Practical skills — IGCSE Marine Science (0697) questions by topic

Seven questions ask you to interpret a Marine Protected Area species count, evaluate a method testing carbon dioxide solubility at different temperatures, or make an accurate scale drawing of a lanternfish, worth between 9 and 17 marks.

Explain, suggest, draw, calculate and name test practical method and data-handling skills specifically, not just content recall. Drawn from 2024 and 2025 papers across these 7 questions, this page's instant marking is well suited to checking precision: a marker's feedback on whether a scale drawing is accurate, or whether a calculation used the correct units, catches errors of technique that content revision alone would not fix.

May–June 2025, Paper 21

Question 2 · 9 marks

A student investigates the effect of temperature on the solubility of carbon dioxide gas in water. The student uses this method. - Place a bottle of fizzy, carbonated water in a…

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May–June 2025, Paper 22

Question 2 · 9 marks

A student investigates the effect of temperature on the solubility of carbon dioxide gas in water. The student uses this method: - Place a bottle of fizzy, carbonated water in a…

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May–June 2025, Paper 23

Question 2 · 9 marks

A student investigates the effect of temperature on the solubility of carbon dioxide gas in water. The student uses this method. - Place a bottle of fizzy, carbonated water in a…

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October–November 2024, Paper 22

Question 1 · 15 marks

Fig. 1.1 is a photograph of a lanternfish. Lanternfish live in the open ocean. A scale bar marked X to Y spans the body length of the fish, and a photophore on the underside is…

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Question 4 · 17 marks

Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) are set up to conserve species in areas of ocean. Scientists investigated the effect of the setting up of an MPA in an area of the Indian Ocean on…

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October–November 2024, Paper 23

Question 1 · 15 marks

Fig. 1.1 is a photograph of a lanternfish. Lanternfish live in the open ocean. A scale bar marked X to Y spans the body length of the fish, and a photophore on the underside is…

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Question 4 · 17 marks

Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) are set up to conserve species in areas of ocean. Scientists investigated the effect of the setting up of an MPA in an area of the Indian Ocean on…

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