Mark Scheme: Science Tests
Mark Scheme: Science Tests
Mark Scheme: Science Tests
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KEY STAGE
3
TIERS
Science tests
Mark scheme
for Papers 1 and 2
2008
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Introduction
The test papers will be marked by external markers. The markers will follow the mark
scheme in this booklet, which is provided here to inform teachers.
This booklet includes the mark scheme for paper 1 and paper 2 in both tiers.
When a question appears in an identical form in both tiers, the answers to the
question are given only once in the mark scheme. For clarity, both question numbers
are given. The following example, from tier 36 paper 2 question 11 and from
tier 57 paper 2 question 4, illustrates this.
Tier
36
57
Q No
11
4
Part
Mark
ai
3/3d
* it is neutral
a ii
3/3d
a iii
3/3f
Answer
Accept
Additional guidance
if more than one box is ticked,
award no mark
Where more than one answer is acceptable, this is indicated in the mark scheme by
any one from. Each possible correct answer is marked with an asterisk. In some
cases, alternative answers are indicated by or.
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In the following example from part a of tier 36 paper 2 question 3, an answer giving
crushed into powder and smoother and broken into pieces will be awarded two
marks. However, an answer which gives smooth like a pebble will be given only one
mark, as smooth and like a pebble are equivalent answers.
Part
Mark
ai
1/2g
Answer
Accept
Additional guidance
In the following example, from part a of tier 57 paper 2 question 11, the statement in
bold type in the Additional guidance column is given in order to indicate the general
requirement of the question.
Part
Mark
Answer
Accept
a
1/2k
Additional guidance
examples of answers which are acceptable, although they do not correspond exactly
to the expected answers
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Marking
The number of marks available for each part of a question, and the maximum number
of marks for the question as a whole, are shown on the question paper. Every part of
a question which has been attempted by a pupil will be marked and the mark for each
part recorded in the mark box alongside that part. Half marks will not be given in any
question.
The total number of marks awarded for all the parts of questions on a double page
will be written in the box at the bottom of the right-hand page. In some instances, this
will be the sum of marks awarded for two questions. The total number of marks
obtained on the paper will be recorded on the front of the test paper.
The total number of marks available is 180 in tier 36 and 150 in tier 57.
conveys the ideas underlying the question as outlined in the statement in bold type
in the mark scheme, if one is given.
If any doubt persists, markers will consult their supervisors for guidance.
if it is clear that the pupil has made a simple error, eg tow for two or Son for
Sun, then the incorrect spelling will be accepted and the mark awarded
if a pupil misspells a word copied from the text of the question or from a selection
given, and the new word does not have any inappropriate meaning, the incorrect
spelling will be accepted and the mark awarded
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a pupils result for the first calculation is treated as the starting point for the second
the pupil is awarded full credit for the second calculation if it is carried out
correctly, even if the result of the first calculation was wrong.
Awarding levels
Level threshold tables, which show the mark ranges for the award of different levels,
will be available on the NAA website www.naa.org.uk/tests from 23 June 2008.
The 2008 key stage 3 science tests and mark schemes were developed by
the National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER) on behalf of QCA.
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Sc1
Sc2
TIER 36 Paper 2
Sc3
Sc4
Sc1
Sc2
Sc3
10
11
12
12
13
13
14
Total
42
6
6
4
10
11
6
3
3
9
14
7
15
16
Sc4
2
8
Total
29
20
21
20
Total
P1 + 2
71
37
34
38
2
17
13
18
Overall
180
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Sc1
Sc2
TIER 57 Paper 2
Sc3
Sc4
Sc1
Sc2
Sc3
Sc4
7
8
10
11
Total
38
10
11
13
2
8
1
5
6
12
1
13
13
3
9
12
6
5
Total
24
16
18
17
Total
P1 + 2
62
29
31
28
11
Overall
150
The requirements of the introduction to the programme of study apply across Sc1, Sc2, Sc3 and Sc4.
The mark allocation grids on this pair of pages show the context of these questions in relation to Sc1, Sc2, Sc3 and Sc4.
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c ii
2/3d
Total
a ii
1/2c
2/3a
ci
2/1c
ai
1/2k
Mark
Part
b
2/3a
Q No
1
Tier
36
*B
accept
accept
accept
accept
accept
accept
accept
accept
accept
Additional guidance
Accept
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* A and C
Answer
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bi
2/2h
b ii
2/2h
ai
2/2m
Mark
Part
a ii
2/2m
Q No
2
Tier
36
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* amniotic fluid
* placenta
Answer
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accept fluid
accept uterus
Accept
Additional guidance
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1
1
ci
1/2i
BS/2a
c ii
2/2m
BS/2b
Mark
Part
Total
Q No
2
Tier
36
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* toxic
* flammable
Answer
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accept inflammable
Accept
Additional guidance
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Q No
3
Mark
1
1
Tier
36
Part
a
1/2e
bi
1/2j
b ii
1/2j
c
1/2e
Total
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* 30
* a ruler
Answer
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cm is insufficient
a measuring stick is insufficient
Additional guidance
12
Accept
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Total
a ii
3/3c
1/2k
b ii
3/3a
ai
1/2k
3/3a
Mark
Part
bi
3/1d
Q No
4
Tier
36
* iron
* copper
* magnesium
zinc
iron
copper
Answer
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Mg
Zn
Fe
Cu
accept Fe
accept Cu
accept
accept
accept
accept
13
accept effervescence
Accept
Additional guidance
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b ii
1/2j
Total
bi
1/2j
a ii
1/2k
c ii
4/2d
ai
1/2g
Mark
Part
ci
3/1a
3/3a
Q No
5
Tier
36
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* friction
* wood puzzle
* lead weight
* 10 cm3
* 60 cm3
Answer
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accept it is light
accept 60 50
Accept
800 g is insufficient
Additional guidance
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bi
1/2m
4/2b
b ii
4/2b
a ii
4/2c
Total
ai
4/2b
Mark
Part
c
4/2b
Q No
6
Tier
36
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* it decreases
* increases
*A
*C
Answer
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accept it is less
accept there is less weight on it
accept there is no force or it becomes zero
accept up
accept down
Accept
Additional guidance
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b
4/1d
c
4/1d
4/2c
di
3/1d
4/2c
d ii
3/1d
Total
Mark
Part
a
4/1d
Q No
7
Tier
36
* nothing
* it is attracted
* repel
attract
* Magnet C
* Magnet A
Answer
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Accept
Additional guidance
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b ii
1/2k
1/2j
Total
a ii
1/2j
bi
1/2j
ai
1/2e
Mark
Part
a iii
1/2h
1/2j
Q No
8
Tier
36
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* increases
* 26 cm
*E
Answer
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accept goes up
accept
accept
accept
accept
Accept
do not accept 34
because there was no pattern is insufficient
Additional guidance
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ai
1/2j
a ii
1/2m
1/2k
Mark
Part
a iii
2/5a
Q No
9
1
Tier
36
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Answer
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Accept
Additional guidance
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bi
2/5d
b ii
2/5d
Mark
Part
Total
Q No
9
1
Tier
36
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Answer
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Accept
Additional guidance
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b
2/3a
2/5c
Total
a
1/2m
2/5c
1
1
Mark
Part
c
2/2k
Q No
10
2
Tier
36
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* glucose
* water
Answer
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accept photosynthesis
accept, for two marks, the rate or amount of
photosynthesis increases if the light increases
Accept
Additional guidance
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b ii
1/2j
a
1/2m
2/5a
Mark
Part
bi
1/2j
Q No
11
3
Tier
36
57
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Answer
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Accept
Additional guidance
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ci
1/2i
c ii
1/2l
Mark
Part
Total
Q No
11
3
Tier
36
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* no
any one from
* the data is more scattered
* there is no link between the number of days
pregnant and the expected life span
* the human has the longest life span but the
shortest pregnancy
* the giraffe has the shortest life span but the
longest pregnancy
* the (new) points show the longer the pregnancy
the shorter the life span
Answer
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Accept
Additional guidance
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b iii
3/1a
1/2i
Total
b ii
3/1a
1/2i
* aluminium
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* liquid
Additional guidance
accept Al
accept Hg
accept Fe
accept Hg
Accept
* gas
* an arrow drawn at 0C
* mercury
* iron
ai
1/2k
3/1a
a ii
1/2k
3/1a
a iii
1/2k
3/1a
a iv
1/2k
3/1a
bi
3/1a
1/2i
* mercury
Mark
Part
Answer
Q No
12
4
Tier
36
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c
3/1b
Total
a ii
1/2f
3/1b
b ii
3/1a
ai
3/1h
BS/1b
Mark
Part
bi
3/2c
Q No
13
5
Tier
36
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*B
Answer
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accept
accept
accept
accept
accept
accept
accept
Accept
Additional guidance
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a
1/2c
4/5f
bi
1/2d
Mark
Part
b ii
1/2i
Q No
14
6
Tier
36
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* African
its ears have a larger surface area
Answer
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Accept
Additional guidance
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c
1/2g
Total
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* yes
the greater the surface area of metal the
greater the heat loss or the lower the
temperature
Mark Answer
Part
b iii
1/2l
Q No
14
6
Tier
36
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it is more accurate
less human error or is more reliable
it is more precise
it takes more readings
27
accept
accept
accept
accept
Accept
Additional guidance
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* electrical
* light
* thermal
* chemical
Total
B
B
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a ii
4/1a
c
4/5e
4/5g
ai
4/1a
Answer
Mark
Part
b
4/3f
Q No
15
7
Tier
36
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Accept
Additional guidance
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Mark
Part
a
1/2m
4/4c
b
4/3b
4/4d
ci
1/1a
1/1c
c ii
1/2m
4/4b
Total
Q No
16
8
Tier
36
57
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Sun
Venus
Earth
Answer
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Sun
Earth
29
Venus
Accept
Additional guidance
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a ii
1/2e
bi
1/2d
ai
1/2d
Mark
Part
a iii
1/2h
Q No
9
Tier
57
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Answer
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30
Accept
as a comparison is insufficient
repeat it is insufficient
Additional guidance
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b ii
1/2k
c
1/2o
Mark
Part
Total
Q No
9
Tier
57
Page 31
Answer
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Accept
Additional guidance
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a
2/1b
Mark
Part
b
2/2n
Q No
10
Tier
57
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prevention
* cover mouth or nose or use a handkerchief or
wear a mask
method
* coughing or sneezing
prevention
any one from
* wash hands before or after touching a patient
or before or after touching surfaces or articles
* use alcohol rub when entering or leaving ward
or room or hospital
method
* touch or contact
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accept quarantine patients suspected of carrying cleaning or washing hands are insufficient
disease
wearing gloves is insufficient
accept change gloves between patients
accept stop contact with others or limit visitors
accept nucleus
accept chromosomes
Accept
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c
2/2n
Mark
Part
Total
Q No
10
Tier
57
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Answer
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Accept
Additional guidance
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ai
4/2a
a ii
1/2a
1/2h
1/2e
Total
b
1/2j
Mark
Part
* 0.75 s
Answer
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Q No
11
Tier
57
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1.5 3
or
4
2
34
accept
Accept
Additional guidance
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Total
b
3/2g
a ii
3/1f
c ii
3/2g
3/3e
ai
3/1f
3/3e
Mark
Part
ci
3/3e
3/1f
Q No
12
Tier
57
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* sodium chloride
carbon dioxide
water
* H2O
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Accept
Additional guidance
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1
1
a
1/2e
bi
1/2i
1/2j
Mark
Part
b ii
4/2b
Q No
13
Tier
57
Page 36
Answer
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Accept
Additional guidance
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ci
1/2j
c ii
1/2j
Mark
Part
Total
Q No
13
Tier
57
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Answer
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Accept
Additional guidance
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c
4/1c
d
3/1d
Total
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* battery
* on
on
* off
off
a
BS/2a
4/1a
Answer
Mark
Part
b
4/1a
Q No
1
Tier
36
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Accept
Additional guidance
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ei
4/4b
e ii
1/2m
4/4b
Total
b
4/4e
d
1/2i
a
4/4c
4/4e
Mark
Part
c
4/4d
Q No
2
Tier
36
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Earth
Sun
* Hubble telescope
* a bar drawn to 4
* produces
reflects
* gravity
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accept navigation
accept communication
Accept
Additional guidance
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di
3/2f
d ii
3/2f
Total
b
1/2m
3/2e
a ii
1/2m
3/2e
c ii
1/2k
ai
1/2g
Mark
Part
ci
3/2f
Q No
3
Tier
36
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* magma
Additional guidance
accept
accept
accept
accept
Accept
* starfish
it is the same shape or has five parts
* fossils
* chalk: B granite: A
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c
3/1a
1/2j
d
3/1a
4/2d
Total
a
3/2c
Mark
Part
b
1/2j
3/1a
Q No
4
Tier
36
evaporating
melting
condensing
freezing
liquid to gas
gas to liquid
liquid to solid
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solid to liquid
* it decreased
* 0 C
Answer
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accept zero
Accept
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a
2/1a
BS/2b
b
2/4b
Mark
Part
c
2/2i
2/2l
Q No
5
Tier
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lung
heart
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* brain
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accept skull
accept ears
accept eyes
Accept
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Total
male horsefly
female horsefly
prey
producer
carnivore
43
d ii
2/5e
herbivore
Additional guidance
Accept
di
2/4b
Answer
Mark
Part
Q No
5
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Total
b
1/2d
* no
any one from
* 18 seeds germinated at both temperatures
* the number that germinated was the same
* 18
* 17 C
ai
1/2i
a ii
1/2i
a iii
1/2i
a iv
1/2j
av
1/2j
*8
Mark
Part
Answer
Q No
6
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Tier
36
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Accept
Additional guidance
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c ii
4/5a
c iii
2/5a
2/5f
Total
* owl
bi
2/5e
b ii
2/5e
ci
4/5a
* worm
a
2/5c
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* the Sun
Mark
Part
Answer
Q No
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Tier
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45
accept it is humane
accept it does not harm humans
accept light
accept bird
Accept
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c
4/3g
Total
a ii
1/2m
4/3k
b
1/2j
ai
1/2m
4/3j
Mark
Part
a iii
1/2m
4/3k
Q No
8
1
Tier
36
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* B and C
* A and C
Answer
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Accept
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c iii
4/5e
Total
b
1/2l
c ii
4/5e
a
1/2i
Mark
Part
ci
4/5e
Q No
9
2
Tier
36
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20
45 or 46
80
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* least
least
* most
least
* some
some
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Accept
Additional guidance
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Mark
Part
a
4/3c
Answer
Q No
10
3
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36
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Accept
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Total
* refraction
bi
4/3d
b ii
4/3d
Mark
Part
Answer
Q No
10
3
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Accept
49
Additional guidance
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a iii
3/3f
a ii
3/3d
Total
ai
3/3d
Mark
Part
b
1/2i
3/3d
Q No
11
4
Tier
36
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* It is neutral
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Accept
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* zinc chloride
* hydrogen
d ii
3/1f
3/3a
Total
*5
* aluminium oxide
* oxygen
di
3/3c
ci
3/1c
c ii
3/1f
c iii
3/1f
3/1c
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* igneous
ai
3/2f
a ii
3/2f
b
3/2e
* metamorphic
Mark
Part
Answer
Q No
12
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accept H2
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accept ZnCl2
Accept
H is insufficient
O2 is insufficient
Additional guidance
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d ii
2/2a
b
1/2k
2/2a
di
1/2k
a
1/2d
Mark
Part
c
2/2a
2/2d
Q No
13
6
Tier
36
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accept carbohydrates
accept they have more carbohydrate
Accept
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13
6
Mark
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Part
e
1/2i
BS/2a
Total
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*
*
*
*
mg
1.1
3.8
1.1
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accept vitamin C is in mg
accept the units are different
accept one was measured in grams, the other in
milligrams
accept g are bigger than mg
Accept
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d
2/3a
2/3e
2/2j
Total
b ii
2/1b
bi
2/1b
c
2/1b
a
2/1e
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b iii
2/1b
Q No
14
7
Tier
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photosynthesis
respiration
* leaf
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55
Accept
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c
1/2k
Total
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b
3/2c
4/1c
a
4/1e
4/1f
Accept
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Part
Answer
Q No
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Q No
9
Mark
Tier
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Part
ai
1/2d
a ii
1/2d
a iii
1/2d
bi
1/2k
3/1a
b ii
1/2j
1/2o
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Accept
temperature is insufficient
salt is insufficient
do not accept the type of salt used
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a ii
1/2m
3/1g
b
1/2m
3/1b
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Part
ai
3/1b
Q No
10
Tier
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Accept
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c ii
3/2a
c iv
3/1f
ci
3/1e
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c iii
3/1f
Q No
10
Tier
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accept ON2
accept O2N
N2O
NO2
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accept ON
accept
accept
accept
accept
Accept
NO
* nitrogen oxide
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b
2/2l
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* the risk increases with age or is greater in older accept statements such as 20 cigarettes a day is
men
worse when you are 4564 than under 45
accept the converse
Accept
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Part
a
1/2k
Q No
11
Tier
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ci
2/1c
c ii
2/2i
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Q No
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Accept
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Total
240
1.6
62
120
0.2
300
or
2
* N/m2 or Pa
accept
accept
a ii
4/2f
4/2e
* 240
* Nm
Accept
* 600
1
1
ai
4/2e
4/2f
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Part
b
4/2g
Q No
12
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do not accept n for N
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