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UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS
for the guidance of teachers
0438 BIOLOGY (US)
0438/13
Paper 1 (Multiple Choice), maximum raw mark 40
Mark schemes must be read in conjunction with the question papers and the report on the
examination.
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Cambridge is publishing the mark schemes for the May/June 2012 question papers for most IGCSE,
GCE Advanced Level and Advanced Subsidiary Level syllabuses and some Ordinary Level
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MARK SCHEME for the May/June 2012 question paper
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International General Certificate of Secondary Education
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Mark Scheme: Teachers’ version
IGCSE – May/June 2012
Syllabus
0438
Question
Number
Key
Question
Number
Key
1
2
3
4
5
C
A
C
C
B
21
22
23
24
25
D
D
B
A
A
6
7
8
9
10
B
B
B
A
C
26
27
28
29
30
C
A
D
D
A
11
12
13
14
15
D
A
C
C
D
31
32
33
34
35
B
A
C
B
A
16
17
18
19
20
A
B
C
C
A
36
37
38
39
40
B
D
A
B
D
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