AQA GCSE Biology Biology Paper 2 (Foundation), November 2021
Every question from AQA GCSE Biology Biology Paper 2 (Foundation), November 2021 (8461): 11 questions, 100 marks, each with its mark scheme and topic.
- Question 1 9 marks
Identify scientists who proposed natural selection, define fossils and their formation, state causes of extinction, and identify evidence for evolution.
Biology · B6: Inheritance, Variation and Evolution
- Question 2 10 marks
Identify endocrine glands and organs involved in blood glucose regulation, and analyze graphical data on blood glucose changes after glucose intake.
Biology · B5: Homeostasis and Response
- Question 3 12 marks
Answer questions on a marine food chain, photosynthesis, pyramids of biomass, and calculate percentage decrease in herring biomass and explain mesh size regulation.
Biology · B4: Bioenergetics · B7: Ecology
- Question 4 9 marks
Label the structures of the human eye, explain how the eye accommodates for near objects, and complete a flow diagram of a blink reflex action.
Biology · B5: Homeostasis and Response
- Question 5 11 marks
Answer questions on potato blight, including classification, respiration, pesticide effects on biodiversity, and genetic inheritance and asexual reproduction of blight resistance.
Biology · B4: Bioenergetics · B6: Inheritance, Variation and Evolution · B7: Ecology
- Question 6 9 marks
Evaluate a student's method for estimating buttercup percentage cover using a quadrat, calculate the mean percentage cover, and identify environmental factors affecting plant growth.
Biology · Required Practicals · B7: Ecology · Required Practicals
- Question 7 10 marks
Describe patterns in atmospheric carbon dioxide levels from a graph, identify human activities altering carbon dioxide levels, and explain the effects of rising carbon dioxide on living organisms.
Biology · B7: Ecology
- Question 8 8 marks
Identify structures and components of DNA, deduce complementary bases during replication, and calculate the mass of DNA in a gamete.
Biology · B1: Cell Biology · B6: Inheritance, Variation and Evolution
- Question 9 8 marks
Describe control measures and plot graph data from an investigation into the effect of temperature on the rate of milk decay.
Biology · Required Practicals · B7: Ecology · Required Practicals
- Question 10 8 marks
Explain the physiological mechanisms involved in thermoregulation when body temperature changes after drinking cold water or during exercise.
Biology · B5: Homeostasis and Response
- Question 11 6 marks
Describe how microorganisms in compost soil recycle chemicals from dead plants and how living plants reuse these chemicals.
Biology · B1: Cell Biology · B2: Organisation · B4: Bioenergetics · B7: Ecology