Mark Scheme (Results)

January 2023

Pearson Edexcel International GCSE

In Human Biology (4HB1)
Paper 02
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 Question
Answer Notes Marks
number
1 (a) (i)

(ii) • support the body; 2

• protection (of the brain and vital organs);

Three from:
(b)
• decrease in bone mass/bones less dense/more spongy/porous;
• bone strength weakens/brittle bones/bones break more
easily/fractures occur; 3
• height decreases/stoop/poor posture;
• pain;

Total 8 marks
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Answer Notes Marks
number
2 (a) (i) left ventricle; 1

(ii) Two from: 2

• valve; Ignore names of valves

• prevents the backflow of blood;
• so the blood flows the correct way around the heart/in
one direction;

(iii)

One mark removed for

every additional
incorrect tick. 2

(iv) the lungs/pulmonary vein; 1

(b) Two from:

• it could be diseased/damaged/fatty deposits/blocked accept named diseases

arteries; 2
• the tissue/blood type doesn’t match; allow risk of rejection
• it has been removed from person for too long;
• wrong size;

(c) (i) C platelets; 1

(ii) • fibrinogen is not converted to fibrin/fibrin not produced;

• so factor XIII has no substrate/fibrin cannot form the
clot/mesh not formed;
2

Total 11 marks
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Answer Notes Marks
number
3 (a) (i) surface area = 24 (mm2); Full marks for correct 3
volume = 8 (mm3); final answer
3:1;

(ii) C 92; 1

(iii) movement from a high concentration to a low 1

concentration;

(iv) • reduces the time taken to become

colourless/rate of diffusion/reaction is faster; 2
• the diffusion distance is shorter/greater area
over which diffusion/collisions can occur;

(b) (i) • use acid heated to different temperatures/idea

of different temperatures; 2
• compare/measure the time taken to become
colourless/compare rate of diffusion;

(ii) Any two from:

• the side length of the cube/size of the

cube/surface area/volume of cube; 2
• acid concentration; accept volume of acid
• concentration of alkali/indicator in the cube; Allow volume of
indicator

Total 11 marks
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Answer Notes Marks
number
4 (a) (i) Two from: ORA

• no red blood cells;

• no plasma/large proteins;
• higher oxygen concentration in the blood; 2
• lower carbon dioxide concentration in the blood;

(ii) • artery end has a higher pressure; Allow blood enters

capillaries under high
pressure
• capillaries have holes/pores/are permeable to
small molecules/are leaky;
• water forced/passes out; 4
• small molecules are forced out/filtered/larger
molecules/named larger molecule remain in the
blood;

• excess tissue fluid drains through the lymph;

(iii) 2
• muscle contraction moves fluid in the lymphatic
system;

(b) Three from:

• antibodies have a variable region/contain

receptors; 3
• variable region/receptors have a specific
shape/all antibodies are different;
• variable region/receptors are a complementary
shape to antigen;
• antibodies bind to an antigen;

Total 11 marks
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Answer Notes Marks
number
5 (a) (i) C6H12O6; 2
6H2O;

(ii) ATP breaks down/hydrolysed; 2

to ADP and Pi; Allow
phosphate/P

(b) (i) • suitable axis labels with units; 4

• time on x axis;
• suitable scale;
• correct plots;

(ii) • suitable curve; 1

(iii) Five from;

• mass of haemoglobin increases (with time/training at

altitude);
• increased number of red blood cells/more haemoglobin in the
blood; 5
• haemoglobin binds oxygen/red blood cells carry oxygen;
• more oxygen transported around the body/in the blood;
• to muscle (cells/tissue);
• for aerobic respiration;
• to release energy;

Total 14 marks
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Answer Notes Marks
number
6 (a) (i) Three from:

• the use of embryonic stem cells is not needed/embryos not

destroyed; 3
• easily available source of cells/easy to obtain/no need to
find a donor;
• same cell/tissue/blood type of the patient/same antigens;
• reduced chance of rejection/not recognised as foreign;

(ii) Two from:

• unlicensed clinics could be used;

• stem cells could develop into tumours/cancer; 2
• risk of rejection (if the cells are not the recipients);
• increased risk of infection;

(b) (i) 860 000 and 480 000; Ecf allow one
380 000; mark for 2
incorrectly
derived
figures from
graph but
correct
answer from
these figures
(ii) D structure Z;
1

(c) Three from:

• cut out desired/beta-carotene/gene/gene for vitamin A;

• using/cut with restriction enzymes;
• insert into plasmid; 3
• insert into/infect rice genome;
• to produce golden rice;

Total 11 marks
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Answer Notes Marks
number
7 (a) (i) Hypothalamus/osmoregulatory centre; 1

(ii)

Reject more than

one tick in any
column 3

(b) (i) • breakdown of proteins/amino 2

acids/deamination/removal of NH2/amine group;
• in the liver;

(ii) Five from:

• second sample has less water/more urea/other

components;
• urine is more concentrated/less urine produced;
• person is less hydrated/less water/lower water
potential in the blood; 5
• ADH has been produced;
• increased the permeability of the collecting duct;
• more water has been reabsorbed (by the blood);

Total 11 marks
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Answer Notes Marks
number
8 (a) (i) triggers ovulation/causes release of the egg; 1

(ii) Three from:

• FSH stimulates growth/production of follicles in the

ovary;
• more eggs mature/produced; 3
• increases the chances of more than one egg being
released;
• each egg is fertilised by a sperm;

(b) (i) Three from:

• placenta supplies glucose/oxygen from the mother; Allow nutrients for

• twins have to share the supply of glucose/receive mp’s 1 and 2
less glucose/oxygen; 3
• less aerobic respiration;
• less energy is released in the foetus and less growth
occurs;

(ii) Two from

• same egg and sperm used;

• zygote splits/divides 2
• forming 2 embryos;

(c) (i) 75th 1

(ii) • baby is weighed regularly;

• growth should follow a percentile/graph/compare
with (growth) chart/graph/compare mass to others 3
of the same age;
• detect if the baby gains or loses too much mass;

Total 13 marks
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