plumiHow do substances get into, out of and around our bodies?: OCR GCSE Biology B questions
Every OCR GCSE Biology B exam question on B5.1 How do substances get into, out of and around our bodies?, 2018–2025, with its mark scheme and examiner’s report.
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All 56 questions on How do substances get into, out of and around our bodies?, as a list
- June 2025, Paper 2 Foundation, Q1(a) (1 mark): Which system transports oxygen and dissolved food molecules around the human body in the blood? Tick (3) one box. Circulatory system Digestive system Excretory
- June 2025, Paper 2 Foundation, Q1(b) (1 mark): Which organ pumps blood around the human body? Tick (3) one box. Brain Eye Heart Kidney [1]
- June 2025, Paper 2 Foundation, Q1(c) (1 mark): Which type of blood vessel has valves to stop blood flowing backwards? Tick (3) one box. Artery Capillary Neuron Vein [1]
- June 2025, Paper 2 Foundation, Q1(d) (3 marks): Draw lines to connect each part of the blood with its correct function. Part Function Plasma Destroy pathogens Platelets Help seal wounds Red blood cells Transp
- June 2025, Paper 3 Higher, Q9(b)(i) (1 mark): What is the role of haemoglobin? [1]
- June 2025, Paper 3 Higher, Q9(b)(ii) (1 mark): Suggest one symptom experienced by people with thalassaemia. [1]
- June 2025, Paper 4 Higher, Q3(a) (1 mark): Complete the table to explain how the human heart and blood vessels are adapted to their functions. Use words from the list. One has been done for you. Artery C
- June 2025, Paper 4 Higher, Q3(b) (2 marks): Draw lines to connect each part of the blood to the adaptation that allows that part to carry out its function. Part Adaptation Plasma Large surface area for ra
- June 2024, Paper 1 Foundation, Q1(a) (3 marks): Draw lines to connect each organ system to its function. Organ system Function Produce and release Digestive system hormones Endocrine system Gaseous exchange C
- June 2024, Paper 1 Foundation, Q2(c) (3 marks): Complete the sentences to describe the circulatory system. Use words from the list. alveoli blood capillaries impulses nerves valves The job of the human circul
- June 2024, Paper 1 Foundation, Q2(d) (2 marks): Which two substances do the kidneys filter from the blood to form urine? Tick (✓) two boxes. Carbohydrates Fats Protein Urea Water [2]
- June 2024, Paper 1 Foundation, Q4(c) (1 mark): Warfarin prevents blood clotting. What is the role of red blood cells? [1]
- June 2024, Paper 1 Foundation, Q11(d)(iii) (2 marks): A student calculates the surface area and volume of an egg. Surface area of the egg = 67.5 cm2 Volume of the egg = 50 cm3 Show that the surface area to volume r
- June 2024, Paper 2 Foundation, Q4(a) (2 marks): The diagram shows a human heart. Structure A Structure B Structure C Draw lines to connect each structure with its correct name. Structure Name A Atrium B Valve
- June 2024, Paper 2 Foundation, Q4(b) (1 mark): Which diagram correctly describes the route followed by blood through the circulatory system? Tick (✓) one box. Heart Heart Body Lungs Heart Lungs Body Heart He
- June 2024, Paper 3 Higher, Q2(d)(iii) (2 marks): A student calculates the surface area and volume of an egg. Surface area of the egg = 67.5 cm2 Volume of the egg = 50 cm3 Show that the surface area to volume r
- June 2024, Paper 4 Higher, Q3(a) (3 marks): Complete the sentences to describe how substances move between the circulatory system and other organ systems. Put a ring around the correct options. Water and
- June 2024, Paper 4 Higher, Q3(b)(i) (2 marks): Explain why structure A has a thicker wall of cardiac muscle than structure B. [2]
- June 2024, Paper 4 Higher, Q3(b)(ii) (2 marks): Suggest what would happen if structure C was faulty. [2]
- June 2023, Paper 2 Foundation, Q2(a) (5 marks): Complete the sentences to describe what happens in our body when we drink water. Use words from the list. active transport circulatory digestive excretory heart
- June 2023, Paper 3 Higher, Q7(a) (3 marks): Describe a method the student could use to work out a person’s recovery rate. [3]
- June 2023, Paper 3 Higher, Q7(b) (2 marks): Suggest the number of people the student should use in their investigation to determine if recovery rates are different for different people. Justify your answe
- June 2023, Paper 4 Higher, Q5(a) (3 marks): Complete the table to describe the transport of three substances around the human body. Where it is absorbed Substance What it is used for in cells into the blo
- June 2023, Paper 4 Higher, Q5(b) (1 mark): Carbon dioxide and urea are waste products made by cells. Describe where in the body these waste products are removed from the blood. Carbon dioxide Urea [1]
- June 2022, Paper 1 Foundation, Q4(c) (1 mark): A blood vessel that contains valves and returns blood to the heart. [1]
- June 2022, Paper 1 Foundation, Q11(b) (1 mark): Sepsis can cause blood clots to form. Name the part of the blood that starts the clotting process. [1]
- June 2022, Paper 2 Foundation, Q1(a) (1 mark): State the name of the organ that pumps blood around the human body. [1]
- June 2022, Paper 2 Foundation, Q1(b) (2 marks): Draw lines to connect each type of blood vessel with its correct description. Vessel Description Has a thick, muscular wall to hold Artery high pressure blood H
- June 2022, Paper 2 Foundation, Q1(c) (2 marks): State two nutrients that are absorbed into the blood in the digestive system. 1 2 [2]
- June 2022, Paper 2 Foundation, Q1(d) (2 marks): State two gases that are exchanged between the air and the blood in the gaseous exchange system. 1 2 [2]
- November 2021, Paper 1 Foundation, Q1(a)(i) (4 marks): Complete the table to describe how each substance is related to the requirements of cells. Tick (3) at least one box in each row. Substance Used by cells for Ma
- November 2021, Paper 1 Foundation, Q1(a)(ii) (2 marks): The lungs are a gaseous exchange surface in the human body. Complete the sentences to explain why this exchange surface is important. Use the words. You can use
- November 2021, Paper 1 Foundation, Q1(c)(i) (1 mark): What is the name of the process that moves water into these cells? Put a ring around the correct answer. Active transport Diffusion Excretion Osmosis [1]
- November 2021, Paper 1 Foundation, Q1(c)(ii) (1 mark): If too much water enters a cell what could happen to the cell? Tick (3) one box. It could burst It could shrink There would be no change [1]
- November 2021, Paper 2 Foundation, Q3(a) (4 marks): Blood is transported in blood vessels. Complete the table by identifying each type of blood vessel and explaining the function of each structure. Function of th
- November 2021, Paper 2 Foundation, Q3(b) (6 marks): The circulatory system transports blood around the human body. (b)* Describe the journey of blood around the human body. Start with deoxygenated blood (which ha
- November 2021, Paper 2 Foundation, Q8(a)(i) (1 mark): Osmosis is a type of diffusion. Which type of particles move through the cell membrane by osmosis? Tick (✓) one box. Particles of all substances Particles of sa
- November 2021, Paper 2 Foundation, Q8(a)(ii) (1 mark): What would be the net movement of these particles by osmosis? Draw one line to join the correct start of the answer to the correct end. …to where they are less
- November 2021, Paper 2 Foundation, Q8(a)(iii) (2 marks): Explain how the cell’s membrane is able to let some particles move through it but prevents other particles from doing so. [2]
- November 2021, Paper 4 Higher, Q1(a)(i) (1 mark): Osmosis is a type of diffusion. Which type of particles move through the cell membrane by osmosis? Tick (3) one box. Particles of all substances Particles of sa
- November 2021, Paper 4 Higher, Q1(a)(ii) (1 mark): What would be the net movement of these particles by osmosis? Draw one line to join the correct start of the answer to the correct end. …to where they are less
- November 2021, Paper 4 Higher, Q1(a)(iii) (2 marks): Explain how the cell’s membrane is able to let some particles move through it but prevents other particles from doing so. [2]
- November 2021, Paper 4 Higher, Q7(d)(i) (3 marks): Calculate the surface area to volume ratio of the wood. Surface area to volume ratio = [3]
- November 2020, Paper 1 Foundation, Q10(a) (2 marks): Which diagram best represents the human circulatory system? Tick (✓) one box. A B C Give a reason for your answer. [2]
- November 2020, Paper 1 Foundation, Q10(b) (4 marks): The human heart has many features that means it is adapted to its function. For each statement decide which structure's function is described. Tick (v) one box
- November 2020, Paper 1 Foundation, Q10(c) (1 mark): Some babies are born with a heart defect known as a 'hole in the heart'. This is where there is a hole between two of the heart's chambers. Fig. 10.2 shows a no
- November 2020, Paper 1 Foundation, Q10(d) (3 marks): The human circulatory system has three types of blood vessel. Draw lines to connect the blood vessel to the correct description of its structure and the explana
- November 2020, Paper 3 Higher, Q1(a) (2 marks): Which diagram best represents the human circulatory system? Tick (✓) one box. A B C Give a reason for your answer. [2]
- November 2020, Paper 3 Higher, Q1(b) (4 marks): The human heart has many features that means it is adapted to its function. For each statement decide which structure's function is described. Tick (v) only one
- November 2020, Paper 3 Higher, Q1(c) (1 mark): Some babies are born with a heart defect known as a 'hole in the heart'. This is where there is a hole between two of the heart's chambers. Fig. 1.2 shows a nor
- November 2020, Paper 3 Higher, Q1(d) (3 marks): The human circulatory system has three types of blood vessel. Draw lines to connect the blood vessel to the correct description of its structure and the explana
- November 2020, Paper 3 Higher, Q6(a) (3 marks): Complete the table to explain how each of these substances is transported into or out of cells. Tick (✓) one box in each row. Substance Diffusion Osmosis Active
- November 2020, Paper 4 Higher, Q2(b) (2 marks): Carbohydrates, lipids and proteins are all nutrients found in milk. Digestion breaks them down into smaller molecules that are absorbed into the blood. Complete
- June 2019, Paper 3 Higher, Q5(a) (2 marks): What role will platelets play in the healing of the cut? [2]
- June 2019, Paper 4 Higher, Q6(b) (3 marks): Look at the picture of red blood cells. red blood cell normal red from a person blood cell with sickle-cell disease Explain why people with sickle-cell disease
- June 2018, Paper 1 Foundation, Q4(d)(iii) (2 marks): White blood cells are one component of the blood. There are three other major components of the blood, which all have specific functions. Draw a line to link ea
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