OCR Gateway GCSE Biology past papers

OCR Gateway GCSE Biology June 2019 Paper 4

  • J247/04
  • Higher
  • Topics B4 to B6
  • 1 hour 45 minutes
  • 90 marks

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

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  • Food chains, sampling and material cycles
  • Higher: full genetic crosses and genetic engineering
  • Discovering and testing drugs
  • Inherited disorders and sex determination
  • Pathogens: viral, bacterial and fungal diseases
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What it tested

  • Inheritance, variation and evolution34 marks
  • Ecology31 marks
  • Infection and response22 marks
  • Organisation2 marks
  • Cell biology1 marks
  1. Q1Microscopy and magnification1 mark
  2. Q2Food chains, sampling and material cycles1 mark
  3. Q3Reproduction, meiosis, DNA and inheritance1 mark
  4. Q4Health, lifestyle and cancer1 mark
  5. Q5Protists, defences, vaccination and antibiotics1 mark
  6. Q6Pathogens: viral, bacterial and fungal diseases1 mark
  7. Q7Global warming and protecting biodiversity1 mark
  8. Q8Food chains, sampling and material cycles1 mark
15 more questions
  1. Q9Health, lifestyle and cancer1 mark
  2. Q10Protists, defences, vaccination and antibiotics1 mark
  3. Q11Classifying living organisms1 mark
  4. Q12Discovering and testing drugs1 mark
  5. Q13Higher: full genetic crosses and genetic engineering1 mark
  6. Q14Fossils, extinction and resistant bacteria1 mark
  7. Q15Reproduction, meiosis, DNA and inheritance1 mark
  8. Q16Food chains, sampling and material cyclesCommunities, abiotic and biotic factors, adaptations12 marks
  9. Q17Food chains, sampling and material cycles6 marks
  10. Q18Pathogens: viral, bacterial and fungal diseases8 marks
  11. Q19Variation, evolution, selective breeding and genetic engineeringGlobal warming and protecting biodiversity8 marks
  12. Q20Discovering and testing drugsProtists, defences, vaccination and antibiotics10 marks
  13. Q21Inherited disorders and sex determinationReproduction, meiosis, DNA and inheritance10 marks
  14. Q22Food chains, sampling and material cyclesBiodiversity, waste and land use10 marks
  15. Q23Higher: full genetic crosses and genetic engineeringVariation, evolution, selective breeding and genetic engineering11 marks

June 2019 Higher grade boundaries

Marks needed across both Higher papers, out of 180.

  • Grade 9134
  • Grade 8120
  • Grade 7107
  • Grade 690
  • Grade 573
  • Grade 457
  • Grade 349

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