BIOLOGY 0610/32 Paper 3 Theory (Core) March 2020 MARK SCHEME Maximum Mark: 80
Published
This mark scheme is published as an aid to teachers and candidates, to indicate the requirements of the examination. It shows the basis on which Examiners were instructed to award marks. It does not indicate the details of the discussions that took place at an Examiners’ meeting before marking began, which would have considered the acceptability of alternative answers.
Mark schemes should be read in conjunction with the question paper and the Principal Examiner Report for Teachers.
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Cambridge International is publishing the mark schemes for the March 2020 series for most Cambridge IGCSE™, Cambridge International A and AS Level components and some Cambridge O Level components.
0610/32 Cambridge IGCSE – Mark Scheme March 2020 PUBLISHED Generic Marking Principles
These general marking principles must be applied by all examiners when marking candidate answers. They should be applied alongside the specific content of the mark scheme or generic level descriptors for a question. Each question paper and mark scheme will also comply with these marking principles.
GENERIC MARKING PRINCIPLE 1:
Marks must be awarded in line with:
• the specific content of the mark scheme or the generic level descriptors for the question • the specific skills defined in the mark scheme or in the generic level descriptors for the question • the standard of response required by a candidate as exemplified by the standardisation scripts.
GENERIC MARKING PRINCIPLE 2:
Marks awarded are always whole marks (not half marks, or other fractions).
GENERIC MARKING PRINCIPLE 3:
Marks must be awarded positively:
• marks are awarded for correct/valid answers, as defined in the mark scheme. However, credit is given for valid answers which go beyond the scope of the syllabus and mark scheme, referring to your Team Leader as appropriate • marks are awarded when candidates clearly demonstrate what they know and can do • marks are not deducted for errors • marks are not deducted for omissions • answers should only be judged on the quality of spelling, punctuation and grammar when these features are specifically assessed by the question as indicated by the mark scheme. The meaning, however, should be unambiguous.
GENERIC MARKING PRINCIPLE 4:
Rules must be applied consistently e.g. in situations where candidates have not followed instructions or in the application of generic level descriptors.
0610/32 Cambridge IGCSE – Mark Scheme March 2020 PUBLISHED GENERIC MARKING PRINCIPLE 5:
Marks should be awarded using the full range of marks defined in the mark scheme for the question (however; the use of the full mark range may be limited according to the quality of the candidate responses seen).
GENERIC MARKING PRINCIPLE 6:
Marks awarded are based solely on the requirements as defined in the mark scheme. Marks should not be awarded with grade thresholds or grade descriptors in mind.
Science-Specific Marking Principles
1 Examiners should consider the context and scientific use of any keywords when awarding marks. Although keywords may be present, marks should not be awarded if the keywords are used incorrectly.
2 The examiner should not choose between contradictory statements given in the same question part, and credit should not be awarded for any correct statement that is contradicted within the same question part. Wrong science that is irrelevant to the question should be ignored.
3 Although spellings do not have to be correct, spellings of syllabus terms must allow for clear and unambiguous separation from other syllabus terms with which they may be confused (e.g. ethane / ethene, glucagon / glycogen, refraction / reflection).
4 The error carried forward (ecf) principle should be applied, where appropriate. If an incorrect answer is subsequently used in a scientifically correct way, the candidate should be awarded these subsequent marking points. Further guidance will be included in the mark scheme where necessary and any exceptions to this general principle will be noted.
0610/32 Cambridge IGCSE – Mark Scheme March 2020 PUBLISHED
5 ‘List rule’ guidance (see examples below)
For questions that require n responses (e.g. State two reasons …):
• The response should be read as continuous prose, even when numbered answer spaces are provided • Any response marked ignore in the mark scheme should not count towards n • Incorrect responses should not be awarded credit but will still count towards n • Read the entire response to check for any responses that contradict those that would otherwise be credited. Credit should not be awarded for any responses that are contradicted within the rest of the response. Where two responses contradict one another, this should be treated as a single incorrect response • Non-contradictory responses after the first n responses may be ignored even if they include incorrect science.
6 Calculation specific guidance
Correct answers to calculations should be given full credit even if there is no working or incorrect working, unless the question states ‘show your working’.
For questions in which the number of significant figures required is not stated, credit should be awarded for correct answers when rounded by the examiner to the number of significant figures given in the mark scheme. This may not apply to measured values.
For answers given in standard form, (e.g. a × 10n) in which the convention of restricting the value of the coefficient (a) to a value between 1 and 10 is not followed, credit may still be awarded if the answer can be converted to the answer given in the mark scheme.
Unless a separate mark is given for a unit, a missing or incorrect unit will normally mean that the final calculation mark is not awarded. Exceptions to this general principle will be noted in the mark scheme.
7 Guidance for chemical equations
Multiples / fractions of coefficients used in chemical equations are acceptable unless stated otherwise in the mark scheme.
State symbols given in an equation should be ignored unless asked for in the question or stated otherwise in the mark scheme.
0610/32 Cambridge IGCSE – Mark Scheme March 2020 PUBLISHED mark scheme abbreviations • ; separates marking points • / alternatives • R reject • A accept (for answers correctly cued by the question, or guidance for examiners) • I ignore as irrelevant • AW alternative wording (where responses vary more than usual) • AVP alternative valid point • ora or reverse argument • underline actual word given must be used by candidate (grammatical variants excepted)
0610/32 Cambridge IGCSE – Mark Scheme March 2020 PUBLISHED Question Answer Marks Guidance
2(a)(i) student A has an overall lower breathing rate (for all activities) 2 / student A’s breathing rate increased less than the class average (for all activities) / AW ; biggest difference in breathing rate is, walking / running ; data quote with units ;
2(a)(ii) 67(%) ;; 2 MP1 – correct calculation
MP2 – correct rounding to a whole number
2(b) any two from: 2 apply list rule
contains more oxygen ; contains less carbon dioxide ; contains less water (vapour) ;
0610/32 Cambridge IGCSE – Mark Scheme March 2020 PUBLISHED Question Answer Marks Guidance
5(c) climate change / e.g. of effect ; 4
habitat destruction ; hunting / specimen collection ; pollution / e.g. of ; introduced species ; disease ; AVP ;; e.g. lack of food / natural disasters / war / (increased or new) predation
5(d) monitoring / protecting, species ; 3
protecting habitat ; education ; captive breeding programmes ; zoos / wildlife parks ; AVP ;; e.g. providing food / legislation / laws to protect species / ban hunting
0610/32 Cambridge IGCSE – Mark Scheme March 2020 PUBLISHED Question Answer Marks Guidance
8(a) 1 both correct for 1 mark
R additional lines
conditions increase the risk of
spread of disease.
enables natural selection to take
place.
Intensive livestock farming
involves keeping livestock in their
natural environment.
results in lots of animal waste which
can pollute water. ;
8(b) methane ; 2 apply list rule
carbon dioxide ; AVP ; e.g. water vapour
8(c) climate change / global warming / enhanced greenhouse effect 1 A examples e.g. melting of ice caps or altered / AVP ; weather patterns or extinction of organisms
