GCSE
BIOLOGY
8461/2H
Paperq 2q Higherq Tier
Markq scheme
Juneq 2019
Version:q 1.0q Final
, MARKq SCHEMEq –q GCSEq BIOLOGYq –q 8461/2Hq –q JUNEq
2019
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dependingq onq theq contentq ofq aq particularq examinationq paper.
Furtherq copiesq ofq thisq markq schemeq areq availableq fromq aqa.org.uk
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AQAq retainsq theq copyrightq onq allq itsq publications.q However,q registeredq schools/collegesq forq AQAq areq permittedq toq copyq
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, MARKq SCHEMEq –q GCSEq BIOLOGYq –q 8461/2Hq –q JUNEq
2019
centre.
3
BIOLOGY
8461/2H
Paperq 2q Higherq Tier
Markq scheme
Juneq 2019
Version:q 1.0q Final
, MARKq SCHEMEq –q GCSEq BIOLOGYq –q 8461/2Hq –q JUNEq
2019
Markq schemesq areq preparedq byq theq Leadq Assessmentq Writerq andq considered,q togetherq withq theq
relevantq questions,q byq aq panelq ofq subjectq teachers.q Thisq markq schemeq includesq anyq
amendmentsq madeq atq theq standardisationq eventsq whichq allq associatesq participateq inq andq isq theq
schemeq whichq wasq usedq byq themq inq thisq examination.q Theq standardisationq processq ensuresq
thatq theq markq schemeq coversq theq students’q responsesq toq questionsq andq thatq everyq associateq
understandsq andq appliesq itq inq theq sameq correctq way.
Asq preparationq forq standardisationq eachq associateq analysesq aq numberq ofq students’q scripts.q
Alternativeq answersq notq alreadyq coveredq byq theq markq schemeq areq discussedq andq legislatedq
for.q If,q afterq theq standardisationq process,q associatesq encounterq unusualq answersq whichq haveq
notq beenq raisedq theyq areq requiredq toq referq theseq toq theq Leadq Examiner.
Itq mustq beq stressedq thatq aq markq schemeq isq aq workingq document,q inq manyq casesq furtherq
developedq andq expandedq onq theq basisq ofq students’q reactionsq toq aq particularq paper.q
Assumptionsq aboutq futureq markq schemesq onq theq basisq ofq oneq year’sq documentq shouldq beq
avoided;q whilstq theq guidingq principlesq ofq assessmentq remainq constant,q detailsq willq change,q
dependingq onq theq contentq ofq aq particularq examinationq paper.
Furtherq copiesq ofq thisq markq schemeq areq availableq fromq aqa.org.uk
Copyrightq ©q 2019q AQAq andq itsq licensors.q Allq rightsq reserved.
AQAq retainsq theq copyrightq onq allq itsq publications.q However,q registeredq schools/collegesq forq AQAq areq permittedq toq copyq
materialq fromq thisq bookletq forq theirq ownq internalq use,q withq theq followingq importantq exception:q AQAq cannotq giveq permissionq
toq schools/collegesq toq photocopyq anyq materialq thatq isq acknowledgedq toq aq thirdq partyq evenq forq internalq useq withinq theq
2
, MARKq SCHEMEq –q GCSEq BIOLOGYq –q 8461/2Hq –q JUNEq
2019
centre.
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