Mark schemes

8B
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Matching End of Unit Test marks to NC levels

Topic

Answers

Marks

Question

8Ba

8Bb

8Bc

8Bd

8Be

Level

4
5
6
7
8

Marks
available

1
4
13
4
3

Cumulative
total

1
5
18
22
25

Suggested
threshold for
achieving level

8
B

1
4
14
20
24

End of Unit Test marks

Question

Level

Answers

Mark scheme

1 mark

6
6

a oxygen; carbon dioxide

b reactant: oxygen/glucose
product: water/carbon dioxide

1 mark  mark for each

1 mark  mark for reactant;
 mark for product

4
6
6
6

1 mark
1 mark
1 mark
2 marks 1 mark each for any two points listed

a the heart
b 34 seconds
c 11 seconds
d Oxygen/glucose needs to get to the muscles
faster; oxygen/glucose is carried in the blood; oxygen/
glucose is needed for respiration; carbon dioxide
needs to be removed from the muscles faster.
e It increased/went up.

6
7
8
8

a plasma and red blood cell correctly labelled

b plasma
c mention of tissue fluid
d It is very thin/has tiny gaps.

1 mark  mark for each

1 mark
1 mark
1 mark

6
5
6
7
7

a X trachea
Y alveoli/air sac
Z bronchus
b movement of oxygen from lungs/air to the blood
and movement of carbon dioxide from blood
to lungs/air
c many of them/large surface area;
good blood supply; moist lining; thin wall; well
ventilated

1 mark
1 mark
1 mark
1 mark
1 mark

a i limewater
ii it would turn cloudy/milky
b i cobalt chloride (paper)
ii turns pink (blue to pink)
c more carbon dioxide; more water vapour;
less oxygen

 mark
 mark
 mark
 mark
3 marks 1 mark for each

7
8
6

5
5
6

Exploring Science for QCA

Teachers Guide 8

1 mark

2 marks 1 mark each for any two points listed

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