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1.1 Characteristics, Classification & Features of

Organisms
Question Paper
Course CIE IGCSE Biology

Section 1. Characteristics & Classification of Living Organisms
Topic 1.1 Characteristics, Classification & Features of Organisms
Difficulty Easy
Time allowed: 80
Score: /62
Percentage: /100
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Question 1a
All living organisms show the same seven characteristics. These are listed below, along with their definitions. Match the
characteristics and definitions by drawing lines between them on the diagram below.
One has been done for you.
[6 marks]
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Question 1b
Viruses are not classified as living organisms.
Suggest two characteristics of living organisms that viruses do not carry out.
[2 marks]
Question 1c
A student was investigating the growth of plants and their sensitivity to changes in light intensity.
Table 1 shows their results.
Calculate the mean growth of the plants at a light intensity of 20 arbitrary units.
Table 1
mean
light intensity / arbitrary units growth of plants / cm growth /
cm
10 3.2 3.3 3.1 3.2
20 4.8 4.5 4.5
30 5.3 5.5 5.2 5.3
40 6.4 6.3 6.6 6.4
[1 mark]
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Question 2a
Fig. 1 is a photograph of a lion.
Fig. 1
Lions are mammals and have the scientific name Panthera leo.
(i)
State one feature visible in Fig. 1 that identifies the lion as a mammal.
[1]
(ii)
State the genus of this mammal.
[1]
[2 marks]
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Question 2b
Mammals are one of the five groups of vertebrates.
Some features of three vertebrate groups are listed. Identify the vertebrate groups.
(i)
Lay soft-shelled eggs
[1]
(ii)
Feathers
[1]
(iii)
Smooth, moist skin
[1]
[3 marks]
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Question 2c
Fig. 2 is a diagram of an animal cell.
Fig. 2
(i)
Identify the parts labelled A, B and C in Fig. 2
[3]
(ii)
State the names of two structures in plant cells that are absent in animal cells.
[2]
(iii)
State the name of one structure that is present in bacterial cells and in plant cells but absent in animal cells.
[1]
[6 marks]
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Question 2d
Some cells are specialised to perform a particular function.
The boxes on the left show the names of some specialised cells.
The functions of some specialised cells are in the boxes on the right.
Draw four lines to link each specialised cell with its function.
One line has been drawn for you. Draw four additional lines.
[4 marks]
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Question 3a
Scientists classify organisms into groups.
State one feature that is used to identify vertebrates.
[1 mark]
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Question 3b
Vertebrates are classified into five groups.
Fig. 1 shows three vertebrates found in Australia.
Fig. 1
The emu, the saltwater crocodile and the duck-billed platypus each belong to a different vertebrate group.
All three animals lay eggs that develop and hatch on land.
(i)
State the name of the vertebrate group to which emus belong and give one feature of this group that is visible in Fig. 1.
[2]
(ii)
State the name of the vertebrate group to which crocodiles belong and give one feature of this group that is visible in Fig. 1.
[2]
(iii)
The duck-billed platypus is classified as a mammal.
Give evidence from Fig. 1 for and against classifying the duck-billed platypus as a mammal.
[3]
[7 marks]
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Question 3c
There are two groups of vertebrates which lay eggs that develop in water.
State the name of these two groups of vertebrates.
[2 marks]
Question 3d
Extended Only
Complete the sentences about kingdoms.
Vertebrates belong the kingdom ____________. All vertebrates have a ___________. There are _______ classes of
vertebrates; one class is mammals.
There are four other kingdoms which include plants, ___________, ____________ and _____________.
[6 marks]
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Question 4a
Fig. 1 shows six different arthropods labelled A, B, C, D, E and F.
Fig. 1
State one feature that can be used to classify an animal as an arthropod.
[1 mark]
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Question 4b
(i)
State one visible feature that arthropods A, B and C have that arthropods D, E and F do not have.
[1]
(ii)
State the letter of the organism in Fig. 1 that is a crustacean.
[2]
Give a reason for your answer.
[3 marks]
Question 4c
One of the drawings shows an arthropod named Araneus diadematus.
This arthropod has a body in two segments and it has eight legs.
(i)
State the letter of the organism in Fig. 1 that shows Araneus diadematus.
[1]
(ii)
State the name of the group of arthropods that includes Araneus diadematus.
[1]
[2 marks]
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Question 4d
The phylum arthropods can be grouped into different classes.
State how many classes are found within the phylum arthropod.
[1 mark]
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Question 5a
Extended Only
Fig. 1 is a branching key used to identify different species of bacteria.
Fig. 1
Fig. 2 shows six different species of bacteria.
Fig. 2
(i)
Use the key to identify the six different species of bacteria.
[5]
(ii)
State the name of the kingdom that bacteria belong to.
[1]
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[6 marks]
Question 5b
Extended Only
State one similarity between the structure of bacteria and the structure of viruses.
[1 mark]
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Question 5c
Extended Only
Fig. 3 is a photomicrograph of Vibrio cholerae, the bacterium that causes cholera.
Fig. 3
(i)
Write the formula that would be used to calculate the actual length of the bacterium (not including the flagellum) in Fig. 3.
[1]
(ii)
The actual length of the bacterium shown in Fig. 3 is 0.0026 mm.
Convert this value to micrometres (µm).
[1]
[2 marks]
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Question 5d
Extended Only
Fig. 4 shows a bacterial cell.
Identify the structures labelled A - F.
Fig. 4
[6 marks]
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