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My answers (or at least what I can remember) for GCSE Biology AQA Paper 2 Triple

This is what I put for some of the 2, 3, 4 and 6 markers:
For the six marker about hormone usage in contraception and fertility, this is what I wrote: For contraception, the hormonal methods include the contraceptive pills (one which contains oestrogen, which inhibits the release of FSH, and the other which contains progesterone, which inhibits the release of FSH and LH) and some IUDs (intrauterine device, which contains progesterone). For fertility, the woman is given an injection that has a mixture of FSH and LH (the fertility drug), and this causes the woman to ovulate more than usual. For IVF, the same thing happens, but sperm from a man is fertilized with the egg cells of the woman in a laboratory, and produces a zygote, which forms into an embryo and is inserted into the mother's womb.
For the four marker on what the kidney does with proteins, urea and glucose: In the kidneys, all the glucose, urea, water and mineral ions get filtered out of the blood into the nephrons (except for proteins as they are too large). Due to selective reabsorption, the kidneys reabsorb all the glucose, some water and some mineral ions back into the blood, but the urea gets completely excreted out and is not reabsorbed.
For the four marker on ADH: When the body is full of water, the pituitary gland releases ADH, and this makes the kidney tubules more permeable, so more water is lost through urine and there is a lot of urine produced and is dilute. When the body is short of water, ADH is released and makes the kidney tubules less permeable, so less water is lost and less urine is produced and is very concentrated.
For the six marker on GM, I put how Genetic Modification allows the farmer to make bigger and better fruit and become resistant to weedkillers, and that it causes genetic variation, which produces the advantageous, desirable characteristic, and this produces a high yield of the crop.For 2 disadvantages, I put it could have side effects and could cause diseases.
For the 3 marker about the seedling, I made the root go downward.
For the one on peat bogs, I said that because peat bogs are carbon sinks, when farmers drain them, they release lots of CO2 and this causes an increase in global warming and that when farmers burn peat to use as fuel, this also releases CO2.
For the one on reaction time, I said to repeat using caffeine and for student B to use their dominant hand.
For the one on the wasp, I said that because the hornet looks like the wasp, this deters predators from eating them, so therefore they survive.
For the one on decomposers, I said that because layer B has a very low pH, this makes the conditions too acidic for the decomposers to work in and that due to lack of oxygen, this makes it instead go through anaerobic decay, which causes it to produce CH4.
This is what I drew of the seedling:

For two reasons why the tadpoles died, I said due to lack of oxygen and lack of food availiablilty
For the one about what happens to the other 20% I said it's lost through faeces
For the seedling box tick, I ticked box two and box three (or four)
For the one on gibberellins, I said to end seed dormancy and to produce larger fruits
Overall, how do you think I did? Good or bad?
(edited 10 months ago)

Reply 1

Original post by BugsBunny1940
This is what I put for some of the 2, 3, 4 and 6 markers:
For the six marker about hormone usage in contraception and fertility, this is what I wrote: For contraception, the hormonal methods include the contraceptive pills (one which contains oestrogen, which inhibits the release of FSH, and the other which contains progesterone, which inhibits the release of FSH and LH) and some IUDs (intrauterine device, which contains progesterone). For fertility, the woman is given an injection that has a mixture of FSH and LH (the fertility drug), and this causes the woman to ovulate more than usual. For IVF, the same thing happens, but sperm from a man is fertilized with the egg cells of the woman in a laboratory, and produces a zygote, which forms into an embryo and is inserted into the mother's womb.
For the four marker on what the kidney does with proteins, urea and glucose: In the kidneys, all the glucose, urea, water and mineral ions get filtered out of the blood into the nephrons (except for proteins as they are too large). Due to selective reabsorption, the kidneys reabsorb all the glucose, some water and some mineral ions back into the blood, but the urea gets completely excreted out and is not reabsorbed.
For the four marker on ADH: When the body is full of water, the pituitary gland releases ADH, and this makes the kidney tubules more permeable, so more water is lost through urine and there is a lot of urine produced and is dilute. When the body is short of water, ADH is released and makes the kidney tubules less permeable, so less water is lost and less urine is produced and is very concentrated.
For the six marker on GM, I put how Genetic Modification allows the farmer to make bigger and better fruit and become resistant to weedkillers, and that it causes genetic variation, which produces the advantageous, desirable characteristic, and this produces a high yield of the crop.For 2 disadvantages, I put it could have side effects and could cause diseases.
For the 3 marker about the seedling, I made the root go downward.
For the one on peat bogs, I said that because peat bogs are carbon sinks, when farmers drain them, they release lots of CO2 and this causes an increase in global warming and that when farmers burn peat to use as fuel, this also releases CO2.
For the one on reaction time, I said to repeat using caffeine and for student B to use their dominant hand.
For the one on the wasp, I said that because the hornet looks like the wasp, this deters predators from eating them, so therefore they survive.
For the one on decomposers, I said that because layer B has a very low pH, this makes the conditions too acidic for the decomposers to work in and that due to lack of oxygen, this makes it instead go through anaerobic decay, which causes it to produce CH4.
This is what I drew of the seedling:

For two reasons why the tadpoles died, I said due to lack of oxygen and lack of food availiablilty
For the one about what happens to the other 20% I said it's lost through faeces
For the seedling box tick, I ticked box two and box three (or four)
For the one on gibberellins, I said to end seed dormancy and to produce larger fruits
Overall, how do you think I did? Good or bad?

u did rlly good. im jeallous. but for the tadpoles dying can we also say like new competitors for food and like new predators that eat tadpoles? and for the blotting paper one of the answers are to prevent the water from affecting the direction of the growth. :smile:)

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I think you did really well with good memory on fertility and the hormones (my memory is like a siv lol)this helps to know that outline of my exam thanks :smile:

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