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AQA GCSE Biology June 2023 Paper 2H

  • 8461/2H
  • Higher
  • Topics 5 to 7
  • 1 hour 45 minutes
  • 100 marks

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  • Variation, evolution, selective breeding and genetic engineering
  • Food chains, sampling and material cycles
  • Higher: infertility treatment and negative feedback
  • Biodiversity, waste and land use
  • Reproduction, meiosis, DNA and inheritance
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What it tested

  • Ecology36 marks
  • Homeostasis and response33 marks
  • Inheritance, variation and evolution31 marks
  1. Q1Communities, abiotic and biotic factors, adaptationsClassifying living organisms8 marks
  2. Q2The nervous system and reflexes10 marks
  3. Q3Variation, evolution, selective breeding and genetic engineeringInherited disorders and sex determination15 marks
  4. Q4Food chains, sampling and material cyclesDigestion, enzymes, the heart and blood17 marks
  5. Q5HomeostasisHigher: infertility treatment and negative feedback9 marks
  6. Q6Biodiversity, waste and land usePhotosynthesis and its rate11 marks
  7. Q7Higher: infertility treatment and negative feedbackHigher: full genetic crosses and genetic engineering14 marks
  8. Q8Reproduction, meiosis, DNA and inheritance10 marks
1 more questions
  1. Q9Variation, evolution, selective breeding and genetic engineeringFossils, extinction and resistant bacteria6 marks

June 2023 Higher grade boundaries

Marks needed across both Higher papers, out of 200.

  • Grade 9132
  • Grade 8118
  • Grade 7104
  • Grade 686
  • Grade 569
  • Grade 452
  • Grade 343

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