plumiEvidence for human evolution: Edexcel GCSE Combined Science questions
Every Edexcel GCSE Combined Science exam question on Evidence for human evolution (specification points 4.4–4.5), 2018–2025, with its mark scheme and examiner’s report.
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All 18 questions on Evidence for human evolution, as a list
- June 2025, Biology Paper 1 Higher, Q3(a)(i) (1 mark): State the number of years that Homo habilis lived on Earth. (1)
- June 2025, Biology Paper 1 Higher, Q3(a)(ii) (1 mark): Fossil evidence suggests that Homo habilis used tools. State one use of these tools. (1)
- June 2025, Biology Paper 1 Higher, Q3(a)(iii) (2 marks): Scientists use fossil discoveries to suggest the structure of the whole body. Lucy is a fossil of the species Australopithecus afarensis. Describe how the body
- June 2025, Biology Paper 1 Foundation, Q3(a)(ii) (1 mark): Estimate the length of time Homo habilis is thought to have lived on Earth. (1) million years
- June 2025, Biology Paper 1 Foundation, Q3(a)(iii) (2 marks): Describe two methods scientists used to date the fossils of Ardi or Lucy, as shown in Figure 5. (2) 1 2
- June 2024, Biology Paper 1 Higher, Q4(a)(i) (1 mark): Give one reason, using Figure 4, why scientists think that tool A was used by a more recent human ancestor. (1)
- June 2024, Biology Paper 1 Higher, Q4(a)(ii) (2 marks): Describe how scientists can date stone tools using information from where the tools were discovered. (2)
- June 2024, Biology Paper 1 Higher, Q4(b) (2 marks): Differences in fossilised bones indicate structural changes that have occurred during the evolution of humans. Describe two structural changes that have occurre
- June 2024, Biology Paper 1 Foundation, Q4(c) (1 mark): One source of evidence for human evolution is from stone tools. Give one other source of evidence for human evolution. (1)
- June 2024, Biology Paper 1 Foundation, Q4(d)(i) (3 marks): Explain how these tools provide evidence for human evolution. (3)
- June 2024, Biology Paper 1 Foundation, Q4(d)(ii) (2 marks): Describe two methods that scientists use to date stone tools. (2) 1 2
- June 2023, Biology Paper 1 Foundation, Q2(a)(i) (1 mark): Which layer of rock is likely to contain the most recent fossils? (1) A layer A B layer B C layer C D layer D Figure 5 shows some stone tools from two different
- June 2023, Biology Paper 1 Foundation, Q2(a)(ii) (2 marks): Explain one difference between tool A and tools B, C and D. (2)
- June 2022, Biology Paper 1 Foundation, Q2(a)(i) (2 marks): Describe how tool P was made. (2)
- June 2022, Biology Paper 1 Foundation, Q2(a)(ii) (1 mark): Figure 4 shows tool Q which was found at the same site as tool P. Q Figure 4 A scientist stated that tool Q was made by a more evolved human ancestor than tool
- June 2022, Biology Paper 1 Foundation, Q2(a)(iii) (2 marks): Tools provide evidence for human evolution. Use words from the box to complete the sentences. (2) enlarge human migrate mutate natural negative Evolution is the
- June 2022, Biology Paper 1 Foundation, Q2(b) (2 marks): Fossils were also found in the soil around tool Q. Describe two ways that stone tools and fossils can be dated to find out how old they are. (2) 1 2
- June 2019, Biology Paper 1 Foundation, Q6(c) (6 marks): Figure 8 shows three stone tools found in different layers of rock. tool A tool B layers of rock tool C Figure 8 Explain how information from Figure 8 provides
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