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Pearson Edexcel Level 3 GCE
Thursday 25 May 2023
Morning (Time: 1 hour 30 minutes) Paper
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Biology A (Salters Nuffield)
Advanced Subsidiary
PAPER 2: Development, Plants and the Environment
You must have: Total Marks
Calculator, HB pencil, ruler
Instructions
•• Use black ink or ball-point pen.
Fill in the boxes at the top of this page with your name,
centre number and candidate number.
•• Answer all questions.
Show all your working out in calculations and include units where appropriate.
• Answer the questions in the spaces provided
– there may be more space than you need.
Information
•• The total mark for this paper is 80.
You may use a scientific calculator.
• The marks for each question are shown in brackets
– use this as a guide as to how much time to spend on each question.
• Instructure
questions marked with an asterisk (*), marks will be awarded for your ability to
your answer logically, showing how the points that you make are related
or follow on from each other where appropriate.
Advice
•• Read each question carefully before you start to answer it.
Try to answer every question.
• Check your answers if you have time at the end. Turn over
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1 Plant cells and animal cells have similarities and differences.
(a) Which of the following groups of organelles are found in both animal and
plant cells?
(1)
A amyloplasts, chloroplasts and Golgi apparatus
B amyloplasts, Golgi apparatus and rough endoplasmic reticulum
C cell wall, Golgi apparatus and mitochondria
D Golgi apparatus, mitochondria and rough endoplasmic reticulum
(b) Plant and animal cells both undergo the process of mitosis.
Which of the following happens during the process of mitosis?
(1)
A the cell divides
B the cell membrane breaks down
C the nucleus divides
D the organelles multiply
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EDEXCEL 2023 papers AND markschemes
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edexcel june 2023
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For resources, notes, easier revision
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, Please check the examination details below before entering your candidate information
Candidate surname Other names
Centre Number Candidate Number
Pearson Edexcel Level 3 GCE
Thursday 25 May 2023
Morning (Time: 1 hour 30 minutes) Paper
reference 8BN0/02
Biology A (Salters Nuffield)
Advanced Subsidiary
PAPER 2: Development, Plants and the Environment
You must have: Total Marks
Calculator, HB pencil, ruler
Instructions
•• Use black ink or ball-point pen.
Fill in the boxes at the top of this page with your name,
centre number and candidate number.
•• Answer all questions.
Show all your working out in calculations and include units where appropriate.
• Answer the questions in the spaces provided
– there may be more space than you need.
Information
•• The total mark for this paper is 80.
You may use a scientific calculator.
• The marks for each question are shown in brackets
– use this as a guide as to how much time to spend on each question.
• Instructure
questions marked with an asterisk (*), marks will be awarded for your ability to
your answer logically, showing how the points that you make are related
or follow on from each other where appropriate.
Advice
•• Read each question carefully before you start to answer it.
Try to answer every question.
• Check your answers if you have time at the end. Turn over
P71923A
©2023 Pearson Education Ltd.
N:1/1/1/1/
*P71923A0128*
, Answer ALL questions. Write your answers in the spaces provided.
Some questions must be answered with a cross in a box . If you change your mind about an
DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA
answer, put a line through the box and then mark your new answer with a cross .
1 Plant cells and animal cells have similarities and differences.
(a) Which of the following groups of organelles are found in both animal and
plant cells?
(1)
A amyloplasts, chloroplasts and Golgi apparatus
B amyloplasts, Golgi apparatus and rough endoplasmic reticulum
C cell wall, Golgi apparatus and mitochondria
D Golgi apparatus, mitochondria and rough endoplasmic reticulum
(b) Plant and animal cells both undergo the process of mitosis.
Which of the following happens during the process of mitosis?
(1)
A the cell divides
B the cell membrane breaks down
C the nucleus divides
D the organelles multiply
2
*P71923A0228*
