Q1.

(a) Air is a mixture of gases. The pie chart represents the percentages of different
gases in air.

On the line by each section of the pie chart, write the name of the correct gas.
Two have been done for you.

not to scale
2 marks

(b) On a cold day, droplets of water form on a cold window.

Explain how these droplets form.

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2 marks

(c) The word equation below represents a process taking place in the cells of the
human body.

glucose + oxygen ? carbon dioxide + water

(i) What process does this word equation represent?

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1 mark

(ii) As a result of this process, the proportions of oxygen and carbon dioxide in
air breathed in and air breathed out change.

Which one of the statements below is true?

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 Tick the correct box.

1 mark
maximum 6 marks

Q2.
(a) Jasmine was trying to find out how much air she breathed out in one breath.
She poured water into a bell-jar and placed it upside down in a trough of water.
The bell-jar had a scale marked in cm3.

before Jasmine breathed into the bell-jar

after Jasmine breathed into the bell-jar

(i) How much air did Jasmine breathe out?

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 ............................................... cm3
1 mark

(ii) Air contains carbon dioxide, nitrogen, noble gases, oxygen and water vapour.

Give three differences between the composition of the air Jasmine breathed
in and the air she breathed out.

Compared to the air she breathed in, the air she breathed out contained:

1. .........................................................................................................

2. .........................................................................................................

3. .........................................................................................................
3 marks

(b) In the diagram below, tube A connects the lungs to the mouth. Part B is a part of the
lung where gas exchange takes place.

(i) On the diagram, write the names of tube A and part B.

2 marks

(ii) In the wall of tube A there are 'rings' of a stiff material called cartilage. Suggest
one function of the 'rings' of cartilage.

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1 mark
Maximum 7 marks

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Q3.
The diagram below shows muscles and bones of a human arm.

(a) Why is it important that the tendons do not stretch?

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1 mark

(b) The biceps and triceps are an antagonistic pair of muscles.

Explain what this means.

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1 mark

(c) The diagram below shows muscles and bones of a human leg.

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(i) Which muscle contracts to move the foot in the direction shown by the
arrow?
Give the letter.

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1 mark

(ii) Which two pairs of muscles are antagonistic pairs?

Tick the two correct boxes.

A and B

B and C

C and D

D and A
2 marks
maximum 5 marks

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Q4 Multicellular organisms are organised into levels. Complete these sentences.

a Groups of the same type of cells make .(1 mark)

b Different types of tissue work together to make up an

. (1

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 c Organs that work together make up an . (1 mark)

d The brain and spinal cord make up the

system. (1 mark)

Q5 Compare how the human body breathes in and out.

Describe what happens to the ribcage, the diaphragm and chest volume. (6 marks)
In this question you get marks for how well your answer is written.
You will get marks for:

 spelling
 grammar
 organising your ideas and information clearly
 using key scientific words.

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Mark schemes

Q1.
(a)

2 (L6)

(b) • water vapour

accept ‘vapour’
‘water’ or ‘moisture’ are insufficient
1 (L5)

• condenses
accept ‘turns into water or a liquid’
accept ‘forms condensation’
1 (L5)

(c) (i) respiration

1 (L6)

(ii) Air breathed out has more carbon dioxide and less oxygen than
air breathed in.
if more than one box is ticked, award no mark
1 (L6)
[6]

Q2.
(a) (i) 500
1 (L5)

(ii) more carbon dioxide

1 (L6)

more water vapour

1 (L6)

less oxygen
1 (L6)
answer may be in any order

(b) (i) trachea or wind pipe

1 (L5)

alveolus

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 accept ‘alveoli’ or ‘air sac’
answers must be in the correct order
1 (L5)

(ii) any one from

• to support the trachea

accept ‘to support it’

• to keep the trachea open

• to prevent the trachea from collapsing

accept ‘to strengthen the trachea’ or ‘to make it strong’
do not accept ‘to protect the windpipe’
1 (L6)
[7]

Q3.
(a) any one from

• the force of the muscle would be less or lost

• the (fore)arm or bone would not move

accept ‘you could not bend or straighten your arm’

• the biceps or muscle could not pull on the bone

• the biceps or muscle would have no effect

accept ‘the biceps or muscle would not work properly’
‘the arm would not work properly’ is insufficient properly’

• the biceps or muscle would have less effect

1 (L6)

(b) any one from

• when one contracts the other relaxes

do not accept ‘when one contracts the other expands

• when the biceps contracts the forearm is raised and when the
triceps contracts the forearm is lowered
accept ‘one muscle moves the joint or bone
or arm one way and the other muscle moves
it the other way’, ‘they work together’ or
‘they do opposite things’ is insufficient
1 (L6)

(c) (i) C
1 (L5)

(ii) B and C
1 (L5)

D and A
if more than two boxes are ticked, deduct one mark

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 for each incorrect tick minimum mark zero
1 (L5)
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Question Level/
Answer Marks Guidance
number Band
Q4 a tissue 1 Level 5 Spelling must
Secure be correct for
each mark
Q4 b organ 1 Level 5 Spelling must
Secure be correct for
each mark
Q4 c organ system 1 Level 5 Spelling must
Secure be correct for
each mark
Q4 d nervous 1 Level 5 Spelling must
Secure be correct for
each mark

Q5 QWC question (6 marks). 6 Level 6 Students should

be marked on
Example answers: Secure
the use of good
 Ribcage moves up when we English,
breathe in and moves down when organisation of
we breathe out. information,
 Diaphragm moves down/contracts spelling and
when we breathe in and moves grammar, and
up/relaxes when we breathe out. correct use of
scientific terms.
 Chest volume increases when we
breathe in and decreases down Credit any
when we breathe out. other plausible
answers.

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