IGCSE Science - Combined (0653) — May–June 2025, Paper 43

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Question 1 · 9 marks · Transport in animals - blood

Fig. 1.1 is a photomicrograph of human blood. Three components are labelled: X (a small biconcave-looking cell with no nucleus, very numerous), Z (a larger cell with a prominent…

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Question 2 · 10 marks · Plant nutrition - leaf structure

Fig. 2.1 is a diagram of a cross-section through a leaf. The diagram shows, from top to bottom: a thin outer layer over the top (G) and the upper epidermis (F); a row of tall,…

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Question 3 · 8 marks · Gas exchange in humans - breathing system

Fig. 3.1 shows part of the breathing system in humans. It shows a branching airway leading to clusters of small rounded sacs. One of the small tubes leading to a cluster of sacs…

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Question 4 · 8 marks · Atoms, elements and compounds - bonding and properties

Table 4.1 shows information about three compounds, A, B and C. compound melting point / C boiling point / C electrical conductivity --- --- --- --- A 801 1465 conducts only when…

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Question 5 · 9 marks · The Periodic Table - Group VII halogens

Chlorine is in Group VII of the Periodic Table. Chlorine gas is bubbled through aqueous bromide ions. A reaction occurs and an orange-brown solution forms. Name the substance that…

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Question 6 · 9 marks · Organic chemistry - alkenes and addition reactions

Ethene is an alkene. The structure of ethene, C2H4, is shown in Fig. 6.1 (a displayed formula with two carbon atoms joined by a C=C double bond, each carbon also bonded to two…

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Question 7 · 11 marks · Motion, forces and energy - mass and weight

Fig. 7.1 shows a toy car, powered by a battery. The mass of the car is 0.64 kg. Complete the sentences about mass and weight. Mass is a measure of the quantity of ........... in…

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Question 8 · 8 marks · Thermal physics - thermal energy transfer (convection)

Fig. 8.1 shows a pan of water being heated on an electric hotplate (the pan sits on the hotplate, with the water boiling and steam rising from the surface). Convection occurs in…

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Question 9 · 8 marks · Space physics - the Universe

State the approximate age of the Universe.

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