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GCSE
COMBINED SCIENCE: SYNERGY
Foundation Tier Paper 2 Life and Environmental Sciences
Thursday 25 May 2023 Morning Time allowed: 1 hour 45 minutes
Materials For Examiner’s Use
For this paper you must have:
⚫ a ruler
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⚫ a protractor 1
⚫ a scientific calculator
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⚫ the periodic table (enclosed)
⚫ the Physics Equations Sheet (enclosed). 3
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Instructions
⚫ Use black ink or black ball-point pen. Pencil should only be used for drawing.
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⚫ Fill in the boxes at the top of this page. 6
⚫ Answer all questions in the spaces provided. Do not write outside the box
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around each page or on blank pages.
⚫ If you need extra space for your answer(s), use the lined pages at the end of 8
this book. Write the question number against your answer(s). TOTAL
⚫ Do all rough work in this book. Cross through any work you do not want to
be marked.
⚫ In all calculations, show clearly how you work out your answer.
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⚫ 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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0 1 Bees feed on sugar solution produced by the flowers of plants.
Figure 1 shows a bee feeding on a flower.
Figure 1
Eye
Antenna
Tongue
Flower
0 1 . 1 Why do bees feed on sugar solution?
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Tick (✓) one box.
For gaseous exchange
To obtain energy
To provide proteins
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Bees have a simple nervous system.
The bee nervous system has many similar features to the human nervous system.
0 1 . 2 The antenna is a sense organ.
The antenna contains specialised cells that detect stimuli.
What are cells that detect stimuli called?
[1 mark]
Tick (✓) one box.
Coordinators
Effectors
Receptors
0 1 . 3 When an antenna of a bee touches sugar solution the bee automatically sticks out
its tongue.
What type of action is automatic?
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Tick (✓) one box.
A conscious action
A delayed action
A reflex action
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