AS & A Level Marine Science (9693) — May–June 2023, Paper 32

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Question 1 · 11 marks · Marine organisms

The life cycle of jellyfish has two different forms – a free-swimming medusa and a sessile polyp. This is similar to the life cycle of coral polyps. Name the phylum to which…

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Question 2 · 12 marks · Estuaries and salt marshes

The delta of the Mekong river covers an area of 40 000 hectares in south eastern Vietnam. Describe how a delta is formed.

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Question 3 · 4 marks · Rocky shores

Fig. 3.1 shows golden samphire (Limbarda crithmoides) growing in the splash zone of a rocky shore. Golden samphire has thick, fleshy leaves. Explain the advantage of thick, fleshy…

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Question 4 · 13 marks · Marine organisms

Table 4.1 shows the rates of photosynthesis of a green macroalga in different colours of light: colour of light rate of photosynthesis / arbitrary units --- --- white 31 red 21…

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Question 5 · 10 marks · Fisheries and mariculture

Discuss the impacts of sonar, purse-seine fishing and benthic trawling on populations and habitats of marine organisms.

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Question 6 · 12 marks · Coral reefs

Discuss the importance of coral reefs to humans.

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Question 7 · 8 marks · Conservation of marine ecosystems

Describe ecotourism and outline how it can be used as a strategy to conserve marine species.

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