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GCSE BIOLOGY
Higher Tier Paper 2H
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Friday 7 June 2025 Afternoon Time allowed: 1 hour 45
minutes
For Examiner’s Use
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For this paper you must have:
• a ruler
• a scientific calculator.
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.
• 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.
• 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.
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Answer all questions in the spaces provided.
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0 1 Evolution of new species occurs by mutation and
natural selection.
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.1 What is a mutation?
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.2 Describe the process of natural selection.
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.3 Which scientists suggested the theory of evolution by natural selection?
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Alexander Fleming and Carl Woese
Alfred Wallace and Alexander Fleming
Alfred Wallace and Charles Darwin
Charles Darwin and Carl Woese
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