WJEC GCSE Biology Unit 1 Higher Tier [13th June 2023] Exam Chat

WJEC GCSE Biology Unit 1 Higher Tier | 13th June 2023 [Exam Chat]

Welcome to the exam discussion thread for this exam. Introduce yourself! Let others know what you're aiming for in your exams, what you are struggling with in your revision or anything else.

Wishing you all the best of luck.

General Information
Date/Time: 13th June 2023
Length: 1h 45m

Link to Study Group:
GCSE Biology Study Group 2022-2023
Link to Master Thread:
GCSE Exam Discussions 2023

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Reply 1

physicsismean

any predictions?????? 😂😂

Reply 2

Studeent60

are you doing triple

Original post by physicsismean

any predictions?????? 😂😂

Reply 3

Studeent60

good luck for tomorrow!

Reply 4

physicsismean

Good luck everyone !!!!

Reply 5

Amber0796

Does anyone have any presictions???

Reply 6

Studeent60

How did it go? What did you think about the QER

Reply 7

Amber0796

Original post by Studeent60

How did it go? What did you think about the QER

Basically just discussed the nitrogen cycle and types of bacteria. Diddnt really know how to link it into farming apart from optimum conditions for decomposition?

Reply 8

Studeent60

I did first, add fertilisers with nitrates, and to also create aerobic conditions and plough the soil so that denitrifying bacteria don't thrive and the nitrates aren't turned back into nitrogen

Reply 9

Amber0796

Yes I wrote that but forgot the fertiliser bit

Reply 10

Jhooyb

do you think grade boundaries will be high or low? What mark for an A?

Reply 11

Amber0796

Original post by Jhooyb

do you think grade boundaries will be high or low? What mark for an A?

You have never needed abover 70 %for an a star which would be 60/80

Reply 12

physicsismean

for the qer i wrote plant more legumes, add things like hay and compost and fertilisers

Reply 13

Studeent60

apparently there going to be a bit higher than last years because covid is over, it should be back to around the same as 2018 and 2019

Reply 14

Jhooyb

Original post by Studeent60

apparently there going to be a bit higher than last years because covid is over, it should be back to around the same as 2018 and 2019

what was the mark of getting a B in those years?

Reply 15

Studeent60

Original post by Jhooyb

what was the mark of getting a B in those years?

2018:
Full UMS - 57/80
A* - 47/80
A - 37/80
B - 27/80
C - 17/80

2019:
Full UMS - 51/80
A* - 44/80
A - 37/80
B - 30/80
C - 23/80

BTW, Full UMS means that when they come to find your total grade, if you got full UMS, they will round your score to 80/80 when they average it with unit 2. So if in 2018, you got 57/80, they will just round it up to 80/80 when finding average