Exercise 1 — IGCSE 0653 Mar 2023 Paper 32 Q4
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153 Cambridge IGCSE 0653 Combined Sciences past paper questions on reproduction, across Theory, Multiple Choice and Alternative to Practical.
Sexual reproduction involves the fusion of gametes and produces genetic variation. Asexual reproduction produces genetically identical offspring. Flowering plants reproduce sexually via pollination and fertilisation.
What's covered:
| Type | Level | Paper | Session | Q# | Marks | Answer / key |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MCQ | Core | Paper 12 | Mar 2023 | Q8 | 1 mark | B |
| MCQ | Core | Paper 12 | Mar 2023 | Q9 | 1 mark | A |
| MCQ | Core | Paper 12 | Mar 2023 | Q10 | 1 mark | B |
| MCQ | Core | Paper 12 | Mar 2023 | Q11 | 1 mark | B |
| MCQ | Core | Paper 12 | Mar 2024 | Q8 | 1 mark | B |
| MCQ | Core | Paper 12 | Mar 2024 | Q9 | 1 mark | A |
| MCQ | Core | Paper 12 | Mar 2024 | Q10 | 1 mark | D |
| MCQ | Core | Paper 12 | Mar 2024 | Q11 | 1 mark | C |
| MCQ | Core | Paper 12 | Mar 2025 | Q8 | 1 mark | D |
| MCQ | Core | Paper 12 | Mar 2025 | Q9 | 1 mark | A |
| MCQ | Core | Paper 12 | Mar 2025 | Q10 | 1 mark | B |
| MCQ | Core | Paper 12 | Mar 2025 | Q11 | 1 mark | C |
| MCQ | Core | Paper 12 | May/Jun 2023 | Q7 | 1 mark | A |
| MCQ | Core | Paper 13 | May/Jun 2023 | Q7 | 1 mark | B |
| MCQ | Core | Paper 12 | May/Jun 2023 | Q8 | 1 mark | A |
| MCQ | Core | Paper 13 | May/Jun 2023 | Q8 | 1 mark | A |
| MCQ | Core | Paper 11 | May/Jun 2023 | Q9 | 1 mark | D |
| MCQ | Core | Paper 12 | May/Jun 2023 | Q9 | 1 mark | C |
| MCQ | Core | Paper 13 | May/Jun 2023 | Q9 | 1 mark | B |
| MCQ | Core | Paper 11 | May/Jun 2023 | Q10 | 1 mark | D |
| MCQ | Core | Paper 12 | May/Jun 2023 | Q10 | 1 mark | D |
| MCQ | Core | Paper 13 | May/Jun 2023 | Q10 | 1 mark | C |
| MCQ | Core | Paper 11 | May/Jun 2023 | Q11 | 1 mark | B |
| MCQ | Core | Paper 12 | May/Jun 2023 | Q11 | 1 mark | A |
| MCQ | Core | Paper 13 | May/Jun 2023 | Q11 | 1 mark | B |
| MCQ | Core | Paper 11 | May/Jun 2023 | Q12 | 1 mark | B |
| MCQ | Core | Paper 12 | May/Jun 2023 | Q12 | 1 mark | A |
| MCQ | Core | Paper 13 | May/Jun 2023 | Q12 | 1 mark | A |
| MCQ | Core | Paper 11 | May/Jun 2023 | Q13 | 1 mark | A |
| MCQ | Core | Paper 12 | May/Jun 2023 | Q13 | 1 mark | A |
| MCQ | Core | Paper 11 | May/Jun 2023 | Q14 | 1 mark | D |
| MCQ | Core | Paper 12 | May/Jun 2023 | Q14 | 1 mark | B |
| MCQ | Core | Paper 11 | May/Jun 2024 | Q9 | 1 mark | C |
| MCQ | Core | Paper 12 | May/Jun 2024 | Q9 | 1 mark | D |
| MCQ | Core | Paper 11 | May/Jun 2024 | Q10 | 1 mark | D |
| MCQ | Core | Paper 12 | May/Jun 2024 | Q10 | 1 mark | D |
| MCQ | Core | Paper 13 | May/Jun 2024 | Q10 | 1 mark | D |
| MCQ | Core | Paper 12 | May/Jun 2024 | Q11 | 1 mark | B |
| MCQ | Core | Paper 13 | May/Jun 2024 | Q11 | 1 mark | A |
| MCQ | Core | Paper 12 | May/Jun 2024 | Q12 | 1 mark | C |
| MCQ | Core | Paper 13 | May/Jun 2024 | Q12 | 1 mark | D |
| MCQ | Core | Paper 12 | May/Jun 2024 | Q13 | 1 mark | D |
| MCQ | Core | Paper 13 | May/Jun 2024 | Q13 | 1 mark | D |
| MCQ | Core | Paper 13 | May/Jun 2024 | Q14 | 1 mark | B |
| MCQ | Core | Paper 12 | May/Jun 2025 | Q7 | 1 mark | A |
| MCQ | Core | Paper 11 | May/Jun 2025 | Q8 | 1 mark | D |
| MCQ | Core | Paper 12 | May/Jun 2025 | Q8 | 1 mark | C |
| MCQ | Core | Paper 11 | May/Jun 2025 | Q9 | 1 mark | A |
| MCQ | Core | Paper 12 | May/Jun 2025 | Q9 | 1 mark | C |
| MCQ | Core | Paper 13 | May/Jun 2025 | Q9 | 1 mark | D |
| MCQ | Core | Paper 11 | May/Jun 2025 | Q10 | 1 mark | B |
| MCQ | Core | Paper 13 | May/Jun 2025 | Q10 | 1 mark | D |
| MCQ | Core | Paper 11 | May/Jun 2025 | Q11 | 1 mark | D |
| MCQ | Core | Paper 13 | May/Jun 2025 | Q11 | 1 mark | A |
| MCQ | Core | Paper 13 | May/Jun 2025 | Q12 | 1 mark | D |
| MCQ | Core | Paper 11 | Oct/Nov 2023 | Q8 | 1 mark | D |
| MCQ | Core | Paper 12 | Oct/Nov 2023 | Q8 | 1 mark | D |
| MCQ | Core | Paper 13 | Oct/Nov 2023 | Q8 | 1 mark | D |
| MCQ | Core | Paper 11 | Oct/Nov 2023 | Q9 | 1 mark | B |
| MCQ | Core | Paper 12 | Oct/Nov 2023 | Q9 | 1 mark | C |
| MCQ | Core | Paper 13 | Oct/Nov 2023 | Q9 | 1 mark | C |
| MCQ | Core | Paper 11 | Oct/Nov 2023 | Q10 | 1 mark | B |
| MCQ | Core | Paper 12 | Oct/Nov 2023 | Q10 | 1 mark | A |
| MCQ | Core | Paper 13 | Oct/Nov 2023 | Q10 | 1 mark | A |
| MCQ | Core | Paper 11 | Oct/Nov 2023 | Q11 | 1 mark | C |
| MCQ | Core | Paper 12 | Oct/Nov 2023 | Q11 | 1 mark | A |
| MCQ | Core | Paper 13 | Oct/Nov 2023 | Q11 | 1 mark | A |
| MCQ | Core | Paper 12 | Oct/Nov 2023 | Q12 | 1 mark | A |
| MCQ | Core | Paper 13 | Oct/Nov 2023 | Q12 | 1 mark | A |
| MCQ | Extended | Paper 22 | Mar 2023 | Q9 | 1 mark | B |
| MCQ | Extended | Paper 22 | Mar 2023 | Q10 | 1 mark | B |
| MCQ | Extended | Paper 22 | Mar 2023 | Q11 | 1 mark | A |
| MCQ | Extended | Paper 22 | Mar 2023 | Q12 | 1 mark | A |
| MCQ | Extended | Paper 22 | Mar 2024 | Q6 | 1 mark | C |
| MCQ | Extended | Paper 22 | Mar 2024 | Q7 | 1 mark | A |
| MCQ | Extended | Paper 22 | Mar 2024 | Q8 | 1 mark | D |
| MCQ | Extended | Paper 22 | Mar 2024 | Q9 | 1 mark | C |
| MCQ | Extended | Paper 22 | Mar 2024 | Q10 | 1 mark | B |
| MCQ | Extended | Paper 22 | Mar 2024 | Q11 | 1 mark | A |
| MCQ | Extended | Paper 22 | Mar 2024 | Q12 | 1 mark | B |
| MCQ | Extended | Paper 22 | Mar 2024 | Q13 | 1 mark | C |
| MCQ | Extended | Paper 22 | Mar 2024 | Q14 | 1 mark | C |
| MCQ | Extended | Paper 22 | Mar 2024 | Q15 | 1 mark | B |
| MCQ | Extended | Paper 22 | Mar 2025 | Q9 | 1 mark | A |
| MCQ | Extended | Paper 22 | Mar 2025 | Q10 | 1 mark | B |
| MCQ | Extended | Paper 22 | Mar 2025 | Q11 | 1 mark | A |
| MCQ | Extended | Paper 22 | Mar 2025 | Q12 | 1 mark | A |
| MCQ | Extended | Paper 22 | Mar 2025 | Q13 | 1 mark | C |
| MCQ | Extended | Paper 22 | May/Jun 2023 | Q7 | 1 mark | B |
| MCQ | Extended | Paper 23 | May/Jun 2023 | Q7 | 1 mark | B |
| MCQ | Extended | Paper 21 | May/Jun 2023 | Q8 | 1 mark | B |
| MCQ | Extended | Paper 22 | May/Jun 2023 | Q8 | 1 mark | C |
| MCQ | Extended | Paper 23 | May/Jun 2023 | Q8 | 1 mark | A |
| MCQ | Extended | Paper 21 | May/Jun 2023 | Q9 | 1 mark | A |
| MCQ | Extended | Paper 22 | May/Jun 2023 | Q9 | 1 mark | A |
| MCQ | Extended | Paper 23 | May/Jun 2023 | Q9 | 1 mark | D |
| MCQ | Extended | Paper 21 | May/Jun 2023 | Q10 | 1 mark | D |
| MCQ | Extended | Paper 22 | May/Jun 2023 | Q10 | 1 mark | A |
| MCQ | Extended | Paper 23 | May/Jun 2023 | Q10 | 1 mark | C |
| MCQ | Extended | Paper 22 | May/Jun 2023 | Q11 | 1 mark | A |
| MCQ | Extended | Paper 23 | May/Jun 2023 | Q11 | 1 mark | A |
| MCQ | Extended | Paper 21 | May/Jun 2024 | Q7 | 1 mark | C |
| MCQ | Extended | Paper 21 | May/Jun 2024 | Q8 | 1 mark | A |
| MCQ | Extended | Paper 22 | May/Jun 2024 | Q8 | 1 mark | D |
| MCQ | Extended | Paper 23 | May/Jun 2024 | Q8 | 1 mark | C |
| MCQ | Extended | Paper 21 | May/Jun 2024 | Q9 | 1 mark | C |
| MCQ | Extended | Paper 22 | May/Jun 2024 | Q9 | 1 mark | D |
| MCQ | Extended | Paper 23 | May/Jun 2024 | Q9 | 1 mark | C |
| MCQ | Extended | Paper 21 | May/Jun 2024 | Q10 | 1 mark | B |
| MCQ | Extended | Paper 22 | May/Jun 2024 | Q10 | 1 mark | C |
| MCQ | Extended | Paper 23 | May/Jun 2024 | Q10 | 1 mark | A |
| MCQ | Extended | Paper 21 | May/Jun 2024 | Q11 | 1 mark | D |
| MCQ | Extended | Paper 23 | May/Jun 2024 | Q11 | 1 mark | B |
| MCQ | Extended | Paper 23 | May/Jun 2024 | Q12 | 1 mark | D |
| MCQ | Extended | Paper 23 | May/Jun 2025 | Q1 | 1 mark | A |
| MCQ | Extended | Paper 23 | May/Jun 2025 | Q2 | 1 mark | A |
| MCQ | Extended | Paper 23 | May/Jun 2025 | Q3 | 1 mark | B |
| MCQ | Extended | Paper 23 | May/Jun 2025 | Q4 | 1 mark | A |
| MCQ | Extended | Paper 21 | May/Jun 2025 | Q6 | 1 mark | A |
| MCQ | Extended | Paper 21 | May/Jun 2025 | Q7 | 1 mark | C |
| MCQ | Extended | Paper 21 | May/Jun 2025 | Q8 | 1 mark | A |
| MCQ | Extended | Paper 21 | May/Jun 2025 | Q9 | 1 mark | B |
| MCQ | Extended | Paper 22 | Oct/Nov 2023 | Q1 | 1 mark | C |
| MCQ | Extended | Paper 22 | Oct/Nov 2023 | Q2 | 1 mark | D |
| MCQ | Extended | Paper 22 | Oct/Nov 2023 | Q7 | 1 mark | B |
| MCQ | Extended | Paper 22 | Oct/Nov 2023 | Q8 | 1 mark | B |
| MCQ | Extended | Paper 23 | Oct/Nov 2023 | Q8 | 1 mark | C |
| MCQ | Extended | Paper 22 | Oct/Nov 2023 | Q9 | 1 mark | C |
| MCQ | Extended | Paper 23 | Oct/Nov 2023 | Q9 | 1 mark | D |
| MCQ | Extended | Paper 22 | Oct/Nov 2023 | Q10 | 1 mark | C |
| MCQ | Extended | Paper 22 | Oct/Nov 2023 | Q11 | 1 mark | A |
| MCQ | Extended | Paper 22 | Oct/Nov 2023 | Q12 | 1 mark | A |
| MCQ | Extended | Paper 22 | Oct/Nov 2023 | Q13 | 1 mark | C |
| MCQ | Extended | Paper 22 | Oct/Nov 2023 | Q14 | 1 mark | C |
| Theory | Core | Paper 32 | Mar 2023 | Q4 | 9 marks | embryo |
| Theory | Core | Paper 32 | Mar 2024 | Q1 | 9 marks | testes |
| Theory | Core | Paper 32 | Mar 2025 | Q1 | 9 marks | C |
| Theory | Core | Paper 31 | May/Jun 2023 | Q1 | 8 marks | C |
| Theory | Core | Paper 32 | May/Jun 2023 | Q7 | 9 marks | arrow from anchovy to bluefish AND from shrimp to bluefish |
| Theory | Core | Paper 32 | May/Jun 2024 | Q1 | 10 marks | C |
| Theory | Core | Paper 31 | May/Jun 2024 | Q4 | 10 marks | (root) cortex |
| Theory | Core | Paper 33 | May/Jun 2024 | Q4 | 11 marks | C |
| Theory | Core | Paper 31 | May/Jun 2024 | Q7 | 8 marks | vena cava |
| Theory | Core | Paper 33 | May/Jun 2025 | Q1 | 10 marks | D |
| Theory | Core | Paper 31 | Oct/Nov 2023 | Q1 | 10 marks | D |
| Theory | Extended | Paper 42 | Mar 2023 | Q1 | 11 marks | ovary labelled |
| Theory | Extended | Paper 42 | Mar 2024 | Q7 | 8 marks | (dissolved) nutrients / oxygen, pass (from the mother’s blood across placenta) t… |
| Theory | Extended | Paper 43 | May/Jun 2023 | Q1 | 7 marks | jelly |
| Theory | Extended | Paper 41 | May/Jun 2023 | Q4 | 7 marks | cougar is in a higher trophic level / beaver is in lower trophic level |
| Theory | Extended | Paper 43 | May/Jun 2024 | Q1 | 8 marks | any one from: |
| Theory | Extended | Paper 41 | May/Jun 2024 | Q4 | 9 marks | B |
| Theory | Extended | Paper 42 | Oct/Nov 2023 | Q1 | 9 marks | stigma(s) |
| Theory | Extended | Paper 41 | Oct/Nov 2023 | Q7 | 11 marks | carpel labelled |