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GCSE
BIOLOGY
Higher Tier Paper 2H
H
Specimen 2018 Time allowed: 1 hour 45 minutes
Materials
For this paper you must have:
• a ruler
• a calculator.
Instructions
• Answer all questions in the spaces provided.
• Do all rough work in this book. Cross through any work you do not want to be marked.
Information
• There are 100 marks available on this paper.
• 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.
• When answering questions 01.3, 02.4, 03.3, 04.2 and 08.2 you need to make sure that your answer:
‒ is clear, logical, sensibly structured
‒ fully meets the requirements of the question
‒ shows that each separate point or step supports the overall answer.
Advice
In all calculations, show clearly how you work out your answer.
Please write clearly, in block capitals, to allow character computer recognition.
Centre number Candidate number
Surname
Forename(s)
Candidate signature
, 2
0 1 Charles Darwin proposed the theory of natural selection.
Many people at the time did not accept his theory.
0 1 . 1 There was a different theory at the same time as Darwin’s theory.
The different theory said that changes in an organism during its life could be
inherited.
Who proposed this theory?
[1 mark]
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0 1 . 2 Studying fossils helps scientists understand how living things have evolved.
Figure 1 shows a fossilised snake.
Figure 1
Explain how the fossil in Figure 1 may have formed.
[3 marks]
Question 1 continues on the next page
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, 4
There are many types of rat snake in the world.
Table 1 shows two types of rat snake
Table 1
Type of snake Japanese rat snake Texas rat snake
Colour of snake Green Pale brown
Type of environment Grass Dry and dusty
SPECIMEN MATERIAL
GCSE
BIOLOGY
Higher Tier Paper 2H
H
Specimen 2018 Time allowed: 1 hour 45 minutes
Materials
For this paper you must have:
• a ruler
• a calculator.
Instructions
• Answer all questions in the spaces provided.
• Do all rough work in this book. Cross through any work you do not want to be marked.
Information
• There are 100 marks available on this paper.
• 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.
• When answering questions 01.3, 02.4, 03.3, 04.2 and 08.2 you need to make sure that your answer:
‒ is clear, logical, sensibly structured
‒ fully meets the requirements of the question
‒ shows that each separate point or step supports the overall answer.
Advice
In all calculations, show clearly how you work out your answer.
Please write clearly, in block capitals, to allow character computer recognition.
Centre number Candidate number
Surname
Forename(s)
Candidate signature
, 2
0 1 Charles Darwin proposed the theory of natural selection.
Many people at the time did not accept his theory.
0 1 . 1 There was a different theory at the same time as Darwin’s theory.
The different theory said that changes in an organism during its life could be
inherited.
Who proposed this theory?
[1 mark]
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, 3
0 1 . 2 Studying fossils helps scientists understand how living things have evolved.
Figure 1 shows a fossilised snake.
Figure 1
Explain how the fossil in Figure 1 may have formed.
[3 marks]
Question 1 continues on the next page
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, 4
There are many types of rat snake in the world.
Table 1 shows two types of rat snake
Table 1
Type of snake Japanese rat snake Texas rat snake
Colour of snake Green Pale brown
Type of environment Grass Dry and dusty
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