Edexcel GCSE Combined Science Biology – Paper 1 Higher Tier Predicted Paper 2023 attached with mark scheme

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GCSE Combined Science
Edexcel
Biology – Paper 1
Higher Tier
Predicted Paper 2023


Name ……………………………………………………………………
Date …………………


1 hour 15 minutes allowed.
You may use a calculator.




Grade boundaries Possible Marks
Question
marks gained
These are VERY rough guesses! Getting a 1 10
7 on this paper does not guarantee you 2 9
the same mark in the exam. 3 11
4 13
5 10
 9-9 70% 6 7
Total 60
 8-8 60%
 7-7 50%
 6-6 45%
 5-5 35%
 4-4 30%




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a) Name the process by which bacteria divide.
[1 mark]




b) Use the image below (Figure 1) to help you describe two key
differences between bacterial and animal cells
[4 marks]




Figure 1




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