IGCSE Sciences - Co-Ordinated (0973) — May–June 2024, Paper 42

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Question 1 · 11 marks · Sexual reproduction in plants

Fig. 1.1 is a diagram of a wind-pollinated flower with parts labelled A to F. State which letter in Fig. 1.1 identifies the part where: fertilisation occurs ...; pollen is…

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Question 2 · 11 marks · States of matter

A student heats three substances X, Y and Z in a water-bath. Table 2.1: X (solid before, liquid during, solid after); Y (liquid throughout); Z (solid throughout). Draw one line…

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Question 3 · 13 marks · Forces

Fig. 3.1 shows a sea turtle. On Fig. 3.1, draw an arrow to show the direction of the weight force acting on the sea turtle. Label your arrow with the letter W.

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Question 4 · 12 marks · Homeostasis

Blood glucose concentration is controlled so that it remains within set limits. State the name given to this type of control.

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Question 5 · 10 marks · Rate of reaction

Some students investigate the reaction between marble chips and dilute hydrochloric acid, using chips of three different sizes A, B and C with excess acid, measuring the volume of…

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Question 6 · 8 marks · Pressure

Fig. 6.1 shows an electric pressure-washer washing a car. The pressure-washer pumps water at high pressure through a small nozzle of cross-sectional area 5.0 x 10^-6 m2. The water…

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Question 7 · 6 marks · Disease and immunity

A student investigates antibiotic resistance in one strain of bacteria, using five antibiotics on paper discs placed in a Petri dish with the bacteria for three days. Fig. 7.1…

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Question 8 · 12 marks · Alkenes

Fig. 8.1 shows the structures of three carbon compounds (ethene, ethanoic acid, ethanol). Ethene is an unsaturated hydrocarbon. Explain how the structure of ethene shows that…

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Question 9 · 7 marks · Radioactivity

The element strontium has many naturally occurring isotopes. Table 9.1 shows the half-lives of four unstable isotopes: strontium-82 (25.4 days), strontium-83 (1.35 days),…

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Question 10 · 11 marks · Blood

Red blood cells are specialised to transport oxygen. Describe two ways that red blood cells are adapted for their function.

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Question 11 · 7 marks · Contact process

Sulfuric acid is made by the Contact process. Fig. 11.1 shows part of the Contact process (sulfur - sulfur dioxide - sulfur trioxide, with essential conditions: 1 catalyst, 2 ?, 3…

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Question 12 · 12 marks · Energy resources

Table 12.1 gives information about six types of power station (energy per kg of fuel/MJ, efficiency/%, percentage of world electricity production): coal (29, 32, 37);…

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