OCR Gateway GCSE Biology past papers

OCR Gateway GCSE Biology June 2018 Paper 1

  • J247/01
  • Foundation
  • Topics B1 to B3
  • 1 hour 45 minutes
  • 90 marks

Question paper, Mark scheme, Examiner report: on the OCR website.

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  • The nervous system and reflexes
  • Hormones, blood glucose and contraception
  • Photosynthesis and its rate
  • Digestion, enzymes, the heart and blood
  • Reproduction, meiosis, DNA and inheritance
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What it tested

  • Homeostasis and response45 marks
  • Bioenergetics14 marks
  • Organisation13 marks
  • Inheritance, variation and evolution12 marks
  • Cell biology6 marks
  1. Q1Respiration, exercise and metabolism1 mark
  2. Q2Diffusion, osmosis and active transport1 mark
  3. Q3Reproduction, meiosis, DNA and inheritance1 mark
  4. Q4Microscopy and magnification1 mark
  5. Q5Microscopy and magnification1 mark
  6. Q6Cells: structure, types and specialisation1 mark
  7. Q7Photosynthesis and its rate1 mark
  8. Q8Reproduction, meiosis, DNA and inheritance1 mark
14 more questions
  1. Q9Hormones, blood glucose and contraception1 mark
  2. Q10Digestion, enzymes, the heart and blood1 mark
  3. Q11Hormones, blood glucose and contraception1 mark
  4. Q12Diffusion, osmosis and active transport1 mark
  5. Q13Chromosomes, mitosis and stem cells1 mark
  6. Q14Hormones, blood glucose and contraception1 mark
  7. Q15Plant tissues and transport1 mark
  8. Q16Digestion, enzymes, the heart and blood11 marks
  9. Q17Photosynthesis and its rateMicroscopy and magnification12 marks
  10. Q18The nervous system and reflexes11 marks
  11. Q19Homeostasis10 marks
  12. Q20Hormones, blood glucose and contraception13 marks
  13. Q21Reproduction, meiosis, DNA and inheritance10 marks
  14. Q22The nervous system and reflexes8 marks

June 2018 Foundation grade boundaries

Marks needed across both Foundation papers, out of 180.

  • Grade 590
  • Grade 479
  • Grade 357
  • Grade 236
  • Grade 115

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