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OCR Gateway GCSE Biology June 2023 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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  • Respiration, exercise and metabolism
  • Higher: full genetic crosses and genetic engineering
  • Communities, abiotic and biotic factors, adaptations
  • Food chains, sampling and material cycles
  • Inherited disorders and sex determination
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What it tested

  • Inheritance, variation and evolution36 marks
  • Ecology33 marks
  • Bioenergetics14 marks
  • Infection and response5 marks
  • Organisation1 marks
  • Cell biology1 marks
  1. Q1Communities, abiotic and biotic factors, adaptations1 mark
  2. Q2Food chains, sampling and material cycles1 mark
  3. Q3Food chains, sampling and material cycles1 mark
  4. Q4Reproduction, meiosis, DNA and inheritance1 mark
  5. Q5Reproduction, meiosis, DNA and inheritance1 mark
  6. Q6Global warming and protecting biodiversity1 mark
  7. Q7Fossils, extinction and resistant bacteriaVariation, evolution, selective breeding and genetic engineering1 mark
  8. Q8Reproduction, meiosis, DNA and inheritance1 mark
15 more questions
  1. Q9Protists, defences, vaccination and antibiotics1 mark
  2. Q10Digestion, enzymes, the heart and blood1 mark
  3. Q11Inherited disorders and sex determination1 mark
  4. Q12Reproduction, meiosis, DNA and inheritance1 mark
  5. Q13Chromosomes, mitosis and stem cells1 mark
  6. Q14Higher: full genetic crosses and genetic engineering1 mark
  7. Q15Reproduction, meiosis, DNA and inheritanceHigher: full genetic crosses and genetic engineering1 mark
  8. Q16Food chains, sampling and material cycles9 marks
  9. Q17Inherited disorders and sex determinationThe nervous system and reflexes9 marks
  10. Q18Protists, defences, vaccination and antibioticsThe nervous system and reflexes4 marks
  11. Q19Respiration, exercise and metabolismHealth, lifestyle and cancer14 marks
  12. Q20Communities, abiotic and biotic factors, adaptationsBiodiversity, waste and land use11 marks
  13. Q21Variation, evolution, selective breeding and genetic engineering7 marks
  14. Q22Biodiversity, waste and land usePhotosynthesis and its rate9 marks
  15. Q23Higher: full genetic crosses and genetic engineeringBiodiversity, waste and land use12 marks

June 2023 Higher grade boundaries

Marks needed across both Higher papers, out of 180.

  • Grade 9133
  • Grade 8121
  • Grade 7109
  • Grade 691
  • Grade 573
  • Grade 455
  • Grade 346

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