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OCR A2 Biology 2016 Predictions thread (F214/F215)

Hello all. Just thought I would compile a list of predictions for F214 and F215 exams based on teachers and my personal ideas. Feel free to add c:

F214:
Excretion
- ornithine cycle
- (possibly) cause of respiratory acidosis
- detoxification
- selective reabsorbtion

Photosynthesis
- experiments (most likely an application question)

Communication
- maintaining a resting potential
- local currents
- myelination (benefits)
- adrenaline (use of first and second messengers)
- control of heart rate

Respiration
- coenzymes (used where)
- oxidative phosphorylation & evidence for
- anaerobic respiration
- respiratory substrates

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Reply 1

sfarquhar0

Also, this is a good paper for predictions (F214);

http://crashmaths.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/F214-Paper-1.pdf

Reply 2

student000123

Original post by sfarquhar0

Also, this is a good paper for predictions (F214);

http://crashmaths.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/F214-Paper-1.pdf

Was there a mark scheme for this?

Reply 3

sfarquhar0

Original post by student000123

Was there a mark scheme for this?

Yep

Microsoft Word - F214 Papers #1 MS.docx

Reply 4

student000123

Original post by sfarquhar0

Yep

Microsoft Word - F214 Papers #1 MS.docx

That link wont work :frown:

where abouts did you find it as i went on the 'crash maths' site and i cant find biology on there anywhere?

Reply 5

sfarquhar0

This one should work

F214 Papers #1 MS.pdf159.1KB

Reply 6

sfarquhar0

2015 Papers:

F214-01 QP Jun15.pdf516.1KB

F214_MS_June15.pdf332.0KB

F215-01 QP Jun15.pdf518.7KB

F215-01 Insert Jun15.pdf475.0KB

F215_MS_June15.pdf444.7KB

Reply 7

bakedbeans247

Original post by sfarquhar0

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Thanks for this! Really appreciate it! :smile:

Also was your teacher very adamant on the prediction of photosynthesis experiments? :frown:

i really hate the experiment bit...

(edited 7 years ago)

Reply 8

bakedbeans247

Original post by sfarquhar0

Also, this is a good paper for predictions (F214);

http://crashmaths.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/F214-Paper-1.pdf

Thanks for this, where did you get it from? This paper is based off the 2016 F214 predictions right? Also have you (or they) got any more of these? Thanks! :smile:

Reply 9

carli97

Does anyone have any predictions for F215?

Reply 10

KB_97

I just want to get this over and done with. I'm so bored of revising this.

Reply 11

bakedbeans247

Original post by KB_97

I just want to get this over and done with. I'm so bored of revising this.

Haha, yeah I know what you mean man!

Btw, by any chance did your teacher give any other predictions for f214 other than the one the OP gave? And if you do chem ocr, got any predictions for that aswell? Thanks! :smile:

Reply 12

bakedbeans247

Original post by carli97

Does anyone have any predictions for F215?

got any predictions for chem f324 and f325? thanks!

Reply 13

KB_97

Original post by bakedbeans247

Nope. My teachers just tell us to revise everything. I do OCR Chem too but again we just have to revise everything. That's for the best I guess because they can just throw any question at you. Like I'm not expecting many dialysis questions in bio but I'm still gonna revise it. Not risking anything after all this work. Haha. (But I do hope the normal buffer question comes up for Chem though. Love that question. It didn't come up last year so...)

Reply 14

KB_97

Someone predicted the questions for f211 last year and they were pretty damn spot on. My friend found it so I have no idea how to find this person.

Reply 15

lolpool

thank you guys , much appreciated hope everyone does well
also if anyone has f215 please do share

Reply 16

Raysfc16

guys are predictions for F212 plzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

Reply 17

sfarquhar0

Original post by bakedbeans247

Thanks for this! Really appreciate it! :smile:

Also was your teacher very adamant on the prediction of photosynthesis experiments? :frown:

i really hate the experiment bit...

She said it had a strong possibility of coming up, but don't focus on it too much

Reply 18

sfarquhar0

Okay, will type up the F215 predictions in a sec...

Reply 19

sfarquhar0

F215:

Cellular control:
- Mutations (advantageous/non advantageous)
- Body plans (most likely a long, application question)
- Translation/transcription
- Epistasis
- Hardy-Weinberg calculation (my teacher said this had a very strong chance of coming up)

Biotechnology:
- Cloning animals (embryo splitting/nuclear transfer)
- Asepsis
- PCR
- Gene therapy
- Use of bacteria in biotechnology

Ecosystems:
- Improving productivity
- Succession (application)
- Nitrogen cycle (detailed)
- Conservation and the Galapagos

Response:

- Apical dominance
-Sympathetic/parasympathetic pathways
- Muscles (almost certain) & sliding filament model
- Dopamine and its effects