AS & A Level Marine Science (9693) — May–June 2023, Paper 11

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Question 1 · 8 marks · Marine ecosystems / classification of marine organisms

Complete Fig. 1.1 by sorting the features of seagrass and macroalgae shown in the box below. Features provided in the box: blade, flowers, gas bladder, holdfast, photosynthetic,…

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Question 2 · 6 marks · The physical oceanography / plate tectonics

The Earth's crust is made up of three types of tectonic plate boundaries. Complete Table 2.1. One row has been completed for you. Do not refer to earthquakes in your answer. Table…

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Question 3 · 7 marks · Marine ecosystems / rocky shores and weathering

Fig. 3.1 shows an exposed rocky shore (a photograph of a rocky headland with cliffs meeting the sea). Explain how two named types of weathering have affected the shoreline in Fig.…

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Question 4 · 16 marks · Classification and adaptations of marine organisms / fish

Fig. 4.1 shows a clownfish species living with sea anemones (a photograph of clownfish among the tentacles of an anemone). Label the pectoral fin and caudal fin of one clownfish…

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Question 5 · 8 marks · Chemistry for marine science / structure and bonding

Sea water is a solution of different chemicals. Draw one line from each chemical model to its name. Four ball-and-stick chemical models are shown, labelled A to D: Model A: a…

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Question 6 · 8 marks · Classification and adaptations of marine organisms / fish

Describe the differences between cartilaginous and bony fish.

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Question 7 · 15 marks · Marine ecosystems / littoral zone adaptations

Explain how and suggest why adaptations of littoral zone organisms differ between rocky shores and sandy shores.

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Question 8 · 7 marks · Marine ecosystems / dissolved oxygen and abiotic factors

Explain how biotic and abiotic factors affect the dissolved oxygen concentration in the open ocean.

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