IGCSE Marine Science · Area 3 of 6

Marine organisms

Cell structure and function, reproduction, classification, the animal, plant and protoctist kingdoms, animal life cycles and migration.

3 topics · 23 exam-style questions · 71 marks

Three pages on the organisms themselves, from a single cell to a migrating whale.

Cell structure, function and reproduction

Everything a marine organism does happens inside a cell, so this topic gives you the structures to look for and the job each one does. You need to know the four structure...

7 questions · 23 marks

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Classification, the animal kingdom and the plant and protoctist kingdoms

Marine organisms are sorted into groups by the features they share, from the three domains down to a species carrying its two-part scientific name. This page covers the b...

8 questions · 24 marks

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Animal life cycles and migration

Two life cycles carry most of the marks here: the leatherback turtle, which nests on the beach where it hatched, and the coral polyp, which builds a colony by budding and...

8 questions · 24 marks

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