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AQA GCSE BIOLOGY PAPER 1H QUESTION PAPER 2024 ( 8461/1H: Higher Tier)
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GCSE
BIOLOGY
Higher Tier Paper 1H
H
Friday 10 May 2024 Morning Time allowed: 1 hour 45 minutes
Materials
For Examiner’s Use
For this paper you must have:
• a ruler Question Mark
• a scientific calculator. 1
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Instructions
• Use black ink or black ball-point pen. 3
• Pencil should only be used for drawing. 4
• Fill in the boxes at the top of this page.
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• Answer all questions in the spaces provided.
• If you need extra space for your answer(s), use the lined pages at the end of 6
this book. Write the question number against your answer(s). 7
• Do all rough work in this book. Cross through any work you do not want 8
to be marked.
• In all calculations, show clearly how you work out your answer. TOTAL
Information
• The maximum mark for this paper is 100.
• The marks for questions are shown in brackets.
• You are expected to use a calculator where appropriate.
• You are reminded of the need for good English and clear presentation
in your answers.
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Answer all questions in the spaces provided. box
0 1 A person has coronary heart disease.
0 1 . 1 Which blood vessels are affected by coronary heart disease?
[1 mark]
Tick () one box.
Arteries
Capillaries
Veins
A person’s heart stops beating.
The person stops breathing.
A first-aider pushes down on the person’s chest.
Pushing down on the person’s chest puts pressure on the heart.
0 1 . 2 Explain why putting pressure on the heart helps the person.
[2 marks]
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0 1 . 3 The first-aider also forces air into the person’s lungs by blowing into their mouth.
box
Describe how forcing air into the person’s lungs helps the person.
[1 mark]
0 1 . 4 The person’s heart starts to beat again and the person starts breathing.
The person has a high level of cholesterol in their blood.
Name one type of drug that would decrease the level of cholesterol in the
person’s blood.
[1 mark]
0 1 . 5 A doctor decides that the person needs to have a stent fitted.
Explain how a stent works to treat coronary heart disease.
[2 marks]
Question 1 continues on the next page
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Table 1 shows the effect of smoking on the risk of developing different box
cardiovascular diseases.
Table 1
Percentage (%) increase in risk
Cardiovascular
compared to people who have
disease
never smoked
E 14
F 20
G 29
H 70
0 1 . 6 Give two conclusions that can be made from the data in Table 1.
[2 marks]
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0 1 . 7 Complete Figure 1.
You should:
• label the y-axis
• add the correct scale to the y-axis
• plot the data from Table 1
• label each bar.
The bar for cardiovascular disease E has been plotted for you.
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