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OCR Gateway GCSE Combined Science June 2018 Paper 8

  • J250/08
  • Higher
  • Biology 2
  • 1 hour 10 minutes
  • 60 marks

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

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5 new exam questions, 27 minutes, marked as you go. Free, no account.

  • Digestion, enzymes, the heart and blood
  • Food chains, sampling and material cycles
  • Pathogens: viral, bacterial and fungal diseases
  • Higher: full genetic crosses and genetic engineering
  • Inherited disorders and sex determination
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What it tested

  • Inheritance, variation and evolution16 marks
  • Organisation16 marks
  • Ecology15 marks
  • Infection and response13 marks
  1. Q1Variation, evolution, selective breeding and genetic engineering1 mark
  2. Q2Food chains, sampling and material cycles1 mark
  3. Q3Protists, defences, vaccination and antibiotics1 mark
  4. Q4Pathogens: viral, bacterial and fungal diseasesHealth, lifestyle and cancer1 mark
  5. Q5Health, lifestyle and cancer1 mark
  6. Q6Fossils, extinction and resistant bacteria1 mark
  7. Q7Global warming and protecting biodiversity1 mark
  8. Q8Food chains, sampling and material cycles1 mark
7 more questions
  1. Q9Discovering and testing drugs1 mark
  2. Q10Pathogens: viral, bacterial and fungal diseases1 mark
  3. Q11Food chains, sampling and material cyclesCommunities, abiotic and biotic factors, adaptations12 marks
  4. Q12Digestion, enzymes, the heart and bloodRespiration, exercise and metabolism15 marks
  5. Q13Higher: full genetic crosses and genetic engineeringHigher: glucagon and the menstrual cycle hormones7 marks
  6. Q14Inherited disorders and sex determinationReproduction, meiosis, DNA and inheritance7 marks
  7. Q15Pathogens: viral, bacterial and fungal diseases9 marks

June 2018 Higher grade boundaries

Marks needed across all six Higher papers, out of 360.

  • 9-9256
  • 9-8240
  • 8-8224
  • 8-7208
  • 7-7193
  • 7-6176
  • 6-6159
  • 6-5142
  • 5-5126
  • 5-4110
  • 4-494
  • 4-378
  • 3-362

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