.

This is because there is not enough ....................................................... in the body.

The product of anaerobic respiration is ................................................................. .

(2)
(Total 4 marks)

Q8.
The drawing shows part of an organ system.

(a) Which organ system is it part of?

Tick the correct box.

circulatory system reproductive system

digestive system respiratory system

1 mark

(b) Where is this part of the organ system found in the body?

Tick one box.

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 1 mark
Maximum 2 marks

Q9.
The information below was taken from the label of a can of baked beans in tomato sauce.

(a) A healthy diet contains a number of groups of substances. The nutritional

information lists some of these.

Give one group of substances, needed for a healthy diet, which is missing
from the nutritional information.

.................................................
1 mark

(b) (i) Which food, shown in the list of ingredients, provides the most protein in this
can?

........................................
1 mark

(ii) Give one reason why we need protein in our diet.

..........................................................................................................
1 mark

(c) (i) Name one food, shown in the list of ingredients, which provides fibre.

........................................

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 1 mark

(ii) Why is fibre needed for a balanced diet?

............................................................................................................

............................................................................................................
1 mark
Maximum 5 marks

Q10.
(a) Methane can be a gas, a liquid or a solid. In the diagram below, arrows P, Q, R and
S represent changes of state.

The boxes on the right show the arrangement of particles of methane in the three
different physical states.
Each circle represents a particle of methane.

(i) Draw a line from each physical state of methane to the arrangement of
particles in that physical state.
Draw only three lines.
1 mark

(ii) Arrows P, Q, R and S represent changes of state.

Which arrow represents:

evaporation? ............................................................

melting? ...................................................................
2 marks

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 (b) Methane is the main compound in natural gas. The scale below shows the
melting point and the boiling point of methane.

Methane has three physical states: solid, liquid and gas.

(i) What is the physical state of methane at –170°C?

.............................................................
1 mark

(ii) The formula of methane is CH4. The symbols for the two elements in methane
are C and H.

Give the names of these two elements.

element C .............................................

element H ............................................
2 marks

(iii) When methane burns, it reacts with oxygen.

One of the products is water, H2O.

Give the name of the other product.

..............................................................
1 mark
Maximum 7 marks

Q11.
Sue pumps up a bicycle tyre. As she does so, she notices that the pump becomes hot.

(a) Where, and how, was the energy stored before it was transferred in pumping up
the tyre?

......................................................................................................................
1 mark

(b) Explain how the gas molecules inside the tyre exert pressure on the walls of
the tyre.

......................................................................................................................

......................................................................................................................
1 mark

(c) The air going into the tyre was warmed up by the pumping. What effect will
this have on the motion of gas molecules in the air in the tyre?

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 ......................................................................................................................

......................................................................................................................
1 mark

(d) When the air in the tyre becomes hotter, the pressure rises. Give one reason, in
terms of the motion of gas molecules in air, why the pressure rises.

......................................................................................................................

......................................................................................................................
1 mark

(e) The pressure in the tyre increases as Sue forces more air into the tyre. Explain why
a larger number of gas molecules increases the pressure in the tyre.

......................................................................................................................

......................................................................................................................
1 mark
Maximum 5 marks

Q12.
The drawings below show what happens to the energy supplied to four appliances.

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 (a) (i) What percentage of energy of the light bulb is given out as light?
Write your answer on the line by the light bulb.
1 mark

(ii) What percentage of energy is wasted by the mixer?

Write your answer in the box by the mixer.
1 mark

(iii) Complete the sentence below.

Parts of the mixer become hot because some of the electrical

energy is changed into .......................................... energy which is

wasted.
1 mark

(b) Energy is wasted as sound in many appliances.

Which appliance in the drawings produces sound which is not wasted?

........................................................
1 mark

(c) In which of the appliances is the highest percentage of energy wasted?

........................................................
1 mark
Maximum 5 marks

Q13.
Meera used the Internet to find out about energy resources. The drawing below shows
what Meera saw on her computer screen.

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 © 1996-2002 Ask Jeeves, Inc

(a) Coal is a fossil fuel.

Give the names of two other fossil fuels in the list on the screen.

.....................................................and.....................................................
2 marks

(b) (i) Wave energy is an example of a renewable energy resource.

From the list on the screen above choose two other renewable energy
resources.

.....................................................and.....................................................
2 marks

(ii) Meera found out how wave energy can be used to generate electricity.
She saw the diagram below on the Internet.

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Each box below shows a stage in generating electricity.

A The air turns the turbine.

The turbine turns the

B
generator.

The waves move up the

C
chamber.

The generator produces

D
electricity.

The waves push the air up

E
the chamber.

On the lines below write the letters of the stages in the correct order.
Two have been done for you.

.....C..... ........... ......A...... ........... ............

2 marks
Maximum 6 marks

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Mark schemes

Q1.
(a) (i) chloroplast
1 (L6)

(ii) chloroplast
answers may be in either order
1 (L6)

cell wall
accept ‘wall’
do not accept ‘vacuole’
1 (L6)

(b) part of the cell

chloroplast
1 (L6)

nucleus
1 (L6)

cell wall
accept ‘wall’
1 (L6)

cell membrane
accept ‘membrane’
1 (L6)
[7]

Q2.
(a) answers should refer to microvilli and to the larger surface area
which they provide

any one from

• folds or projections or microvilli give a large surface area

accept ‘villi for microvilli’
do not accept ‘large area’

• folds or projections or microvilli increase rate of absorption

do not accept ‘increased rate of absorption
do not accept ‘folds’ or ‘projections’ without qualification
1

(b) starch
accept ‘glycogen’
1

(c) plasma √
if more than one box is ticked, award no mark
1

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 (d) (i) glycogen
do not accept ‘starch’
1

(ii) they are soluble

accept ‘osmotic effects could damage the liver’
or ‘they would affect the osmotic potential of the cells’
1
[5]

Q3.
lung accept ‘lungs’
1

heart
1

kidney accept ‘kidneys’

1
[3]

Q4.
(a) (i) P
1 (L5)

(ii) S
1 (L5)

(b) (i) oxygen

1 (L5)

(ii) carbon dioxide

1 (L6)

(c) so that oxygen or carbon dioxide or gases can pass through quickly
or easily
do not accept ‘so air can pass through easily’
do not accept ‘so that oxygen can pass through’
accept ‘so they can expand easily’
1 (L6)

(d) any one from

• so that a lot of oxygen can be absorbed or taken in

accept ‘so that enough oxygen or carbon dioxide
or gas can pass through’

• the body needs a lot of oxygen

• so that a lot of carbon dioxide can be removed

accept ‘so that gas can pass through quickly’
1 (L6)
[6]

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Q5.
(a) (i) 500
1 (L5)

(ii) more carbon dioxide

1 (L6)

more water vapour

1 (L6)

less oxygen
1 (L6)
answer may be in any order

(b) (i) trachea or wind pipe

1 (L5)

alveolus
accept ‘alveoli’ or ‘air sac’
answers must be in the correct order
1 (L5)

(ii) any one from

• to support the trachea

accept ‘to support it’

• to keep the trachea open

• to prevent the trachea from collapsing

accept ‘to strengthen the trachea’ or ‘to make it strong’
do not accept ‘to protect the windpipe’
1 (L6)
[7]

Q6.
(a) (i) a vein
1 (L7)

(ii)

if more than one box is ticked in any row,

award no mark for that row
3 (L7)

(b) (i) lung or lungs

do not accept ‘air sac’ or ‘alveolus’
1 (L7)

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 (ii) small intestine
accept ‘intestine’ or ‘ileum’
do not accept ‘stomach’ or ‘gut’ or ‘digestive system’
1 (L7)

(c) the answer should refer either to it causing cooling of the body or to
the effect it has on the skin

(i) any one from

• cools the body

accept ‘lose heat’

• skin feels warm

accept ‘feels hot’ or ‘sweating’

• red skin or flushed

accept ‘lets more blood through’
do not accept ‘makes you warmer or hotter’
1 (L7)

(ii) damage to liver

if more than one box is ticked, award no mark
1 (L7)
[8]

Q7.
(a) (i) oxygen
do not credit air
1

(ii) lung(s)
do not credit blood or nose or windpipe alone but accept as
a neutral answer if included with lungs
1

(b) oxygen
1

lactic acid
both words required
1
[4]

Q8.
(a) digestive system
if more than one box is ticked, award no mark
1 (L4)

(b) lowest box ticked

if more than one box is ticked, award no mark
2]

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Q9.
(a) any one from

• vitamins
accept a named vitamin eg. vitamin C

• minerals
accept a named mineral eg. Iron or calcium or salt
do not accept ‘water’
1 (L5)

(b) (i) haricot beans

accept ‘beans’
1 (L5)

(ii) any one from

• for growth
accept ‘for muscles or hair or nails’

• for repair
accept ‘for healing wounds’

• for replacement of cells

accept making any named protein eg haemoglobin

• for making proteins

accept ‘for making enzymes or antibodies
1 (L5)

(c) (i) any one from

• haricot beans
accept ‘beans

• tomato puree
accept ‘tomatoes’
accept ‘spices or ‘paprika’ or ‘onion powder’
1 (L5)

(ii) any one from

• it helps the passage of food through the gut

accept ‘it keeps the food moving’

• it prevents constipation
accept ‘it helps you go to the toilet’
or it makes you feel full’
do not accept ‘it helps fill you up’ or ‘it makes you feel full’
1 (L5)
[5]

Q10.

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 (a) (i)

all three lines must be correct for the mark

1 (L6)

(ii) evaporation: P
1 (L5)

melting: R
1 (L5)

(b) (i) liquid

1 (L6)

(ii) carbon
1 (L6)

hydrogen
1 (L6)

(iii) carbon dioxide

accept ‘CO2’
accept ‘carbon monoxide’ or ‘CO’
accept ‘carbon’ or ‘soot’
answers must be in the correct order
1 (L6)
[7]

Q11.
(a) as chemical energy in Sue or her muscles
both parts are required for the mark
accept ‘as chemical energy in glucose
or named chemicals’
1 (L6)

(b) the molecules collide with the walls of the tyre

accept ‘they hit the walls or the tyre’
or ‘they bounce off the walls’
1 (L7)

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 (c) they speed up or get faster
1 (L7)

(d) any one from

• they will hit the tyre wall more frequently

• they hit the tyre wall harder or faster

accept ‘more collisions with the tyre’
do not accept ‘more collisions’
do not accept ‘the molecules move faster’
1 (L7)

(e) there will be more frequent collisions with the tyre wall
accept ‘more collisions with the tyre’
do not accept ‘more collisions’
accept ‘the force applied by the molecules increases’
do not accept ‘less space for the molecules’
do not accept ‘there are more air molecules to hit the tyre
wall’
1 (L7)
[5]

Q12.
(a) (i) 5
1 (L4)

(ii) 60
1 (L4)

(iii) thermal
accept ‘heat’
1 (L4)

(b) radio
1 (L4)

(c) light bulb

accept ‘bulb’ or ‘light’ or ‘lamp’
1 (L3)
[5]

Q13.
(a) oil
1 (L4)
natural gas
accept ‘gas’
answers may be in either order
1 (L4)

(b) (i) any two from

answers may be in either order

• wind

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 • solar

• tidal

• biomass

• geothermal
2 (L4)

(ii) C E A B D
if all three letters are correct, award two marks
if one letter is correct, award one mark
2 (L4)
[6]

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