IGCSE Science - Combined (0653) — October–November 2024, Paper 43

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Question 1 · 6 marks · Food webs

Fig. 1.1 shows a food web. Leaves are eaten by the caterpillar. Grass is eaten by the rabbit and the grasshopper. The snake, hawk, owl and blue jay are higher in the web. The…

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Question 2 · 9 marks · Reactivity / acids

(a) Excess solid zinc is added to dilute hydrochloric acid in a conical flask. (a)(i) Complete the equation for the reaction. Zn(s) + ......HCl(aq) → ZnCl2(aq) + ......(g)

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Question 3 · 8 marks · Sound

(a) Complete the sentences about sound. Use one word or a number in each gap. Sound is produced by ............ sources. The healthy human ear can hear frequencies of sound…

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Question 4 · 11 marks · Photosynthesis (enzymes)

(a) The photosynthesis reaction in plants is controlled by enzymes. (a)(i) The rate of photosynthesis in a submerged aquatic plant is measured by counting the number of gas…

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Question 5 · 7 marks · Electrolysis (definition)

Dilute sulfuric acid is electrolysed using inert electrodes as shown in Fig. 5.1 (positive electrode and negative electrode in dilute sulfuric acid, connected to a d.c. power…

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Question 6 · 11 marks · Speed-time graphs

Fig. 6.1 shows an ox pulling a plough along horizontal ground. (a) Fig. 6.2 shows a speed–time graph for the motion of the ox and plough on one journey (speed rises to 0.40 m/s by…

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Question 7 · 10 marks · Transport in animals (circulation)

(a) Fig. 7.1 shows a diagram of the double circulatory system in humans (with lungs at the top, the heart in the middle, and the rest of the body at the bottom; the arrows show…

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Question 8 · 10 marks · Covalent bonding (methanol)

(a) The formula for methanol is CH3OH. Complete the dot-and-cross diagram in Fig. 8.1 to show the bonding in methanol. Show outer-shell electrons only. (Fig. 8.1 shows a central…

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Question 9 · 8 marks · Circuit symbols

(a) State the name of the component with the electrical symbol shown (a rectangle with a line through it).

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