8A Mark schemes

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Quick Quiz Matching End of Unit Test marks to NC levels
Question Answers Marks Level Marks Cumulative Suggested
Topic 1 2 3 4 available total threshold for
8Aa A A D C 4 achieving level

8Ab C C B B 4 3 2  2  2

8Ac B A B D 4 4 5  8 5

8Ad C C A A 4 5 4 12 9

8Ae B B B C 4 6 4 16 14
7 4 20 18
8 5 25 22

End of Unit Test marks

Question Level Answers Mark scheme
1 3 a grind it up/bite parts of it off 1 mark
4 b A stomach 2 marks –  mark for each
a B small intestine
a C large intestine
a D rectum
5 c stomach mixes up food/digests protein 1 mark
2 3 a he uses less energy than he used to (but still  mark – accept ‘less energetic’ or ‘does less’
eats the same amount)
4 b heart disease/heart attack/heart problems  mark
3 c eat less; take more exercise 1 mark –  mark for each
3 5 a meat/beans/nuts/fish/eggs 1 mark
4 b growth and repair 1 mark –  mark for each
4 5 a kilojoules 1 mark – do not accept incorrect spelling
4 b minerals/mineral salts 1 mark
5 c keeps intestines clean/helps food move through 1 mark (accept ‘for bulk’)
intestines easily
6 d water 1 mark
5 6 a small intestine 1 mark
7 b villi/villus 1 mark
7 c increase the surface area 1 mark
6 6 a inside the Visking tubing only 1 mark
6 b both inside and outside the Visking tubing 1 mark
6 c the blood 1 mark
7 7 a glucose 1 mark
4 b Any two from: for moving etc.; making new 1 mark –  mark for each
substances; keeping warm.
8 7 a human body temperature 1 mark
8 b pH2 1 mark
8 c pH7 1 mark
8 d This enzyme does not break down starch. 1 mark
8 e pancreas 1 mark

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