AQA GCSE BIOLOGY FOUNDATION TIER PAPER 2F QP JUNE 2021
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GCSE
BIOLOGY
Foundation Tier Paper 2F
Time allowed: 1 hour 45 minutes
Materials
For Examiner’s Use
For this paper you must have:
• a ruler Question Mark
• a scientific calculator.
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Instructions 2
• Use black ink or black ball-point pen. 3
• Pencil should only be used for drawing. 4
• Fill in the boxes at the top of this page.
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• Answer all questions in the spaces provided.
• If you need extra space for your answer(s), use the lined pages at the end of 6
this book. Write the question number against your answer(s). 7
• Do all rough work in this book. Cross through any work you do not want
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to be marked.
• In all calculations, show clearly how you work out your answer. 9
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Information 11
• The maximum mark for this paper is 100.
• The marks for questions are shown in brackets. TOTAL
• 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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0 1 The theory of evolution states that organisms alive today evolved by natural selection
from other species that are now extinct.
0 1 . 1 Which two scientists proposed the theory of evolution by natural selection?
[2 marks]
Tick () two boxes.
Alexander Fleming
Alfred Russel Wallace
Carl Linnaeus
Carl Woese
Charles Darwin
Fossils provide evidence for evolution.
Figure 1 shows a fossil footprint of a dinosaur.
Figure 1
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0 1 . 2 What is a fossil? box
[2 marks]
0 1 . 3 How was the fossil in Figure 1 formed?
[1 mark]
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Body parts were replaced by minerals.
The animal walked on mud.
The animal was frozen in ice.
0 1 . 4 Dinosaurs are extinct.
Give two causes of extinction.
[2 marks]
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0 1 . 5 Which two of the following provide evidence for evolution? box
[2 marks]
Tick () two boxes.
Bacteria can become resistant to an antibiotic.
Early forms of life lived in the ocean.
Older fossils are simpler than more recent ones.
Older layers of rock are closer to the surface.
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Please write clearly in block capitals.
Centre number Candidate number
Surname
Forename(s)
Candidate signature
I declare this is my own work.
F
GCSE
BIOLOGY
Foundation Tier Paper 2F
Time allowed: 1 hour 45 minutes
Materials
For Examiner’s Use
For this paper you must have:
• a ruler Question Mark
• a scientific calculator.
1
Instructions 2
• Use black ink or black ball-point pen. 3
• Pencil should only be used for drawing. 4
• Fill in the boxes at the top of this page.
5
• Answer all questions in the spaces provided.
• If you need extra space for your answer(s), use the lined pages at the end of 6
this book. Write the question number against your answer(s). 7
• Do all rough work in this book. Cross through any work you do not want
8
to be marked.
• In all calculations, show clearly how you work out your answer. 9
10
Information 11
• The maximum mark for this paper is 100.
• The marks for questions are shown in brackets. TOTAL
• You are expected to use a calculator where appropriate.
• You are reminded of the need for good English and clear presentation
in your answers.
*Jun2184612F01*
IB/M/Jun21/E23 8461/2F
, 2
Do not write
outside the
Answer all questions in the spaces provided. box
0 1 The theory of evolution states that organisms alive today evolved by natural selection
from other species that are now extinct.
0 1 . 1 Which two scientists proposed the theory of evolution by natural selection?
[2 marks]
Tick () two boxes.
Alexander Fleming
Alfred Russel Wallace
Carl Linnaeus
Carl Woese
Charles Darwin
Fossils provide evidence for evolution.
Figure 1 shows a fossil footprint of a dinosaur.
Figure 1
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, 3
Do not write
outside the
0 1 . 2 What is a fossil? box
[2 marks]
0 1 . 3 How was the fossil in Figure 1 formed?
[1 mark]
Tick () one box.
Body parts were replaced by minerals.
The animal walked on mud.
The animal was frozen in ice.
0 1 . 4 Dinosaurs are extinct.
Give two causes of extinction.
[2 marks]
1
2
Question 1 continues on the next page
Turn over ►
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IB/M/Jun21/8461/2F
, 4
Do not write
outside the
0 1 . 5 Which two of the following provide evidence for evolution? box
[2 marks]
Tick () two boxes.
Bacteria can become resistant to an antibiotic.
Early forms of life lived in the ocean.
Older fossils are simpler than more recent ones.
Older layers of rock are closer to the surface.
9
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