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GCSE
COMBINED SCIENCE: SYNERGY
Higher Tier Paper 1 Life and
Environmental Sciences
Tuesday 16 May 2023
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0 1 This question is about the blood and the circulatory system.
0 1 . 1 Give the functions of red blood cells, white blood cells and platelets.
[3 marks]
Red blood cells
White blood cells
Platelets
Figure 1 shows a human heart.
Figure 1
B C
D
A
Right atrium
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0 1 . 2 Draw one arrow on Figure 1 to show the movement of the blood between
the left atrium and the left ventricle.
[1 mark]
0 1 . 3 Which blood vessel carries blood from the lungs into the heart?
[1 mark]
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A B C
D
0 1 . 4 Which blood vessel is the aorta?
[1 mark]
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A B C
D
0 1 . 5 What structures prevent blood flowing in the wrong direction through the heart?
[1 mark]
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GCSE
COMBINED SCIENCE: SYNERGY
Higher Tier Paper 1 Life and
Environmental Sciences
Tuesday 16 May 2023
, 2
Do not write
outside the
box
0 1 This question is about the blood and the circulatory system.
0 1 . 1 Give the functions of red blood cells, white blood cells and platelets.
[3 marks]
Red blood cells
White blood cells
Platelets
Figure 1 shows a human heart.
Figure 1
B C
D
A
Right atrium
G/Jun23/8465/1H
, 3
Do not write
outside the
box
0 1 . 2 Draw one arrow on Figure 1 to show the movement of the blood between
the left atrium and the left ventricle.
[1 mark]
0 1 . 3 Which blood vessel carries blood from the lungs into the heart?
[1 mark]
Tick () one box.
A B C
D
0 1 . 4 Which blood vessel is the aorta?
[1 mark]
Tick () one box.
A B C
D
0 1 . 5 What structures prevent blood flowing in the wrong direction through the heart?
[1 mark]
Question 1 continues on the next page
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