OCR Gateway GCSE Biology past papers

OCR Gateway GCSE Biology November 2021 Paper 2

  • J247/02
  • Foundation
  • Topics B4 to B6
  • 1 hour 45 minutes
  • 90 marks

Question paper, Mark scheme: on the OCR website.

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  • Variation, evolution, selective breeding and genetic engineering
  • Food chains, sampling and material cycles
  • Health, lifestyle and cancer
  • Biodiversity, waste and land use
  • Inherited disorders and sex determination
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What it tested

  • Inheritance, variation and evolution37 marks
  • Ecology35 marks
  • Organisation10 marks
  • Bioenergetics6 marks
  • Cell biology1 marks
  • Infection and response1 marks
  1. Q1Food chains, sampling and material cycles1 mark
  2. Q2Chromosomes, mitosis and stem cells1 mark
  3. Q3Food chains, sampling and material cyclesRespiration, exercise and metabolism1 mark
  4. Q4Communities, abiotic and biotic factors, adaptations1 mark
  5. Q5Reproduction, meiosis, DNA and inheritance1 mark
  6. Q6Food chains, sampling and material cyclesRespiration, exercise and metabolism1 mark
  7. Q7Variation, evolution, selective breeding and genetic engineering1 mark
  8. Q8Global warming and protecting biodiversity1 mark
15 more questions
  1. Q9Reproduction, meiosis, DNA and inheritanceInherited disorders and sex determination1 mark
  2. Q10Variation, evolution, selective breeding and genetic engineering1 mark
  3. Q11Reproduction, meiosis, DNA and inheritance1 mark
  4. Q12Health, lifestyle and cancer1 mark
  5. Q13Health, lifestyle and cancer1 mark
  6. Q14Protists, defences, vaccination and antibiotics1 mark
  7. Q15Food chains, sampling and material cycles1 mark
  8. Q16Food chains, sampling and material cyclesProtists, defences, vaccination and antibiotics11 marks
  9. Q17Variation, evolution, selective breeding and genetic engineeringPathogens: viral, bacterial and fungal diseases13 marks
  10. Q18Health, lifestyle and cancerHormones, blood glucose and contraception8 marks
  11. Q19Inherited disorders and sex determinationDiscovering and testing drugs6 marks
  12. Q20Biodiversity, waste and land useVariation, evolution, selective breeding and genetic engineering6 marks
  13. Q21Variation, evolution, selective breeding and genetic engineeringInherited disorders and sex determination13 marks
  14. Q22Food chains, sampling and material cyclesBiodiversity, waste and land use12 marks
  15. Q23Photosynthesis and its rateDigestion, enzymes, the heart and blood6 marks

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