AS & A Level Marine Science (9693) — May–June 2025, Paper 12

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Question 1 · 10 marks · Mangrove ecosystems / reproduction

Fig. 1.1 shows part of a red mangrove tree, Rhizophora mangle. A propagule is labelled in a photograph of leaves and stems hanging over water. Rhizophora mangle reproduces using…

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Question 2 · 11 marks · Ocean chemistry / atomic structure

Sodium chloride is the most abundant salt in sea water. Fig. 2.1 shows the subatomic particles in an atom of sodium, shown as a diagram with a nucleus surrounded by electron…

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Question 3 · 12 marks · Open ocean / ocean zones

Name the zone in the open ocean that includes the ocean floor.

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Question 4 · 12 marks · Rocky shores / zones

Fig. 4.1 shows a keyhole limpet. The limpet is shown in a photograph, a rounded dome-shaped shell with a small hole at the top, attached to a rocky substrate. The keyhole limpet…

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Question 5 · 8 marks · Coral reefs / coral polyp nutrition

Describe the structures and methods that coral polyps use to obtain their nutrition.

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Question 6 · 22 marks · Ocean chemistry / properties of water / hydrogen bonds

Fig. 6.1 shows two water molecules. Bond X is labelled between the two molecules (shown as a dotted line between an oxygen of one molecule and a hydrogen of the adjacent…

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