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Chapter 1 Mark scheme Higher
Question Level/
Answer Marks Guidance
number Band
1a balanced 1 Level 5
Secure
1bi growth and repair 1 Level 5
Secure
1 b ii energy 1 Level 5
Secure
1 b iii keep the body healthy 1 Level 5
Secure
1c Any two from: 2 Level 5
diabetes Secure
heart disease
stroke
some cancers
2a Medicinal drugs improve health or Level 5 Accept any
treat a disease. 1 Secure sensible answer
Recreational drugs have no health
benefit/used for enjoyment. 1
2b They can be harmful to health/very 2 Level 5 Accept any
small amounts can damage the body. Secure sensible answer
They are not prescribed by a doctor.
2c Any two from: 2 Level 5
emphysema (lung disease) Secure
respiratory infections
smokers cough
Do not accept: Heart disease
3a Any two: 2 Level 6
reduces oxygen to the baby Secure
harmful chemicals (nicotine) can harm
the baby
baby could be reduced size
baby could have brain damage or
learning difficulties
3b Any two: 2 Level 6
increased risk of miscarriage Secure
increased risk of stillbirth
increased risk of premature birth
increased risk of low birth weights
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Chapter 1 Mark scheme Higher
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
baby could have brain/nervous
damage or learning difficulties
3c Any two: 2 Level 6
headaches Secure
anxiety
sweating
4 QWC question (6 marks). 6 Level 6 Students should
Secure be marked on
Example answers:
the use of good
Sensible equipment including test English,
tube, Benedict’s solution. organisation of
Take a sample of lemonade, add information,
Benedict’s solution, heat it. spelling and
grammar, and
Predict stated with reason. correct use of
No colour change (will not turn scientific terms
yellow/red on heating). Credit any
other plausible
answers
5a Any three from: 3 Level 7 Credit any
Ciliated cells have small hairs Extending other plausible
answers
They waft mucus up the trachea.
Dust gets caught in the mucus.
The dust and mucus is transferred up
and swallowed.
5b Any three from: 3 Level 7 Credit any
Cilia are damaged/harmed/killed by Extending other plausible
tar. answers
Dust/smoke particles/mucus build up
in lungs.
Bacteria can get into alveolus.
They reproduce and infect the lung.
6a Mixes with fats/lipids so they can be 2 Level 7 Accept any
digested. Extending plausible
OR answer
Increases pH so enzymes can work.
6b Liver damage could decrease the Level 7 Accept any
amount of bile. 1 Extending plausible
This affects the amount of fat that can answer
be digested. 1
This means that essential nutrients are
lost. 1
The person would lose weight. 1
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Chapter 1 Mark scheme Higher
7a 25 g pack × 4 = 100 g 3 Level 8 1 mark for
530.0 × 4 = 2120 kJ Extending working
OR 1 mark for
answer
25 g pack × 4 = 100 g
1 mark for unit
127.0 × 4 = 508 kcal
7b (15.7/25) × 100 = 62.8% 3 Level 8 1 mark for
OR Extending working
15.7 × 4 = 62.8% 1 mark for
answer
1 mark for unit
7c Potato, rice flour and maize flour 1 Level 8
Rice, maize, and potato contains cells Extending
which will contain some protein. 1
7d proteases 1 Level 8
Extending
7e Breaks it down/digests it 1 Level 8
into amino acids 1 Extending
7f The stomach is acidic/low pH because Level 8
of stomach acid. 1 Extending
The small intestine is alkali/high pH
because of bile. 1
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