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Pearson
Edexcel
Mark Scheme (Results)
Summer 2023
Pearson Edexcel GCE
In Biology Spec A (8BN0) Paper 02
Development, Plants and the Environment
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General Marking Guidance
All candidates must receive the same treatment. Examiners must mark the first candidate in exactly the same way
as they mark the last.
Mark schemes should be applied positively. Candidates must be rewarded for what they have shown they can do
rather than penalised for omissions.
Examiners should mark according to the mark scheme not according to their perception of where the grade
boundaries may lie.
There is no ceiling on achievement. All marks on the mark scheme should be used appropriately.
All the marks on the mark scheme are designed to be awarded. Examiners should always award full marks if deserved,
i.e. if the answer matches the mark scheme. Examiners should also be prepared to award zero marks if the
candidate’s response is not worthy of credit according to the mark scheme.
Where some judgement is required, mark schemes will provide the principles by which marks will be awarded and
exemplification may be limited.
When examiners are in doubt regarding the application of the mark scheme to a candidate’s response, the team
leader must be consulted.
Crossed out work should be marked UNLESS the candidate has replaced it with an alternative response.
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Pearson
Edexcel
Mark Scheme (Results)
Summer 2023
Pearson Edexcel GCE
In Biology Spec A (8BN0) Paper 02
Development, Plants and the Environment
Page 1
,gv
Edexcel and BTEC Qualifications
Edexcel and BTEC qualifications come from Pearson, the world’s leading learning company. We provide a wide range of qualifications
including academic, vocational, occupational and specific programmes for employers.
Our website subject pages hold useful resources, support material and live feeds from our subject advisors giving you access to a portal
of information.
Pearson: helping people progress, everywhere
Our aim is to help everyone progress in their lives through education. We believe in every kind of learning, for all kinds of people,
wherever they are in the world. We’ve been involved in education for over 150 years, and by working across 70 countries, in 100
languages.
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General Marking Guidance
All candidates must receive the same treatment. Examiners must mark the first candidate in exactly the same way
as they mark the last.
Mark schemes should be applied positively. Candidates must be rewarded for what they have shown they can do
rather than penalised for omissions.
Examiners should mark according to the mark scheme not according to their perception of where the grade
boundaries may lie.
There is no ceiling on achievement. All marks on the mark scheme should be used appropriately.
All the marks on the mark scheme are designed to be awarded. Examiners should always award full marks if deserved,
i.e. if the answer matches the mark scheme. Examiners should also be prepared to award zero marks if the
candidate’s response is not worthy of credit according to the mark scheme.
Where some judgement is required, mark schemes will provide the principles by which marks will be awarded and
exemplification may be limited.
When examiners are in doubt regarding the application of the mark scheme to a candidate’s response, the team
leader must be consulted.
Crossed out work should be marked UNLESS the candidate has replaced it with an alternative response.
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