2023 AQA GCSE COMBINED SCIENCE: SYNERGY 8465/2F Foundation Tier Paper 2 Life and Environmental Sciences Question Paper & Mark scheme (Merged) June 2023 [VERIFIED]

2023 AQA GCSE COMBINED SCIENCE: SYNERGY 8465/2F Foundation Tier Paper 2 Life and Environmental Sciences Question Paper & Mark scheme (Merged) June 2023 [VERIFIED] GCSE COMBINED SCIENCE: SYNERGY F Foundation Tier Paper 2 Life and Environmental Sciences Thursday 25 May 2023 Morning Time allowed: 1 hour 45 minutes Materials For this paper you must have: a ruler a protractor a scientific calculator the periodic table (enclosed) the Physics Equations Sheet (enclosed). Instructions Use black ink or black ball-point pen. Pencil should only be used for drawing. Fill in the boxes at the top of this page. Answer all questions in the spaces provided. Do not write outside the box around each page or on blank pages. If you need extra space for your answer(s), use the lined pages at the end of this book. Write the question number against your answer(s). Do all rough work in this book. Cross through any work you do not want to be marked. In all calculations, show clearly how you work out your answer. For Examiner’s Use Question Mark 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 TOTAL Information The maximum mark for this paper is 100. The marks for questions are shown in brackets. You are expected to use a calculator where appropriate. You are reminded of the need for good English and clear presentation in your answers. (JUN2384652F01) 8465/2F G/KL/Jun23/E5 2 0 1Bees feed on sugar solution produced by the flowers of plants. Figure 1 shows a bee feeding on a flower. Figure 1 Eye Antenna Tongue Flower 0 1 . 1 Why do bees feed on sugar solution? [1 mark] Tick () one box. For gaseous exchange To obtain energy To provide proteins Do not write outside the box (02) G/Jun23/8465/2F 3 Bees have a simple nervous system. The bee nervous system has many similar features to the human nervous system. 0 1 . 2 The antenna is a sense organ. The antenna contains specialised cells that detect stimuli. What are cells that detect stimuli called? [1 mark] Tick () one box. Coordinators Effectors Receptors 0 1 . 3 When an antenna of a bee touches sugar solution the bee automatically sticks out its tongue. What type of action is automatic? [1 mark] Tick () one box. A conscious action A delayed action A reflex action Question 1 continues on the next page Turn over 8 (03) Do not write outside the box G/Jun23/8465/2F 4 Figure 2 shows the nervous pathway taken when a bee antenna touches sugar solution. Figure 2 Antenna Sugar solution Y X Muscle in tongue 0 1 . 4 What is the gap labelled X? [1 mark] Tick () one box. A gland A synapse An impulse Do not write outside the box (04) G/Jun23/8465/2F 5 0 1 . 5 What type of neurone is Y? [1 mark] Tick () one box. Motor neurone Relay neurone Sensory neurone Eyes are sense organs that can detect electromagnetic radiation. A bee’s eye can detect ultraviolet radiation. 0 1 . 6 Detecting ultraviolet radiation allows the bee to see the parts of the flower that produce sugar solution. Why is it an advantage for bees to see the parts of the flower that produce sugar solution? [1 mark] ___________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________ Question 1 continues on the next page Turn over 8 (05) Do not write outside the box G/Jun23/8465/2F 6 Figure 3 shows the electromagnetic spectrum. Figure 3 Decreasing wavelength Radio waves Microwaves R Visible light S X-rays T 0 1 . 7 Which letter shows the position of ultraviolet radiation in the electromagnetic spectrum? [1 mark] Tick () one box. R S T 0 1 . 8 Which part of the electromagnetic spectrum in Figure 3 has the lowest frequency? [1 mark] ___________________________________________________________________________________ Do not write outside the box ____ 8 (06) G/Jun23/8465/2F