Friday 7 June 2024 – Afternoon
GCSE (9–1) Biology A (Gateway Science)
J247/02 (Foundation Tier)
Time allowed: 1 hour 45 minutes
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Section A
You should spend a maximum of 30 minutes on this section.
Write your answer to each question in the box provided.
1 Which process in the water cycle involves water moving from clouds to the ground?
A Evaporation
B Precipitation
C Run off
D Transpiration
Your answer [1]
2 Which of these is a communicable disease?
A Cirrhosis of the liver
B Coronary heart disease
C Diabetes
D Tuberculosis
Your answer [1]
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3 The diagram shows a food chain.
Grass Grasshopper Snake
5000 kJ 500 kJ 100 kJ
How much energy is lost between the producer and primary consumer?
A 400 kJ
B 4400 kJ
C 4500 kJ
D 4900 kJ
Your answer [1]
4 Many plants can reproduce either asexually or sexually.
What is a feature of sexual reproduction?
A All the offspring are better adapted to the environment.
B More offspring are produced.
C Reproduction is faster.
D The offspring show variation.
Your answer [1]
5 What is the definition of a population?
A All the communities that live in a habitat.
B All the different species living in a habitat.
C All the members of one species that live in a habitat.
D All the organisms that live in a habitat.
Your answer [1]
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6 Cystic fibrosis is caused by a recessive allele (f).
The diagram shows a genetic cross.
Parent 1
F f
f Ff ff
Parent 2
f Ff ff
Which percentage of the offspring have cystic fibrosis?
A 25%
B 50%
C 75%
D 100%
Your answer [1]
7 Scientists use molecular phylogenetics to classify a newly discovered animal.
What features do the scientists use in their classification?
A The number of bones in the limbs
B The sequence of the DNA
C The type of circulatory system
D Where in the cell respiration occurs
Your answer [1]
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