IGCSE Science - Combined (0653) — May–June 2025, Paper 32

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Question 1 · 9 marks · Cells - animal cell structure

Fig. 1.1 shows a white blood cell. The cell is drawn as a circular outline (the cell membrane) enclosing the cytoplasm, with a single large irregular structure shown inside; a…

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Question 2 · 8 marks · Plant nutrition - leaf structure

Fig. 2.1 is a diagram of a cross-section through a leaf. The upper part shows a row of tall, closely packed rectangular palisade mesophyll cells containing many chloroplasts;…

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Question 3 · 10 marks · Characteristics of living organisms

Nutrition is one of the characteristics of living organisms. State two other characteristics of living organisms.

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Question 4 · 10 marks · The Periodic Table - Group I metals

Solid sodium reacts with water. Circle the gas that forms when sodium reacts with water. carbon dioxide chlorine hydrogen oxygen

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Question 5 · 10 marks · The Periodic Table - transition elements and Group I

Iron is a transition element. Tick two boxes that show correct statements about the properties of iron and Group I elements. Iron and Group I elements conduct electricity. Iron…

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Question 6 · 6 marks · Stoichiometry - balancing chemical equations

Hydrogen peroxide, H2O2, decomposes into water and oxygen when a catalyst is added. Balance the symbol equation for the reaction. ............H2O2 - ............H2O + O2

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Question 7 · 9 marks · Forces - friction and drag

Fig. 7.1 shows a tram powered by electricity supplied through overhead cables. The tram moves to the right along a level track. Force P (2400 N) acts on the tram to the right (in…

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Question 8 · 9 marks · Thermal energy transfer - convection

Fig. 8.1 shows an electric heater that heats a room. Curved arrows show warm air rising directly above the heater, moving across the top of the room, descending at the far side…

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Question 9 · 9 marks · Earth and the Solar System - galaxies

Fig. 9.1 is a drawing of our galaxy showing the approximate location of the Sun. The galaxy is drawn as a spiral disc of stars seen at an angle; a label line marked 'the Sun'…

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