OCR (Oxford, Cambridge and RSA Examinations) is a unitary awarding body, established by the
University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate and the RSA Examinations Board in
January 1998. OCR provides a full range of GCSE, A level, GNVQ, Key Skills and other
qualifications for schools and colleges in the United Kingdom, including those previously
provided by MEG and OCEAC. It is also responsible for developing new syllabuses to meet
national requirements and the needs of students and teachers.
This mark scheme is published as an aid to teachers and students, to indicate the requirements
of the examination. It shows the basis on which marks were awarded by Examiners. It does not
indicate the details of the discussions which took place at an Examiners’ meeting before marking
commenced.
All Examiners are instructed that alternative correct answers and unexpected approaches in
candidates’ scripts must be given marks that fairly reflect the relevant knowledge and skills
demonstrated.
Mark schemes should be read in conjunction with the published question papers and the Report
on the Examination.
OCR will not enter into any discussion or correspondence in connection with this mark scheme.
Abbreviations, annotations and conventions used in the detailed Mark Scheme.
/ = alternative and acceptable answers for the same marking point
(1) = separates marking points
not = answers which are not worthy of credit
reject = answers which are not worthy of credit
ignore = statements which are irrelevant
allow = answers that can be accepted
( ) = words which are not essential to gain credit
__ = underlined words must be present in answer to score a mark
ecf = error carried forward
AW = alternative wording
ora = or reverse argument
1
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B621/01 Final Mark Scheme June 2007
Question Expected Answers Marks Rationale
1 a
b i
ii
c any one from
Total 5
bread (1) 1 more than one response on the line scores zero
orange juice (1) 1 allow orange or juice
bread (1) 1 more than one response on the line scores zero
(high in) protein (1)
because they are growing/for repair (1)
(high in) iron (1)
to prevent anaemia/reference to
menstruation/reference to blood (1)
and
second mark for correct link between protein or iron
with its role
if no answer on the line accept ringed, underlined or ticked word or
indicated on diagram etc
more than one response on the line scores zero
if no answer on the line accept ringed, underlined or ticked word or
indicated on diagram etc
if no answer on the line accept ringed, underlined or ticked word or
indicated on diagram etc
2 one mark for either protein or iron or role
second mark is for correct role of iron or protein
ignore strong/healthy
NOT white blood cells
eg ‘protein and iron for growth’- 2 marks
‘protein for growth’ – 2 marks
‘iron for growth’ – 1mark
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B621/01 Final Mark Scheme June 2007
Question Expected Answers Marks Rationale
2 a
b i
ii
iii
D long sighted/far sighted/colour blind/colour
deficiency/glaucoma/cataracts/ tunnel vision(1)
G cornea (1)
iris (1)
G lens (1)
C the idea of a different shape/the idea of
focusing light (1)
Total 5
1 allow astigmatism
NOT 'blindness', double vision
ignore conjunctivitis
2 more than one response on the line scores zero
1 more than one response on the line scores zero
1 allow converse answers
ignore incorrect eye part, refraction
NOT reflection
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B621/01 Final Mark Scheme June 2007
Question Expected Answers Marks Rationale
3 a
b
c i
ii
d i
pregnancy/ovulation (1) 1 allow heavy periods, prevent egg release, babies, period pains,
fertilisation
ignore references to disease
do not have to remember to take it every day/pill
difficult to swallow/less likely to cause problems if
you are sick (1)
ovary/ ovaries (1)
breasts (development)/hips widen/
periods (start)/menstrual cycle/
pubic hair/hair under arms/body hair (1)
to test it/to see if it is safe/to see if it works (1) 1
1 allow ‘ a patch lasts for a week’
‘it lasts longer than a pill’
‘more convenient than taking a pill everyday’
‘you might forget to take the pill’
‘do not have to take lots of pills’
‘easier to use than swallowing a pill’
‘easier to put on a patch than swallow a pill’
NOT ‘it is much easier’
‘more convenient’
1 more than one response on the line scores zero
1 ignore makes hair grow (must be body hair)
ignore hips larger
ignore egg release/references to ovulation/specific references to
changes in the uterus
ignore moods and spots
ii
Total 6
idea of cruelty /
ethical objection (1)
may work differently in different species/animals
are not the same as humans(1)
1 allow it could harm/hurt/kill animals/inhumane
allow references to animal rights
eg animal can’t speak for itself
eg some people think animals have same rights as humans
eg animals have no control over what happens to them
eg it might not hurt the animal but could harm the human
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Question Expected Answers Marks Rationale
4 a
b
c
Total 4
distorts what is seen and heard (1) 1 more than one box ticked scores zero
idea that they may be harmful/the idea that the use
can be controlled or monitored (1)
some are more harmful/addictive than
others (1)
different laws apply to each group (1)
1 allow ‘because they are dangerous’
‘they may be addictive’
‘not everyone can get them’
‘you only get the amount you need’
‘to prevent overdose’
‘to prevent misuse’
ignore ‘you may mistreat the drugs’
2 references to classes of drugs must be correct for first mark eg class
A are more dangerous than class C
eg depends how dangerous they are
eg put into different classes according to their effect/side effects/long
& short term effects
eg heroin is more dangerous than cannabis
ignore Class A are stronger/worse than Class C
ignore incorrect references to class of drugs when related to
penalties eg class C drugs attract a higher prison sentence than
class A scores 1
eg class A drugs get prison sentence, but class C are legal scores 0
eg the more dangerous the drug (1) the heavier the penalty (1)
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Question Expected Answers Marks Rationale
5 a
b
c
Total 4
25 (1)
propanol (1)
largest (temperature) rise/change (1)
energy or heat given out (1) 1 allow temperature increase
1 correct response only
2
carry error forward
if response for a) is greater than 30, do not credit propanol
if response for a) is greater than 30, paraffin gets 1 mark
independent of first part
allow ‘ it starts at the lowest and ends at the highest temperature’
allow it rises more
allow because it went from 15 to 45 which is the highest
ignore ‘highest temperature at end’
‘it went up by 30
‘it starts at 15 and goes up to 45’
allow heat or energy produced/made/exits/released
ignore gives more energy
eg energy/heat is lost (1) (limit of acceptability)
NOT energy/heat is created
0
’
6
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Question Expected Answers Marks Rationale
6 a any two from
microwave/conventional oven/boiling/steaming/
grilling/barbecue /bbq(1)
b i
ii
Total 4
change in colour/change in texture (1) 1 allow 'it goes white'
new substance formed/difficult to reverse (1) 1 allow energy change takes place
2 allow scramble/poach/baking/coddling
ignore omelette
‘it goes solid’
‘runny to hard’
‘the yolk goes more orangey’
ignore ref to shape changes eg ‘ it spreads out in the pan’
allow colour change
allow higher level answers involving changes to molecules, eg molecules in egg change shape (ignore references to particles)
ignore references to change of state
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B621/01 Final Mark Scheme June 2007
QuestionExpected Answers Marks Rationale
7 a
b i
ii
c
(catalytic) cracking (1) 1 allow decomposition
petrol (1) 1 more than one response on the line scores zero
ethene (1) 1 allow spelling errors, eg ethane
used as a catalyst/speeds up reaction (1) 1 allow higher level answers such as lower activation energy
Total 4
if no answer on the line accept ringed, underlined or ticked word
etc
allow C
H H
2H4,
\ /
C = C
/ \
H H
mark what is on answer line first- only look at list if no answer on
line
allow answer circled/underlined in list
‘it speeds up the experiment’
NOT enzyme
‘speeds up heating’
‘it won’t take as long to start the reaction’
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B621/01 Final Mark Scheme June 2007
Question Expected Answers Marks Rationale
8 a
b
c
NaHCO
Ca(OH)
H H
1 allow badly copied formula eg ‘NAHCO
3
1 allow badly copied formula eg Ca(OH)
2
l l
H ─ C ─ C ─ H
l l
H H
Total 3
NOT ‘calcium hydroxide’ in words
1 allow C
allow badly copied structure but it must have only 2 C’s and 6H’s
NOT HHHHHHCC
2H6
’ or NaHCo3’ etc
3
2
/Ca(OH)2
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B621/01 Final Mark Scheme June 2007
Question Expected Answers Marks Rationale
9 a
b
2 3 correct scores 2
polythene
polystyrene
nylon
will not decay or decompose (by bacterial
action) (1)
clothing
packaging
plastic bags
1 or 2 correct scores 1
1 allow 'does not rot'/‘will not break down’
ignore
‘does not disintegrate/deteriorate/wear away’
‘burning’
‘recycling’
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B621/01 Final Mark Scheme June 2007
Question Expected Answers Marks Rationale
c property
idea of poor conductor (of
electricity)/idea of good
(electrical) insulator (1)
flexible or bendy (1)
easy to mould (1)
easy to colour (1)
idea of waterproof/insoluble in
water (1)
non toxic (1)
Total 5
explanation
so that you do not
get a shock or
electrocution or idea
of protection (from
electrocution) (1)
so that it can bend
around corners/AW
(1)
so wires can be
identified (1)
to keep water away
from (copper)
wires/prevent
electrocution (1)
reason needs to be
linked to health and
safety eg idea of
safe handling (1)
2
any two properties can score or one property and correct
explanation for two marks
explanation mark is conditional on correct property
ignore tough/lightweight/non biodegradable/cheap/elastic/
durable/heat insulator/any reference to melting point/does not
corrode/easy to store
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B621/01 Final Mark Scheme June 2007
Question Expected Answers Marks Rationale
10 a
b i
ii
c
d
Total 7
hot cold
9
9
9
9
(9)
jacket on water tank/oven gloves (1) 1 allow single word if it is clear what is meant
steel radiator (1) 1 ignore correct answers not from list
idea that ice is melting/ice is at melting point/ ice is
at its freezing point (1)
(the amount of heat or energy needed to)
raise/change the temperature by 1K/°C (1)
of 1 g/1 kg (1)
2 one correct 1 mark
all correct 2 marks
do not credit tick for burning match (bottom tick)
if two answers are given, both must be correct for mark
ignore wooden handle or other correct answers not from list
1 allow defrosting, thawing
eg they are defrosting
NOT they have defrosted or thawed
NOT ice has melted
ignore unfreezing
NOT peas melting/ peas at melting point/it is melting/ they are
melting etc
2
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B621/01 Final Mark Scheme June 2007
Question Expected Answers Marks Rationale
11 a i
ii
b i any two from
ii
c
d any two from
Total 8
D (1) 1 correct letter only
B (1) 1 correct letter only
idea that light travels (very) quickly/quicker(1)
light can be seen a long way off (1)
idea that no need for a person to take the
message/fires/beacons/flashing lights could be
used (1)
morse (1) 1 allow digital
microwave (1) 1 more than one response on the line scores zero
idea that foil reflects radiation/heat/ir (1)
back into potato (1)
keeps potato hot/insulates (1)
2 read whole response and look for both marking points
allow ‘it is quick’
NOT ‘light travels a long way’
allow ‘no-one has to travel’
if no answer on the line accept ringed, underlined or ticked word
etc
2 ignore refs to Al as a conductor
allow ‘bounce’ for reflection mark
‘keeps heat in’
allow ‘foil traps air’- 1mark
‘foil traps air and air is a good insulator’ – 2 marks
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B621/01 Final Mark Scheme June 2007
Question Expected Answers Marks Rationale
12 a i
ii
b
Total 5
idea that it causes damage/casualties (1) 1 allow earth shakes/ vibrates/cracks
seismometer (1) 1 more than one response on the line scores zero
ignore descriptions of longitudinal and transverse waves
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Mark Scheme B621/02
June 2007
Abbreviations, annotations and conventions used in the detailed Mark Scheme.
/ = alternative and acceptable answers for the same marking point
(1) = separates marking points
not = answers which are not worthy of credit
reject = answers which are not worthy of credit
ignore = statements which are irrelevant
allow = answers that can be accepted
( ) = words which are not essential to gain credit
__ = underlined words must be present in answer to score a mark
ecf = error carried forward
AW = alternative wording
ora = or reverse argument
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B621/02 Final Mark Scheme June 2007
Question Expected Answers Marks Rationale
1 a i
b
c
d
Total 5
bend/refract/focus (the light entering the eye) (1)
change the size of the pupil/control the amount of light
entering the eye/ensure that the correct amount of light
ii
reaches the retina (1)
focused image lands on retina/focus on distant
objects/aw (1)
laser surgery (1) 1 allow cornea surgery/conductive chiroplasty
(colour blindness is) inherited or genetic/lack of
specialised cells in retina(1)
2 NOT reflects light/diffracts light
NOT control light going into the eye
ignore idea of protection
allow prevent damage to the retina (caused by too much
light)/protects retina
allow let in more light in dim conditions/ aw
allow to see in the dark (limit of acceptability)
1 allow the lens does not focus the light accurately
eg to focus the light into the correct position
eg to see things far away
allow (lens) is the wrong shape, eg lens is too thick
allow because the lens cannot accommodate
NOT lens is concave or too thin or too long
allow (lens) needs to be less powerful/thinner
ignore lens is not working properly
NOT references to glasses or contact lenses
1 allow abnormal cones/lack of cones
allow wrong amount of cones
ignore retina is damaged/abnormal retina
allow some receptor cells in the retina do not work
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B621/02 Final Mark Scheme June 2007
Question Expected Answers Marks Rationale
2 a i
ii
b
c
Total 5
breast (development)/hips widen/
periods (start)/menstrual cycle/
pubic hair/hair under arms/body hair (1)
progesterone (1) 1 be lenient on spelling eg allow progesterogen / progestogen
mimic pregnancy/aw (1)
prevent ovulation/aw (1)
idea of cruelty /
ethical objection /
may work differently in different species/animals are
not the same as humans(1)
1 ignore makes hair grow (must be body hair)
ignore hips larger
ignore eggs released/references to ovulation/specific references
to changes in the uterus
ignore moods and spots
2
1 allow it could harm/hurt/kill animals/inhumane
eg body thinks it is pregnant
eg no egg produced
allow a reason and an explanation eg prevents ovulation or no
egg (1) to be fertilised (1)
ignore references to barriers to sperm
allow references to animal rights
eg animal can’t speak for itself
eg some people think animals have same rights as humans
eg animals have no control over what happens to them
eg it might not hurt the animal but could harm the human
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B621/02 Final Mark Scheme June 2007
Question Expected Answers Marks Rationale
3 a
b
c
d
Total 5
a systolic pressure of 120 and a diastolic pressure of
80 (1)
there does not appear to be any relationship/aw(1) 1 allow it does not matter/nothing
the higher the weight the higher the blood
pressure/diastolic (1)
low blood pressure: dizziness/fainting/poor
circulation/ kidney failure (1)
high blood pressure: burst blood vessels/damage to
brain/kidney damage/heart disease/stroke(1)
1 tick in third box down
if more than one box is ticked = 0
allow circled, underlined or crossed answers
eg whatever the height the blood pressure is around 55
eg all different at different heights (limit of acceptability)
1 allow systolic
eg there is a positive correlation
eg they are directly proportional
eg when one goes up the other goes up
eg there is an exponential increase
allow heart attacks or heart disorders
allow higher level answers eg aneurysm/heart or cerebral
infarction
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B621/02 Final Mark Scheme June 2007
Question Expected Answers Marks Rationale
4 a
b
c
Total 5
LSD (1) 1 allow tick or circle on picture, if line blank
some are more harmful/addictive than
others (1)
different laws apply to each group (1)
any mention of synapses (1)
slow down/reduce/block the neurotransmitter/
acetylcholine/ACh
release (1)
less nerve impulses or signals travel to
brain (1)
block the receptor sites/detection of the
neurotransmitter acetylcholine/ACh (1)
2 references to classes of drugs must be correct for first mark eg
class A are more dangerous than class C
eg depends how dangerous they are
eg put into different classes according to their effect/side
effects/long & short term effects
eg heroin is more dangerous than cannabis
ignore Class A are stronger/worse than Class C
ignore incorrect references to class of drugs when related to
penalties, eg Class C drugs attract a higher prison sentence than
Class A scores 1
eg Class A drugs get prison sentence, but Class C are legal
scores 0
eg the more dangerous the drug (1) the heavier the penalty (1)
2
eg prevents signals from the body getting to the brain
eg they block the chemical acetylcholine (1) so less nerve
impulses travel to the brain (1)
eg reduce the amount of chemical transmitter released (1) at
synapses (1) making for slower reactions
ignore references to slower reactions or slowing down brain or
nervous system
ignore references to feeling depressed or ‘down’
allow any other named neurotransmitter
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B621/02 Final Mark Scheme June 2007
Question Expected Answers Marks Rationale
5 a i
ii
b
Total 5
energy or heat given out (1) 1 allow temperature increase
8400J scores (2)
BUT
energy = mass (of water) x SHC x temp change/
100 x 4.2 x 20 (1)
endothermic/energy taken in or absorbed (1)
given out/released (1)
allow heat or energy produced/made/exits/released
ignore gives more energy
eg energy/heat is lost (1) (limit of acceptability)
NOT energy/heat is created
2 126 scores (1) MAX
2
allow heat or energy produced/made/exits/released
NOT energy is created
allow energy is ‘lost’(1) (limit of acceptability)
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B621/02 Final Mark Scheme June 2007
Question Expected Answers Marks Rationale
6 a
b any two from
c any two from
Total 5
new substance formed/difficult to reverse (1) 1 allow energy change takes place
plastics are non-biodegradable/do not rot/do not
decompose/do not decay/not attacked by
bacteria/do not break down (1)
wastes (valuable) land/fills up quickly/destroys
habitats (1)
wastes a valuable resource (1)
burning waste plastics
any one from
makes toxic/poisonous gases or fumes(1)
wastes a valuable resource (1)
makes carbon dioxide (1)
makes carbon monoxide (1)
makes greenhouse gases (1)
leads to global warming (1)
Total 4
2 allow idea of makes a mess (limit of acceptability)
allow takes a long time to rot/does not break down easily
ignore do not disintegrate/do not deteriorate
ignore pollution
ignore references to harming animals
NOT dangerous/harmful gases or fumes
allow makes carbon emissions
ignore references to sulphur dioxide
ignore pollution unless qualified, eg pollution by toxic gases
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B621/02 Final Mark Scheme June 2007
Question Expected Answers Marks Rationale
10 a
b
c
Total 5
idea of ice melting (1)
idea that energy is needed to change ice to water/AW
(1)
(the amount of heat or energy needed to)
raise/change the temperature by 1K/°C (1)
of 1 g/1 kg (1)
A (1) 1
2 allow defrosting/thawing/solid melting/solid changes to
liquid/change of state
allow higher level answers
eg energy is used to break (intermolecular) forces or bonds
eg ice is absorbing latent heat
allow bonds break between ice particles (limit of acceptability)
beware of contradictions eg breaking intramolecular bonds or
forces
2
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B621/02 Final Mark Scheme June 2007
Question Expected Answers Marks Rationale
11 a
b i
morse (1) 1 allow digital
14
5 x 10
BUT
3 x 10
6 x 10
scores 3
8
scores 2
-7
or frequency = speed
/
wavelength
speed = frequency x wavelength (1)
ii
crests line up with crests or troughs line up with
troughs/AW (1)
all waves have the same wavelength or frequency
(1)
Total 6
3 5
14
on its own scores 0
allow abbreviations υ = fλ, c = fλ, s = fλ
2 both marks can be awarded from a diagram
eg
scores 2
(could be a square wave/digital wave)
scores 1 for same wavelength
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Question Expected Answers Marks Rationale
12 a
b
Total 4
13 a any two from
b i
ii
Total 5
feature p-waves s-waves
speed
travel
through
type longitudinal
cfc /chlorofluorocarbons (1) 1 ignore gases from aerosols or fridges
infrared cooks/heats/absorbed by surface(1)
increasing the kinetic energy of the particles(1)
passes to centre of food by conduction and/or
convection (1)
(reduces) radiation/heat reflected (1) 1 ignore references to incorrect direction of reflection
(reduces) conduction and/or convection (1)
no (air) particles present (1)
solids (only) (1)
transverse (1)
(1)
3 ignore references to primary and secondary
ignore descriptions of longitudinal and transverse waves
2 ignore infrared bounces off surface
NOT infrared penetrates surface
ignore references to heating top 1cm or top few centimetres
allow correct description of conduction or convection
eg infrared causes particles on the surface to vibrate (1) causing
the rest of the particles to vibrate (1) which heats up the food in
the centre
eg infrared causes particles on the surface to vibrate more
scores 2
ignore reflectslight
ignore bounces heat
2 NOT references to heat particles
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Mark Scheme B622/01
June 2007
Abbreviations, annotations and conventions used in the detailed Mark Scheme.
/ = alternative and acceptable answers for the same marking point
(1) = separates marking points
not = answers which are not worthy of credit
reject = answers which are not worthy of credit
ignore = statements which are irrelevant
allow = answers that can be accepted
( ) = words which are not essential to gain credit
__ = underlined words must be present in answer to score a mark
ecf = error carried forward
AW = alternative wording
ora = or reverse argument
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B622/01 Final Mark Scheme June 2007
Question Expected Answers Marks Rationale
1 a
b
c
d i
ii
vertebrates (1) 1 allow any other way of indicating answer eg a tick
3 one for each correct line
all the animals
community
Orca
habitat
the fjord
predator
herring
prey
number of herring
no food/no herring to eat/no prey (1) 1 allow need to get more food/not enough food
built for speed (1) 1
eyes at side (of head)/live in (large)
groups/camouflage (1)
Total 7
if two answers shown the answer in a circle should be marked
two lines from any box = 0 for that box
beware of marking the line already given in the question
allow other ways of indicating the linking eg pairing up labelled
boxes
ignore just no herring - must mention the idea of food
ignore references to hunting
1 allow shoals/herd/flock to represent a group of fish
allow can hide easily/same colour as sea
ignore can hide in (small) spaces
alloy (1) 1 allow any correct indication of answer eg alloy ringed
2 allow any other construction material not listed
allow 'metal' or metal (scaffolding) (1) providing marks have not
been awarded for a named metal
ignore iron
allow 'rock'/stone (1) providing marks have not been awarded for a
named rock or stone
allow water
ii
c
Total 5
protection/rust proofing/decoration (1) 1 allow stops steel from corroding/to prolong its life/to make it
contain steel
rods
rods/contains metal rods/contain iron
colourful/to make it pretty
1 allow bars/mesh/wire/gauze/beam as alternatives to rod
allow put in a metal stick
ignore copper rods
NOT contains metal i.e. without reference to a rod
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B622/01 Final Mark Scheme June 2007
Question Expected Answers Marks Rationale
6 a i
ii
b i
ii
iii
increases……………..decreases (1) 1 both needed for mark
carbon dioxide…………….oxygen (1) 1 both needed for mark
nitrogen (1) 1 allow N
carbon monoxide/hydrogen/oxygen/nitric oxide (1) 1 allow CO/H
(carbon) monoxide goes down (1)
and
(carbon) dioxide goes up (1)
c
more surface area/more exposed particles/more
area/more surface (1)
more collisions (1)
Total 8
7 a
lava (1) 1 allow any correct indication of answer eg lava ringed
/N
2
/NO
2/O2
allow H/O
if more than one answer then all must be correct
if correct name and wrong formula award the mark
if incorrect name and acceptable formula do not award mark
2 allow carbon monoxide goes from 5.0 to 4.1
allow carbon dioxide goes from 8.0 to 9.6
ignore carbon monoxide goes to 4.1
ignore carbon dioxide goes to 9.6/carbon dioxide is higher than
carbon monoxide
2 ignore more attraction between particles
NOT faster collisions eg more quicker collisions will not score the
more collisions mark
b
c
igneous (1) 1 allow any correct indication of answer eg igneous ringed
fertile soil/crops grow better/AW (1) 1 answer must address why they still want to live near a volcano
Total 3
and not why they have to live near a volcano
allow provided geothermal energy/cheap source of heat/because
scientists may want to study the volcano/want to live in same place
as rest of family/housing may be cheap/may want to build a hotel
for tourists
ignore because there is no where else to go
NOT soil is good unless qualified eg can grow bigger crops
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B622/01 Final Mark Scheme June 2007
Question Expected Answers Marks Rationale
8 a
b
MgCl
use concentrated acid/more concentrated acid/less
(1) 1 allow hydrogen/magnesium chloride
2/H2
dilute acid (1)
c
particles move faster/particles have more (kinetic)
energy (1)
more collisions (per second) (1)
Total 4
allow hydrogen and chloride
NOT magnesium chlorine
NOT chloride as only product
1 allow 'add a catalyst'/'stir'/'shake'
allow use non-diluted acid/use higher molar(ity)
ignore use stronger acid
ignore use more acid/use more powder
2 allow ora if candidate specifically refers to colder acid
allow more energetic collisions (2)
allow more successful collisions (2)
allow more particles have enough energy to overcome the
activation energy (1)
ignore acid moving faster
NOT faster collisions/not quicker collisions/move around more
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B622/01 Final Mark Scheme June 2007
Question Expected Answers Marks Rationale
9 a
b
c
d
Total 4
10 a
damages living cells/cause cancer/cause a named
cancer/radiation
controls cancer/detects cancer/kills cancer
cells/cures cancer/kills microbes/tracers/scans/non
destructive testing i.e. NDT/smoke
detectors/thickness testing (1)
alpha/α (1) 1
paper - YES/tick
and
aluminium - NO/cross (1)
…coil of wire
…. current
…magnets………more….
four correct (3)
two or three correct (2)
one correct (1)
sickness (1)
1 allow kills cells/radiation
mutation/mutation of cells/causes a faulty gene/infertility/hair
loss/can kill you
ignore mutates the skin
ignore brain damage/skin damage
1 allow food preservation/sterilisation of medical equipment
ignore in power stations/generating electrical energy
1 both needed for 1 mark
3 maximum of three marks
only allow answers from the list
poisoning/burns skin/burns cells/causes
b
c
Total 5
DC/direct (current) (1) 1 ignore direct electricity
AC/alternating (current) (1) 1 ignore alternating electricity/alternative current/alternate current
NOT more electricity
allow used for longer/takes longer
ignore used more
allow higher level answers eg 'most kWh' (2)
2 maximum of two marks
allow full marks for correct answer with or without working
if in doubt with an answer use the one on the answer line
if in doubt with an answer use the one on the answer line
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12 a
b
Total 4
north and south (1) 1 allow N and S
any three from
detected using a compass/detected using a magnet
(1)
caused by (molten) iron/nickel (1)
but
caused by iron or nickel moving/caused by currents
of (molten) iron or nickel/caused by iron or nickel in
the core (2)
but
caused by iron or nickel moving in the core/caused
by (molten) iron or nickel currents in the core (3)
idea that there is a 'north and a south pole’/AW (1)
but
north at 'the south pole'/south at 'the north pole' (2)
3
please mark showing ticks and crosses and annotation
maximum of three marks can be obtained by answering one bullet
point or two bullet points or all three bullet points
allow one mark for caused by (magnetic) metal in the core/one
mark for caused by (magnetic) metal moving
allow two marks for caused by (magnetic) metal moving in the core
allow use of top and bottom of Earth or Arctic and Antarctic rather
than north pole and south pole
13 a
b
Total 2
getting bigger (1) 1 allow any clear indication of getting bigger
gas (cloud)/dust/matter/hydrogen/AW (1) 1 allow nebula/rock grains
ignore rock on its own
NOT comets/planets
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June 2007
Abbreviations, annotations and conventions used in the detailed Mark Scheme.
/ = alternative and acceptable answers for the same marking point
(1) = separates marking points
not = answers which are not worthy of credit
reject = answers which are not worthy of credit
ignore = statements which are irrelevant
allow = answers that can be accepted
( ) = words which are not essential to gain credit
__ = underlined words must be present in answer to score a mark
ecf = error carried forward
AW = alternative wording
ora = or reverse argument
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Question Expected Answers Marks Rationale
1 a
b
c
Total 4
fur/hair (1) 1 allow (external) ears
lives in unexplored area/habitat difficult to access
(1)
loss of habitat/loss of food (1)
lead to reduction in numbers/extinction (1)
ignore other characteristics of mammals eg mammals have live young
1 allow 'scientists haven't been there'/few people visit there/jungle very
dense/jungle difficult to explore
allow 'very rare'/'small numbers'/'an endangered species
allow nocturnal'
allow camouflaged/animals are timid/animals hide
2 allow 'disturbance stops breeding'/'loss of nesting sites'
allow absolutes eg ‘no food’ (1) die (1)
loss of nesting site (= loss of habitat)/lost homes (1)
ignore predators (0)
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2 a any two from
(better) camouflage (1)
but
(better) camouflage on (dark) trees (2)
not seen by predators (1) less eaten (1)
more survive (1)
b i
ii any one from
b iii
Total 6
500 x 480/60 (1)AW
but = 4000 (2)
sample size may not be large enough (1)
flaws in sampling technique eg sampled at different
times of day
does not take into account movement in/out of (
wood) (1)
predators would see better if on the upper wing/does
not spoil camouflage/ predators can’t see them as
easily (1)
2 assume reference to trees are the dark trees unless otherwise
stated
allow they cannot be seen on polluted trees/darker just like the
trees (2)
allow natural selection has occurred (2)
ora for pale moths
2 look for 4 000 as an answer and providing it is a clear answer
ignore working out and award 2 marks
allow full marks for correct answer on its own 4 000
1 allow not enough data/evidence AW
allow changes in behaviour patterns (1)
inactivity at certain times of day/type of weather (1)
ignore references to birth & death
1
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Question Expected Answers Marks Rationale
3 a
from (increase/more) carbon dioxide (1)
global warming/(increased) greenhouse effect/
climate change /melting ice caps/rising sea levels(1)
OR
sulphur dioxide (1) oxides of nitrogen (1)
acid rain/damages trees/ kills fish/damages buildings
(1)
b i
Latin America/Africa/Asia (1) 1 any wrong answer negates mark eg Africa & USA (0)
ii any two from
more cars/vehicles (1)
more factories/industry/goods produced/more
resources consumed (1)
more electricity/energy produced or used (using
fossil fuels)/more fossil fuels (burned) (1)
Total 5
2 must have correct pollutant linked for second mark
allow any reasonable pollution for one mark and its consequence
for second mark
eg smoke (1) causes breathing problems
mark example and result together ( can reverse answers)
allow oxides of nitrogen NO
/NO/NO2
x
ozone for results = 0
2 NOT 'more people'
ora eg fewer cars used in Africa
NOT merely ‘more affluent'/more developed/more technology
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4 a
b i
ii
Total 5
variation/description of variation/mutation/random
fertilisation (1)
selection/best adapted survive (1)
inheritance of adaptation/gene frequency
changes/slow change over generations (1)
net sizes/quotas (1) 1 NOT fishing ban but limit fishing (1)
if not sustained :
orca leaves the area (1)
tourist industry reduced (1)
if sustained orca remain (1) tourist industry
unaffected
2 eg wider feet/differences in width (1)
NOT characteristics learnt
more likely to survive (1)
wider foot genes passed on (1)
allow fish farming
NOT artificial environment
large mesh/reduce quotas (1)
NOT small mesh/increase quotas
assume net size refers to mesh size unless stated otherwise
eg use larger net (1) use larger mesh (1)
use smaller mesh (0) use smaller net (0)
2 allow example eg hotels lose business
ignore references to human food/fisherman
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5 a
combines hardness of concrete (1)
with strength of steel (1)
b
marble is metamorphic rock and limestone is
sedimentary rock (1)
idea that( particles of) limestone rock are compressed
and/or heated together to make marble (1)
Total 4
6 a
nitrogen (1)
oxygen any value between 20 and 22 (1)
b
(carbon) monoxide goes down (1)
and
(carbon) dioxide goes up (1)
more surface area/more exposed particles/more
area/more surface (1)
more collisions (1)
Total 7
2 not merely reinforced concrete is stronger (0) but if implied that
steel makes concrete stronger (1)
allow concrete good under compression AW (1)
allow steel good under tension
if no other mark reinforced concrete good under
tension/combines best properties of both materials (1)
2 limestone must be named or clearly implied for second marking
point
2 allow N/N
(1) not N
2
or n
3
2 allow carbon monoxide goes from 5.0 to 4.1
allow carbon dioxide goes from 8.0 to 9.6
ignore carbon monoxide goes to 4.1
ignore carbon dioxide goes to 9.6/carbon dioxide is higher than
carbon monoxide
1 allow correct formulae (CO, NO, CO
and N2) or mix of formulae
2
and words
allow correct reactants and products in either order
2 ignore more attraction between particles
NOT faster collisions eg more quicker collisions will not score the
more collisions mark
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7 a
b
c
d
Total 5
magma is less dense (than the crust) (1) 1 allow magma lower density not merely magma low density
different type /composition/ viscosity of
lava/magma/different pressure/different temperatures
(1)
to find out about the structure of the Earth/to predict
future eruptions/volcanoes (risks)(1)
idea of convection current of material in the mantle
(1)
idea of convection current dragging along the tectonic
plate in the correct direction (1)
1 NOT merely forces
ignore density
1 allow 'to protect lives' (1)
allow evacuation plans (1)
2 all marks an be awarded from a diagram which covers all marking
points to include label of convection current or mantle or plate
plate
mantle
convection
current
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Question Expected Answers Marks Rationale
8 a
Mg + 2HCl → MgCl
+ H2
2
correct reactants and products (1)
correct balancing (1)
b
particles move faster/particles have more (kinetic)
energy (1)
more collisions (per second) (1)
Total 4
2 allow any correct multiple of this equation
formulae must be correct for balancing mark eg mg(0) H
MgCl(0) H(0) MgCl2(0)
= acceptable for arrow
NOT and for +
ignore state symbol ie (aq)
2 allow ora if candidate specifically refers to colder acid
allow more energetic collisions (2)
allow more successful collisions (2)
allow more particles have enough energy to overcome the
activation energy (1)
NOT faster collisions/not quicker collisions/move around more
Cl(0)
2
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9 a
b
c i
ii any two from
d i
ii
Total 10
…current……magnet………more…
all three correct (2) but 1 or 2 correct (1)
(higher voltage) = lower current (1)
lower current = less heat loss/reduced temperature
(1)
but
for the same power voltage increases and current
decreases (2)
cheaper (1) 1 NOT free
available at inconvenient times/inconvenient(1)
another meter required/extra wiring/time switches,
storage heaters (1)
day-time electricity can be more expensive than non
2 ignore references to cost/thinner wires needed (0)
NOT merely recall of P = V x I
2
allow he can only use electrical appliances at night/night time
use only/washing machine noisy at night/risk from unattended
appliances = inconvenience
2 maximum of two marks
allow full marks for correct answer with or without working
if in doubt with an answer use the one on the answer line
if in doubt with an answer use the one on the answer line
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10 a
b i any two from
ii
Total 4
11 a
b
c
Total 4
paper - YES/tick
and
aluminium - NO/cross (1)
remains radioactive for a long time (1)
terrorist risk (1) easy to remove (1)
may get into groundwater /streams/rivers/water
supply (1)
acceptable radiation level may change in the future
(1)
harmful to humans/animal /crops /food chain
(1)
encased (1)/buried underground (for a long time)
(1)/reprocessed (1)
nearby galaxies move away (1) slower (1) 1 mark (a) and (b) together- award the relative speed mark once
distant galaxies move away (1) quicker (1) 2 mark (a) and (b) together- award the relative speed mark once
all parts of the universe (1) 1 mark answer first- one answer only - look for rings around answer
1 both needed for 1 mark
2
1 NOT recycled
allow terrorist risk/gets into wrong hands
NOT nuclear bombs (0)
allow dirty bomb (1)
eg presently considered safe levels may in future prove to be
harmful
allow no (completely) safe way found yet
only
Universe expanding = move away
NOT galaxies expand
allow local galaxies (andromeda) moving closer
only
Universe expanding = move away
NOT galaxies expand.
allow local galaxies (andromeda) moving closer
Red Shift = moving away
if not on line
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12 any two from
(IR) absorbed ( by wall, floor, furniture, air) (1)
(IR) short wavelength entering (1)
(IR) longer wavelength emitting (1)
(IR) reflected back in (by glass) (1)
Total 2
2 NOT attracted NOT absorbed by glass NOT lightabsorbed
allow infrared light absorbed/heat up contents/heats up inside of
conservatory
NOT heats up conservatory
allow higher frequency entering (1)
allow lower frequency emitting (1)
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Mark Scheme B623/01
June 2007
Abbreviations, annotations and conventions used in the detailed Mark Scheme.
/ = alternative and acceptable answers for the same marking point
(1) = separates marking points
not = answers which are not worthy of credit
reject = answers which are not worthy of credit
ignore = statements which are irrelevant
allow = answers that can be accepted
( ) = words which are not essential to gain credit
__ = underlined words must be present in answer to score a mark
ecf = error carried forward
AW = alternative wording
ora = or reverse argument
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Question Expected Answers Marks Rationale
1 a
1 infancy
2 childhood
3 adolescence
4 maturity
infancy just before childhood (1)
childhood just before adolescence (1)
adolescence just before maturity (1)
2 maximum 2 marks
maximum 1 mark if any answer is in the incorrect position
reduce chance of skidding (1)
stop wheels locking (1)
avoid losing control (1)
2 allow how far (1) NOT 'how long' NOT the 'time'
eg time it takes you to know you have to brake and putting your
foot on the brake = 1
eg distance taken for the driver to think = 1
eg distance taken for the driver to think before taking
action/braking = 2
eg distance car moves while the driver reacts = 2
eg allow time to react/idea of reaction time = 1
1 allow how far
eg distance in which car was breaking = 1
NOT distance car goes before stopping
2 NOT merely speed (0)
allow older
ignore weather conditions
1
Total 6
13 a
b
Total 2
van (1) 1 mark answer on line first
450 or 30 x 15 scores (1) 1 ignore units
more than one answer on line (0)
allow ringed answer
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14 a
b i
ii
c
d any one from
Total 6
15 a i
ii
b
W = 1 000 (2)
but W = 500 x 2 scores (1)
(gravitational) potential (energy)/PE/GPE (1) 1 NOT just gravitational (energy)
the idea of no distance is moved/AW (1) 1 NOT merely still
kinetic (energy)/KE (1) 1 allow movement (1)
how quickly work is done or energy is transferred/AW
(1)
work done or energy transferred in a second/AW (1)
J/s or joules per second (1)
airbag and/or safety cage (1) 1 incorrect multiple answers (0) eg airbag and cruise control scores
cruise control and/or electric windows (1) 1 incorrect multiple answers (0)
seatbelts may:
be damaged (1)
not stretch (again) in a crash (1)
not absorb energy again in a crash (1)
2
1
(0)
1 allow 'could be dangerous'/seatbelts may not be safe
allow might snap/break/fail/stretched
Total 3
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June 2007
Abbreviations, annotations and conventions used in the detailed Mark Scheme.
/ = alternative and acceptable answers for the same marking point
(1) = separates marking points
not = answers which are not worthy of credit
reject = answers which are not worthy of credit
ignore = statements which are irrelevant
allow = answers that can be accepted
( ) = words which are not essential to gain credit
__ = underlined words must be present in answer to score a mark
ecf = error carried forward
AW = alternative wording
ora = or reverse argument
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Question Expected Answers Marks Rationale
1 a i
ii
b i
ii
Total 4
2 a
b any three from
5 (years) (1) 1 allow 'between (age) 9 & 14'/AW
0 - 1 (years) (1) 1 allow ‘first year’ NOT mass eg 10 kg
tips of shoots/tips of roots (1) 1 allow ‘ends’
(show) variation/any useful example of variation: eg if
one gets disease then not all will/fruit at different
times (1)
choose suitable cauliflower/AW (1)
take small pieces /AW (1)
use many pieces/ AW (1)
aseptic technique/eg of aseptic technique /sterile (1)
suitable growth medium/agar (1)
suitable conditions/warm and light (1)
line increasing, not levelling off (1)
1 does not have to be a straight line
1 allow pollination may depend on presence of different varieties
allow they have different: taste/texture/colour/shelf-life
ignore reference to smell/size
3 NOT merely clean
NOT compost
allow special nutrients eg hormones
Total 4
3 a
b i
ii
Total 4
diffusion (1) 1 more than one answer scores zero - mark answers on line first
left strand correct: (G) C, T(A) (1)
right strand correct: GC, TA (1)
before (cell division) (1) 1
allow ringed answers
2 C G C
A T A
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4 a
b
c
Total 4
5 a
2 two lines going to one box scores zero for that box
two or three correct (2)
one correct (1)
plasma (1) 1 allowred blood cells NOT merely ‘blood cells’ NOT white blood
left (ventricle) is stronger/has thicker muscle
wall/pumps harder (1)
2 two lines going to one box scores zero for that box
cells
1 allow tilts to left/bulges to left (1)
allow high(er) pressure/more force/more power/more muscular
NOT ‘pumps more blood’
two or three correct (2)
one correct (1)
b i
ii
Total 4
upwards/AW(1) 1
it/auxin evenly distributed on all sides of shoots (1) 1 allow negative geotropism
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6 a
b
c
d
chlorine (1) 1 allow Cl/Cl
copper (1) 1 allow Cu/nickel/Ni - more than one answer scores zero
phosphorus (1) 1 allow P/ P
nitrogen (1) 1 allow N/N
Total 4
7 a
b
oxygen (1) 1 allow O
+
2H
+ 2e- → H2 (2)
correct formulae of reactants and products (1)
correct balancing (1)
good conductor (of electricity) (1)
ductile/can be drawn into wires (1)
flexible (1) so it can bend around corners (1)
- more than one answer scores zero
2
- more than one answer scores zero
4
- more than one answer scores zero
2
2
NOT O
2
/O2/O/O3
more than one answer scores zero
2 allow any correct multiple
balancing mark is dependent on getting the reactants and products
correct
2 allow two properties or one property and a justification
allow low resistance
ignore high melting point
NOT good heat conductor
c
(conduct electricity) with little/no/very small
resistance (1)
Total 4
1
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9 a
2Mg + O
→ 2MgO (2)
2
correct formulae of reactants and products (1)
balancing (1)
b
drawing of oxide ion 2,8 and of magnesium ion 2,8
(1)
correct charges O
2-
and Mg2+ (1)
Total 4
10 a any two from
floats on water/moves on water (1)
fizzes/bubbles/spits/pops/violent (reaction)/AW (1)
lilac flame/pink flame (1)
melts/turns into a molten ball/AW (1)
colourless solution produced (1)
colourless gas/hydrogen gas produced (1)
b
potassium loses electrons more easily than
sodium/potassium needs less energy to lose an
electron/ora/AW (1)
c
hydrogen (1)
rubidium hydroxide (1)
2 allow any correct multiple
balancing mark is dependent on getting the reactants and products
correct
allow ‘heat’ above arrow
2 charges independent of dot and cross diagrams
allow a full written explanation for both marks
NOT donated electrons appearing in both
2 allow white smoke
NOT just ‘reaction’ must be ‘violent‘ (1)
allow coloured flame
1 NOT potassium loses electrons faster/potassium loses more
acceleration (1) less acceleration/force (1)/greater ‘stopping’
distance/time (1) change to heat (1)/
NOT change to elastic energy (0)
2 allow ‘wind’ if qualified eg driving into the wind (1)
allow ideas of a cold engine (1)
ignore size/type of van
2
15 a any three from
roof box creates more drag/AW (1)
(car has )lower (terminal) speed (1)
force balance at terminal speed /AW (1)
Total 3
3
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June 2007
Abbreviations, annotations and conventions used in the detailed Mark Scheme.
/ = alternative and acceptable answers for the same marking point
(1) = separates marking points
not = answers which are not worthy of credit
reject = answers which are not worthy of credit
ignore = statements which are irrelevant
allow = answers that can be accepted
( ) = words which are not essential to gain credit
__ = underlined words must be present in answer to score a mark
ecf = error carried forward
AW = alternative wording
ora = or reverse argument
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Question Expected Answers Marks Rationale
1 a
b
c
Total 6
37°C (1) 1 if no ring drawn accept other indication eg underline or tick
every incorrect answer negates a correct answer
1. his respiration becomes faster (1)
3. he shivers more (1)
oxygen (1) glucose (1)
heart (1)
2 if no ticks shown accept other indication eg underline or ring
if more than 2 ticks then deduct one mark for each incorrect tick
3 or vice versa
2 a
b
Total 5
genes (1)
nucleus (1)
asexual (1)
clones (1)
mutation (1) 1 if no ring drawn accept other indication eg underline or tick
4
if part (i) is wrong allow genes instead of nucleus
every incorrect answer negates a correct answer
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3 a
b i
ii
iii any two from
iv
Total 6
D (1) 1 allow lettuce/vitamin C
3 (1) 1 mark answer line first - if blank look for answer in working
quantify description at start, lowest point or end (1)
2 if give more than 2 answers, every incorrect answer negates a
correct answer
1
reject fly
an incorrect answer negates a correct answer
2 eg lowest in 1977/after ten or/eleven years
or increases from 1978
or lowest number between 10 and 30
or starts from 520 – 580
or maximum or ends at 1100 – 1150
or doubles between start and end
ignore comments about rate of change
ignore incorrect references to figures
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7 d ii any one from
protect habitat/AW(1)
legal protection/AW (1)
captive breeding/AW(1)
education of people/AW (1)
qualified idea of reducing competition with ruddy
ducks/AW (1)
reproductive technologies/AW (1)
Total 7
1 eg set up reserves allow put in artificial ecosystem
allow stop hunting/poaching
eg make laws against killing or taking eggs
eg breed them in zoos ignore put in zoos allow breed them
ignore selective breeding
eg increase public awareness of the problem
eg feed them
eg freezing sperm/eggs/embryos/cloning
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8 a
b
c any two from
Total 4
9 a i
ii
b
extinct (1) 1 NOT endangered/dead
dodo (1) 1 if no ring drawn accept other indication eg underline, tick
covered by sediment (1)
soft parts decay (1)
(hard) parts replaced by mineral/mineralisation (1)
tail (1)
to swim/move (to egg) (1)
OR
small size (1)
more can be produced/to enter egg (1)
OR
acrosome (1)
to digest egg membrane (1)
OR
mitochondria (1)
(for) energy to swim (1)
more chance of reaching/fertilising egg (1) 1 allow idea that many will not reach the egg
6 (1) 1 every incorrect answer negates a correct answer
every incorrect answer negates a correct answer
2 allow covered by mud/tar/amber/ice ignore rock/earth/soil
allow hard parts/bones do not decay
2 must have correct linkage to get 2 marks
NOT just 'shape' or 'size' i.e. needs qualification
allow lack of cytoplasm (1) no need for (large) food store (1)
allow so that at least one reaches/fertilises egg
Total 4
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10 a
b
Total 4
idea that have light from one side only (1)
idea of observations (of orientation) before and after
(1)
a valid specific eg of fair testing (1)
positive phototropism (1) 1 if no answer on the line accept indication on the list
3 allow put on window sill/by window/in box with hole
allow see which way they grow/if they grow towards
hole/window
ignore see if they grow towards light (in question)
allow see if bend towards light
ignore keep things the same
allow idea of comparison with control (1)
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11 a
lungs/alveoli (1)
carbon dioxide/CO
(1)
2
(small) intestine (1)
b
B (1) 1 every incorrect answer negates a correct answer
Total 4
12 a
b i
2
all points correctly plotted to within +/- 0.5 square (1)
smooth line of best fit (1)
ii
8 (1) 1 allow answer in range 7 – 9
Total 5
3
allow water
allow higher level answers: duodenum/ileum/villi
if no answer on the line accept indication on the list
all three correct (2)
1 or 2 correct (1)
if more than one line from a box on the left then no mark for that
box
ignore any incorrect lines from right hand boxes
2
reject double/feathery lines/lines more than ½ sq thick
lose smooth line mark if extend line towards origin
if graph is incorrect allow ECF
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13 a
b
Total 3
C/high milk production (1)
E/resistance to disease (1)
(no/maybe - no mark)
may get small number/small/sour apples (1)
2 in either order
if give more than 2 answers every incorrect answer negates a
correct answer
1 allow higher level answer: get variation
allow you may get a mixture of different types eg large &
small/medium
allow still have genes for small/sour
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June 2007
Abbreviations, annotations and conventions used in the detailed Mark Scheme.
/ = alternative and acceptable answers for the same marking point
(1) = separates marking points
not = answers which are not worthy of credit
reject = answers which are not worthy of credit
ignore = statements which are irrelevant
allow = answers that can be accepted
( ) = words which are not essential to gain credit
__ = underlined words must be present in answer to score a mark
ecf = error carried forward
AW = alternative wording
ora = or reverse argument
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Question Expected Answers Marks Rationale
1 a
b
2 all three correct (2)
antibody
antigen
toxin
a chemical on the surface
on pathogens
a chemical released by
white blood cells
a chemical that is produced
and released by pathogens
may not be bacteria or fungus
/ may be a virus/protozoa /
may be resistant (1)
c
resistant bacteria may survive (1)
resistant bacteria reproduce (1)
resistant bacteria may produce a resistant strain (1)
Total 5
1 or 2 correct (1)
if more than one line from a box on the left then no mark for that
box
ignore any incorrect lines from right hand boxes
1 allow not completing course (1)
allow if dose is insufficient/drug not strong enough (1)
allow may stop pathogen reproducing (1)
2 reject the antibiotic makes the bacteria resistant/makes a resistant
strain
allow some people may not develop a natural immunity (1)
allow side effects/allergies (1)
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2 a
b i
ii any two from
iii
c
Total 6
D (1) 1 allow lettuce/vitamin C
3 (1) 1 mark answer line first - if blank look for answer in working
come from an animal (1)
contain essential amino acids (1)
contain amino acids that cannot be made by the
body (1)
religious/cultural reasons /
ethical reasons/
food allergies/health reason qualified (1)
it breaks down/removes/ filters
alcohol/toxins/substances (from the blood)/
idea that blood passes through the liver before it
reaches other organs (1)
NOT C alone
every incorrect answer negates a correct answer
2 ignore meat
allow contains amino acids that are necessary in the diet
1 eg in hot countries heat is more likely to cause food poisoning
(hard) parts replaced by minerals /mineralisation (1)
b any two from
all parts may decay (1)
fossilisation is rare (1)
many fossils not yet discovered (1)
c i
ii
Total 6
Lamarck - characteristics gained during
lifetime/organisms become adapted during their life
/
Darwin - born with characteristic/best suited survive
(1)
both involved variation/adaptation/change
2
allow covered by tar/amber/ice/mud ignore rock/earth/soil
allow hard parts/bones do not decay
2
allow some organisms have not fossilised/most organisms do not
fossilise ignore the type of organism
1 answers only need to give views of one of the scientists
allow suitable examples
1
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7 a any two from
colourful/petals are large (1)
nectar (1)
sticky pollen (1)
enclosed anthers/stigma (1)
scented (1)
b i
ii any two from
c
Total 7
carbon dioxide on LHS,
oxygen on RHS (1)
more (sun)light (1)
higher/increasing temperature/more heat(1)
more carbon dioxide (1)
bacteria - gain sugars/glucose (1)
pea - gain nitrates/nitrogen compounds (1)
2
reject just bright/plant is colourful
reject
anthers are not feathery
1 both needed for mark
accept symbols if correct
2 must qualify answer
ignore sun
allow more chlorophyll (1)
ignore water/minerals
2 ignore food
accept amino acids
reject nitrogen
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8
any three from
hare numbers increasing/high because less lynx
to eat them (1)
lynx numbers increasing/high as there are more
hares to eat (1)
hare numbers low/decrease as more lynx to eat
them (1)
lynx numbers decrease/low as less hares to eat
(1)
Total 3
9 a i
ii
b i
ii
Total 4
6 (1) 1 every incorrect answer negates a correct answer
12 (1) 1 every incorrect answer negates a correct answer
D (1) 1 every incorrect answer negates a correct answer
A (1) 1 every incorrect answer negates a correct answer
3
reject die out or become extinct (once only)
ignore descriptions must be an explanation
if no answer on the line accept indication on the list
if no answer on the line accept indication on the list
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10 a
b
Total 4
11 a
b i
ii any two from
Total 4
positive phototropism (1) 1 if no answer on the line accept indication on the list
auxin (1)
collects on/sent to/passes to shady side/higher
concentration on shady side (1)
causes cell elongation (1)
B (1) 1 every incorrect answer negates a correct answer
alveoli (1) 1 allow alveolus
greater surface area (1)
better blood supply/more vessels (1)
greater concentration difference (1)
3 accept IAA
not causes growth
not causes cell division
if no answer on the line accept indication on the list
2
answers must be comparative
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12 a i
ii
b
Total 4
13 a any two from
b any two from
Total 4
all points correctly plotted to within +/- 0.5 square (1)
smooth line of best fit (1)
8 (1) 1 allow answer in range 7 – 9
amylase denatured/
active site changed/
starch/substrate does not fit into active site(1)
chooses fastest dogs from offspring (1)
breed them (1)
repeat (1)
if different parents then less accumulation of harmful
(recessive) characteristics/inbreeding depression (1)
if different parents then more variation (1)
if different parents then increases the gene pool (1)
2 reject double/feathery lines/lines more than ½ sq thick
lose smooth line mark if extend line towards origin
if graph is incorrect allow ECF
1 not 'killed'
2 must be clear that the fastest dogs are being bred
cannot score without either of the first two marking points
2 accept converse for each point if clear which is being referred to
ignore inbreeding unless qualified eg runts
accept less genetic disorders
reject no variation
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Mark Scheme B641/01
June 2007
Abbreviations, annotations and conventions used in the detailed Mark Scheme.
/ = alternative and acceptable answers for the same marking point
(1) = separates marking points
not = answers which are not worthy of credit
reject = answers which are not worthy of credit
ignore = statements which are irrelevant
allow = answers that can be accepted
( ) = words which are not essential to gain credit
__ = underlined words must be present in answer to score a mark
ecf = error carried forward
AW = alternative wording
ora = or reverse argument
converts large molecules to small/breaks (large
molecules) to small(er) molecules (1)
small molecules are more useful/makes petrol (1)
makes alkenes (for polymers)/makes ethene/named
alkenes/make small alkanes or named alkanes (1)
ideas about oil refinery matching supply to
demand/AW(1)
and example (1)
allow indication of the correct answer from the list by √, __ or
circling- note that the answer on the line takes precedence
allow indication of the correct answer from the list by √, __ or
circling- note that the answer on the line takes precedence
1 allow harms wildlife/animals
allow specific effect on wildlife, eg oil/tar on bird’s feathers
ignore catching fire/producing black clouds
NOT 'causes pollution' unless qualified
2 allow hydrocarbon as molecule
ignore particles or substances
do not credit fractional distillation/mixing other fractions with
petrol/using other fractions instead of petrol
allow monomer as small molecule
ignore hydrogen produced
large alkanes to small alkanes scores (2)
allow equations either word or symbol
eg decane → octane + ethene scores (2)
decane → octane + ethane scores (1)
if symbols given, equations need not balance and ignore incorrect
subscripts/ superscripts
possible example is lubricating oil/ fuel oil changed into petrol
scores (2)
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2 a i
ii
b
c
d any two from
Total 7
monomers (1) 1 allow any suitable indication of the correct answer from the list. Note
polymers (1) 1 allow any suitable indication of the correct answer from the list. Note
poly(ethene) (1) 1 allow 'polyethene'/'polythene'
carbon (1)
hydrogen (1)
do not rot/do not decompose/not chemically broken
down/not biologically broken down (1)
use up (valuable) space (1)
idea of a (valuable) resource being used up (1)
animals choke (1)
that the answer on the line takes precedence.
that the answer on the line takes precedence.
2 allow any order
not atomic symbols
2 allow decomposes or rots over a long period of time
ignore disintegrates/deteriorates/degrades/unqualified references to
broken down
allow landfill sites get filled up (more quickly)/need more and more
landfill sites/ difficult to get a licence for landfill site/not many landfill
sites left
ignore smells
allow throwing away plastics which can be reused or recycled
ignore poisons/harms/damage animals
ignore damage wildlife
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3 a
b
oxygen (1) 1 allow O
water/hydrogen oxide (1)
carbon dioxide (1)
c
carbon monoxide (1) 1 allow CO
Total 4
2
2 allow steam/water vapour/H
allow CO
2
ignore wrong formula if name correct
allow any order
2
O
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4 a
b
c
d
6 (1) 1 allow 6 next to the words ‘finish the table’ or next to the table if
B (1) 1 if answer to part a is greater than 9 then correct response is A
Exothermic (1) 1 allow indication of the correct answer from the list by √, __ or
C
O (1) 1 allow C
2H6
Total 4
5 a any two from
sand (1)
water (1)
stones/AW (1)
b i
ii
CaCO
thermal decomposition (1) 1 allow 'decomposition'
→ CaO + CO2 (1) 1 allow any correct multiple
3
Total 4
clearly unambiguous
ignore 22-16
circling- note that the answer on the line takes precedence
OH
2H5
allow any order of symbol
reject superscripts or incorrect subscripts
2 allow hydrogen oxide/H
allow 'gravel' for stones/‘aggregate’
ignore rock/mud/calcium oxide/lime/clay
allow = /
⇋
NOT and / + heat
ignore state symbols
allow indication of the correct answer from the list by √, __ or
circling- note that the answer on the line takes precedence
2
O
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6 a
nitrogen (1)
oxygen (1)
b i
ii
c
photosynthesis (1) 1 allow any suitable indication of the correct answer from the list-note
respiration (1) 1 allow any suitable indication of the correct answer from the list- note
ignore burning methane/octane etc/burning in cars/power stations
unit not needed
2 graph must have same general shape as original
if goes more than one ‘square’ above highest in original penalise
levels off at same volume mark
line must end up at same volume as original (need not join original
line)
ignore quality of line
mark two points independently.
2 allow use undiluted acid/use stronger acid/decrease pH/more acidic
ignore use a stronger tablet/use more tablets/increase/change the
temperature
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8 a
b
plastic/glass/leather/rubber (1) 1 allow named plastic/polymer eg polyester, polyurethane
allow any order
water (1)
air/oxygen (1)
c
idea of a mixture of at least two elements one of
which is a metal (1)
d
any two from
oxide layer/layer of aluminium oxide(1)
coherent/does not flake away/AW (1)
layer is impermeable to water/impervious layer/
protective layer (1)
Total 6
ignore named elements eg carbon/metals if more than one
response is given
2 allow rain/H
allow O
O (formula must be correct)
2
(formula must be correct)
2
allow 'moist air' (2)
allow 'damp air' (2)
ignore steam
1 ignore named alloys
reject metal and non-metal/2 metals together/combination of metals
2 ignore aluminium less reactive
allow prevent reaction with air/ oxygen
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9 a
b
c
d
atom Na
ion K
molecule O
+
(2)
2
gains electrons (1) 1 allow adds electrons/gets an extra electron/gains one