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Which characteristic of living organism can involve ingestion, absorption and

assimilation?

A. Excretion
B. Growth
C. Nutrient
D. Respiration

2. Which system is used for naming species?

A. Binomial
B. Conversion
C. Dichotomous
D. Natural selection

3. The diagram shows part of classification of the animal kingdom with an example of
each group.

Which pair of animals have the most recent common ancestor as suggested by the
classification?
A. Centipede and carp
B. Flea and frog
C. Lizard and parrot
D. Spider and rat

4. Which vertebrae groups have scaly skin?

A. Amphibians and fish
B. Amphibians and mammals
C. Fish and mammals
D. Fish and reptiles

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5. A palisade cells and a nerve cells are observed under a light microscope.
Only palisade cell has a

A. Cell membrane
B. Cytoplasm
C. Nucleus
D. Vacuole

6. The diagram shows a cross section through a leaf.

Which tissue is the cell labelled X part of?

A. Epidermis
B. Palisade mesophyll
C. Phloem
D. Spongy mesophyll

7. Which row describes a root hair cell?

Allows plant to pass into Increases the surface area Loses water by
the plant of the root transpiration
A. / / /
B. / / X
C. / X /
D. X / /

8. The diagram shows a sample of material taken from an organism.

A. Cell
B. Organ
C. Organ system
D. Tissue

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9. Which structure is at a different level of organisation from the other three?

A. Kidney
B. Neuron
C. Liver
D. Testis

10. Why do some root cells have root hairs?

A. For the maintenance of the temperature of the cell sap

B. To increase the surface area of the cell
C. To increase the volume of the cell sap
D. To provide a place for cell nuclei

11. The diagram shows a test-tube containing clear jelly. A drop of blue ink is injected
into the middle of the jelly. The blue colour of the ink spreads throughout the jelly.

clear jelly
drop of blue ink

By which process does the blue ink spreads throughout the jelly?
A. Active transport
B. Catalyst
C. Diffusion
D. Osmosis

12. Which characteristics are correct for both osmosis and diffusion?
require a partially requires a concentration are energy consuming
permeable membrane gradient processes
A. / / X
B. / X /
C. X / X
D. X X /

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 13. Which diagram shows the changes in appearance of a plant cell when it remains in a
concentrated sugar solution for thirty minutes?

A.

B.

C.

D.

14. The diagram represents two liquids, separated by a membrane through which osmosis
can occur.

Membrane

Left Right
Key

Molecule of water

Molecule of dissolved substance

Which statement describes how the molecules will move?

A. Molecules of dissolved substance move from left to right
B. Molecules of dissolved substance move from right to left
C. Molecules of water move from left to right
D. Molecules of water move from right to left

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15. Which is an example of active transport?

A. Carbon dioxide entering the leaves

B. Ions uptake by the root hair cells
C. Oxygen moving from alveoli to blood
D. Water uptake by root hair cells

16. What is the characteristic of both insects and arachnids?

A. Eight legs
B. Exoskeleton
C. Three pairs of legs
D. Wings

17. The diagram shows an arthropod animal.

Which features are characteristic of all arthropods?

A. Jointed legs and segmented body
B. Jointed legs and thorax
C. Segmented body and wings
D. Thorax and wings

18. The diagram shows a flowering plant.

Identify the plant.

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19. The diagram shows an animal whose scientific name is Falco peregrinus.

To which species does it belong?

A. Bird
B. F. peregrinus
C. Falco
D. Vertebrate

20. Which animal is not an arthropod?

A. B.

C. D.

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1. Diagram below shows a cell found in leaves.

(a) State the names of structure F, G and H in the space provided.

(3 marks)

(b) On the diagram above, draw:

(i) a line labelled K to show where the chromosomes are found

(ii) a line labelled L to show the position of the cell membrane.
(2 marks)

(c) State the name of this type of plant cell

………………………………………………………………………………………
(1 mark)

(d) The cell above was placed in a concentrated glucose solution. Diagram below
shows the appearance of the cell after ten minutes in the glucose solution.

(i) State two ways in which the cell has changed.

1. …………………………………………………………………………..

2. …………………………………………………………………………..
(2 marks)

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 (e) Water moves into and out of the cell by osmosis. Osmosis is a form of diffusion.
Describe the ways in which diffusion is different to active transport.

………………………………………………………………………………………

………………………………………………………………………………………

………………………………………………………………………………………
(3 marks)
2. Diagram below is a photograph of a lion

(a) Lions are mammals and have the scientific name Panthera leo.
(i) State one feature visible in diagram above that identifies the lion as a
mammal.
…………………………………………………………………………
(1 mark)
(ii) State the genus of this mammal.
…………………………………………………………………………..
(1 mark)
(b) Mammals are one of the five groups of vertebrates. The list describes some of
the features of fish, amphibians, reptiles, mammals and birds. Some features
belong to more than one group.
State the name of one vertebrate group which has the distinguishing features
of:
Scale : ……………………………………………
Feathers : ……………………………………………
Gills : ……………………………………………
Smooth moist skin : ……………………………………………
(4 marks)

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3. Diagram below shows four specialised cells.

A. B.

C. D.

(a) Complete the table using the letters of the cells to identify them as animal or
plant cells.

Animal Plant
Letter
(2 mark)
(b) State one feature found in all plant cells but not in animal cells.
…………………………………………………………………………………..
(1 mark)

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 (c) For each cell shown in the figure above, state one feature that makes the cell
different from the other three cells. Relate this feature to the function of the
cell.
Cell Feature Function

A ................................................... …………………………………….

…………………………………….

B ………………………………... …………………………………….

…………………………………….

C ………………………………... …………………………………….

…………………………………….

D ………………………………... …………………………………….

…………………………………….

(8 marks)
4. Arachnids, crustaceans, insects and myriapods are all classified as arthropods.

tail

cephalothrax

jaw

pedipalp eye abdomen

(a) State three features shown by H. swammerdami and visible in diagram above
that arachnids share with other arthropods.
(i) …………………………………………………………………………..
(ii) …………………………………………………………………………..
(2 marks)

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Prepared by: Checked by:

……………… ………………………
(Azween Sabtu) (Siti Faridah Hanim Yaakob)

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