DPS INTERNATIONAL GHANA

BIOLOGY : CLASS - 8 Submission date:

WORKSHEET (Homework) 4th September,2023

1 (a) (i) Fig. 1.1 is a branching key used to identify different species of bacteria.

Do the bacteria have flagella?

Yes No

Do the bacteria have Do the bacteria have

more than one flagellum? a spiral shape?

Yes No Yes No

Do the bacteria have flagella A B Do the bacteria form

attached at one end only? a chain?

Yes No Yes No

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Fig. 1.1

Fig. 1.2 shows six different species of bacteria.

Use the key to identify the six different species of bacteria.

Write the letters on the lines in Fig. 1.2.

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2 Fig. 2.1 shows some of the many different varieties of potato, Solanum tuberosum, that are cultivated
across the world for food.

Fig. 2.1

All varieties of S. tuberosum are classified as the same species.

(a) Define the term species.

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3 (a) One of the characteristics of living organisms is sensitivity.

Define the term sensitivity.

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(b) State the names of two sense organs.

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