AQA GCSE Biology Biology Paper 1 (Higher), 2024
Every question from AQA GCSE Biology Biology Paper 1 (Higher), 2024: 8 questions, 100 marks, each with its mark scheme and topic.
- Question 1 14 marks
Answer questions about coronary heart disease, CPR, statins and stents, and interpret and plot data on how smoking affects cardiovascular disease risk.
Biology · B2: Organisation
- Question 2 14 marks
Explain how cystic fibrosis affects digestion, body mass, gas exchange and oxygen supply, using knowledge of genes, human organs, alveoli and respiration.
Biology · B1: Cell Biology · B2: Organisation · B4: Bioenergetics · B6: Inheritance, Variation and Evolution
- Question 3 12 marks
Describe chemical tests for carbohydrates in cake and answer questions about an investigation into bread tasting sweet due to carbohydrate breakdown in saliva.
Biology · Required Practicals · B4: Bioenergetics · Required Practicals
- Question 4 12 marks
Identify and explain the structures and functions of plant tissues involved in transport and differentiation, including xylem, phloem and specialised leaf tissues.
Biology · B1: Cell Biology · B2: Organisation · B4: Bioenergetics
- Question 5 11 marks
Plan and explain an investigation into how different salt solution concentrations affect the mass of potato pieces, using the results graph to explain osmosis and differences in mass loss.
Biology · Required Practicals · B1: Cell Biology · Required Practicals
- Question 6 8 marks
Answer a set of short questions about pathogens, including antibiotics and antibiotic resistance in bacteria, why viruses cannot be grown on agar, difficulties in developing antiviral drugs, and identifying AIDS as a viral disease.
Biology · Required Practicals · B3: Infection and Response · Required Practicals
- Question 7 17 marks
Explain and interpret investigations into photosynthesis, including factors needed for starch production, chlorophyll deficiency, limiting factors, measurement of oxygen production, and the inverse square law for light intensity.
Biology · Required Practicals · B4: Bioenergetics · Required Practicals
- Question 8 12 marks
Answer questions about cell division in cancer, identify structures in a mitosis diagram, calculate magnification, explain how a drug preventing spindle attachment stops division, and identify preclinical drug testing.
Biology · B1: Cell Biology · B3: Infection and Response