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Shiloh Frederick 4r29 Friday, 6th October, 2021

Form 4 Biology Mid term Test

Part A: Multiple Choice

Each multiple choice question is worth one mark. Please choose the correct answer for each question.
Write your multiple choice answer for each question on page 9.

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Multiple Choice Answers

1. D
2. B
3. C
4. C
5. B
6. A
7. C
8. C
9. C
10. D
11. D
12. B
13. B
14. B
15. C
16. D
17. C

Part B: Short Answer Questions. Read carefully and answer each question correctly. Put the
correct number next to each answer.
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Use the key in the table below to identify each species of arachnid shown in Fig 1.2. Write
the letter of each species (A to G) in the correct box beside the key. One has been done for
you. (Cephalothorax: fused head and thorax of arachnids) [6]
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1(a) Abdomen with a tail Abaliella diacranotarsalis E

(b) Abdomen without a Go to 2 ●
tail
2 (a) Legs much longer Go to 3 ●
than abdomen and
cephalothorax
(b) Legs not much longer Go to 4 ●
than abdomen and
cephalothorax
3 (a) Hairs on the legs Tegenaria domestica A

(b) No hairs on the legs Odiellus spinosus G

4 (a) Cephalothorax or Chelifer tuberculatus D

abdomen segmented
(b) Cephalothorax and Go to 5 ●
abdomen not
segmented
5 (a) Abdomen and Poecilotheria regalis F
cephalothorax about
the same size
(b) Abdomen larger than Go to 6 ●
cephalothorax
6 (a) Body covered in long Tryoglyphus longior C
hairs
(b) Body not covered in Ixodes hexagonus B
hairs
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(a) Biologists use dichotomous keys to identify different species.

Use fig. 1.2 to state one visible feature of each species of crab A, B, C, and D, that could be
used in a dichotomous key to identify crabs. [4]
A: Shell is hairy or covered with algae.

B: Antennae longer than crab itself.

C: One claw is significantly larger than the other.

D: Spiky edged, thin claws.

(b) State the Kingdom that crabs fall under. [1]

Crabs fall under the “Animalia (animals)” Kingdom.

(c) Give one other grouping that crabs can be classified under, then give another example
of an animal within that classification. [2]
Crabs may also fall under the ‘Arthropoda” phylum and the “Crustacea” subphylum.
Lobsters also fall under the “Arthropoda” phylum and the “Crustacea” subphylum.

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Total: 30 marks