7A Mark schemes
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Quick Quiz Matching End of Unit Test marks to NC levels
Question Answers Marks Level Marks Cumulative Suggested
Topic 1 2 3 4 available total threshold for
7Aa B B A A 4 achieving level
7Ab C C C A 4 4 5 5 3
7Ac D C B B 4 5 8 13 9
7Ad A A D A 4 6 9 22 17
7Ae C A B D 4 7 3 25 24
End of Unit Test marks
Question Level Answers Mark scheme
1 4 Stage, eyepiece lens and objective lens 3 marks – 1 mark for each one correct.
labelled correctly
2 6 Cells 1 mark
3 5 Leaves/leaf 1 mark
4 6 a A group of cells of the same type, all doing 1 mark – mark for each phrase used.
the same job
b Muscle, nerve, etc. 1 mark – do not accept skin.
5 4 Stomach, kidney, intestines (large intestine) and brain 2 marks – mark for each one correct.
correctly labelled.
6 5 Breathing system 1 mark
7 5 Any two of liver, pancreas, intestines, gullet, 2 marks – 1 mark for each one correct.
stomach, mouth
8 5 a Pumps blood 1 mark
b Circulatory system 1 mark
9 6 a pollination b fertilisation 1 mark – mark for each part correct.
10 6 3, 2, 1, 4 2 marks for correct sequence. 1 mark for parts
3 and 4 first and last. 0 marks for anything else.
11 5 Specimen, slide, coverslip and mounted needle 2 marks – mark for each one correct.
labelled correctly
12 6 a Nucleus, cell membrane, cytoplasm, cell wall, 3 marks – mark for each one correct.
chloroplast(s), vacuole labelled correctly
7 b Correct function 1 mark
13 7 It absorbs water from the soil 1 mark
It has a large surface area (to absorb water quickly) 1 mark
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