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Date: 19-05-2022 Time: 35 minutes
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Outcome Marks
LL1.6 Explain that living things have structural and behavioural features and adaptations that help 30
them to survive in their environment.

Section A
Answer all the questions (8)
I. Organs in organisms
1. Choose the correct answer from the box given below and fill the blanks [5]

Hibernation breathing shallow waters stick insect

aestivation vegetation glands muddy hairs Sea
turtles
a. Plants near the shores have ________________________ on leaves.
b. Mangroves are found in ________________________ areas which are protected from the
waves
c. Rainforests have plenty of rainfall and thick ________________________.
d. Mangrove plants have ________________________ on their leaves
e. ________________________ is a state of inactivity or dormancy in animals.
f. ________________________ return to the same sandy beaches year after year.
g. Female crabs Move to ________________________ and move back again to the deeper ocean to lay
eggs.
h. Most aquatic animals such as fish have gills for ________________________
i. A typical example for camouflage is ________________________
j. Both terrestrial and aquatic animals undergo__________________________.
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 2. Name the structural adaptation shown below, and write their purpose. [5]
Structure Name Purpose

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 3. Match column A with B and write the correct answers in the box given below the table [3]
A B
1 Lesser nodies Aestivation
2 Queen Bumblebee blubber
3 Eel Waxy leaves
4 Stone flounder Hibernation
5 Coastal plants Migration
6 Dolphine Camouflage

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4. Name the following [6]

a. Two adaptations coastal plants have
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b. Two adaptations that desert plants have
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c. Two adaptations that dolphins have
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d. Two animals that show migration
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e. Two animals that show camouflage
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f. Two animals that show hibernation
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 II. Common Microorganisms
1. Define the following and give one example both in plants and animals [4 ]
a. Structural Adaptation
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b. Behavioural adaptation
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2. Look at the picture and answer the following questions
a. Name the habitat shown in the
picture [1]
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b. Write two nature of plants in this
habit [2]
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c. Nature of the roots in this habit [2]

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d. Leaves are arranged at different angles in this habit. Give reason. [2]
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