MODULE NO.

: 2 Teacher: Latoya

Subject: Biology 9 DATE: 29 Jan.-03 Feb. 2024

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CHAPTER 1: Characteristics and classification of living organisms

RESOURCES:
IGCSE BIOLOGY COURSEBOOK pg 28 -31, 51-61 (Digital edition)
IGCSE WORKBOOK pg 18- 34 (Digital edition)

1.2 The Biological naming system

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

 check that you know what a binomial is

 practise finding evidence in a short, written passage
 think about advantages of using the binomial system.

Focus
1 Complete the sentences, using words from the list.
binomial biological complete fertile genus group healthy living population reproduce species
An organism is a.............................thing. A.............................is a group of living organisms that can............................with each
other to produce...................................offspring.
Each species of organism has a two-word name. This system of namingis called the ................................system. The first of the
two words in the name tells us the....................................................... that the species belongs to. /6

Practice
2 Tigers, Panthera tigris, and lions, Panthera leo, sometimes mate with each other if they are kept together in a zoo. The offspring
are called ligers. Ligers are perfectly healthy, but are unable to reproduce.
Use this information to write down:
a one piece of evidence that lions and tigers are closely related
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……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. /2
b two pieces of evidence that lions and tigers belong to different species.

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1.3 Keys
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

 practise using a key to identify organisms

Focus
1 Figure 1.2 shows four vertebrates. Use the dichotomous key to identify each of these four animals.

A………………………………………………
B……………………………………………..
C……………………………………………..
D…………………………………………….. /4
1.7 Groups within the animal and plant kingdom
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

 check that you remember the characteristic features of the five groups of vertebrates.
Table 1.1 shows some features of five vertebrates.
Animal What its skin like? Does it have wings? Does it have a beak? What are its eggs
like?
A smooth no No soft, without a shell

B has hair yes no does not lay eggs

C has feathers yes yes with a hard shell

D has scales no no soft, without a shell

E has hair no no does not lay eggs

1 Identify the group of vertebrates to which each animal belongs.

A ......................................
B ......................................
C ......................................
D ......................................
E ...................................... /5
2 Animals B and E belong to the same group. List two features of these animals, other than those in the table, that are
characteristic features of this group.
i……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
ii……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… /2
3 Name one group of vertebrates that is not included in the table.

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… /1