This document contains a mark scheme for a Biology exam. It provides guidance to examiners on how to award marks for student responses. The mark scheme is divided into multiple questions, with details on what constitutes correct answers and how many marks each part is worth. It also defines various abbreviations used in the marking and outlines the expectations for things like graphs, tables, and comparisons. The purpose is to ensure examiners apply the rubric consistently and understand what level of response corresponds to each awarded mark.
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CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS
Cambridge International General Certificate of Secondary Education
MARK SCHEME for the October/November 2015 series
0610 BIOLOGY
0610/63 Paper 6 (Alternative to Practical), maximum raw mark 40
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.
Cambridge will not enter into discussions about these mark schemes.
Cambridge is publishing the mark schemes for the October/November 2015 series for most
Cambridge IGCSE®
, Cambridge International A and AS Level components and some
Cambridge O Level components.