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1. CLASSIFICATION OF
LIVING ORGANISMS
REVISION

2. What are characteristics of all organisms?
Egestion & excretionA
C
B Egestion & nutrition
Excretion & nutrition
Nutrition & photosynthesisD

3. Which vertebrate is a mammal?
Vertebrate Scales Lays eggs Feathers Wings Hair
A
B
C
D
Feature Present
Feature Absent

4. Which information is needed when classifying
a frog using the binomial system?
class: amphibianA
C
B genus: Rana
Kingdom: animal
phylum: vertebrateD

5. Describe two visible differences between a
male and a female fly of the same species
Male Female
FEATURE MALE FEMALE
Fig. 1.0

6. Figure 1.1 shows a different type of an
insect, a bee.
Fig. 1.1
Insects can be recognised by having three parts to
the body and three pairs of legs, amongst other
features. Describe two other features, visible in Fig. 1.0
and Fig. 1.1 that show that the fly and the bee are
both identified as insects.
1
2

7. Which characteristic is shown by all living
things?
BreathingA
C
B Growing
Sleeping
WalkingD

8. Which animals are vertebrates.
W
Y
X
Z
W & X Y & Z
W & ZX & Y

9. The diagram shows half a flower.
The following key may be used to identify the plant
on which the flower is growing.
1
2
Petals separate from sepals ................................ Go to 2
Petals and sepals joined ...................................... plant P
Flower with four stamens ...................................... Plant Q
Flower with more than four stamens ..................... Go to 3
3
4
Ovary as tall as wide ............................................ plant R
Ovary taller than wide ............................................go to 4
Flower has two petals ........................................... plant S
Flower has more than two petals .......................... plant T

10. To which plant does the flower belong?
Plant PA
C
B Plant Q
Plant R
Plant TD

11. Which process produces heat to maintain a
person’s body temperature?
ExcretionA
C
B Nutrition
Reproduction
RespirationD

12. Which shows an organism that has been
named using the binomial system?
BacteriumA
C
B Flowering plant
HIV
Homo sapiensD

13. A B C D
The diagram shows four arthropods.
Which arthropod is an insect?

14. Name one external feature
that identifies an animal as an
amphibian.
Amphibians are a class of
vertebrate. Name two other
vertebrate classes.

15. The diagram shows an arthropod.
A
C
B
D
2
40
21
20
How many pairs of jointed legs
does this arthropod have?

16. Keys are used in biological identification.
A
C
B
D
The plant has a
single deep root
with small branches.
The plant has
pointed leaves.
The plant has
one flower on the
stem.
The plant has many
similar roots, arising
from a single point.
Which statement may appear in a key and
alone could identify one of the plants
in the diagrams?

17. Which process provides the raw materials
needed for tissue repair?
ExcretionA
C
B Growth
Nutrition
RespirationD

18. Which group does NOT contain animals
that are arthropods?
AnnelidsA
C
B Arachnids
Crustaceans
InsectsD

19. The diagram shows some organisms living in
water
The diagram shows some organism living in
water.
A
C
B
D
Photosynthesis
Transpiration
Respiration
Pollination
Which process is carried out by
all the living organisms shown?

20. An animal has four legs, fur and a tail.
To which class of vertebrates does it belong?
AmphibiansA
C
B Birds
Mammals
ReptilesD

21. Which part of a plant cell contains
cellulose?
Cell wallA
C
B Chloroplasts
Cytoplasm
VacuoleD

22. The diagram shows three animals A,B and C
which belong to the same group of arthropods.
List three visible features, other than size,
which are used to classify them all in the
same group of arthropods.
1
2
3
A B C

23. The diagram shows three animals A,B and C
which belong to the same group of arthropods
Give one visible difference, other
than size, between animal..
A & B
A B C
A & C

24. Name the group of arthropods to which these
three animals belong.
A B C

25. The diagrams shows two characteristics of
living organisms.
A
C
B
D
Excretion and
Growth
Respiration
and excretion
Reproduction
and respiration
Growth and
reproduction
Which characteristics are
shown?

26. The diagrams shows external features of a
rat.
A
C
B
D
Two external ears
and two eyes
Milk and sweat
production
Tail and four
legs
Fur and whiskers
Which features, seen in the diagram,
show that a rat is a mammal?

27. The diagram shows an animal whose scientific
name is Loxodonta africana.
A
C
B
D
africana
vertebrate
mammal
Loxodonta
To which species does it
belong?

28. Which system is used for naming species?
BinomialA
C
B Conversation
Dichotomous
Natural selectionD

29. State two features which are only found in
dicotyledonous plants.
1
2

30. Define the term excretion.

31. Presentation made by….
Mustafa Rashid Aslan Ammar A.

32. Aslan Ammar A.
Ibrahim Akram
Questions collected by…
Mustafa Rashid
Ali Essa
Shadi Kaddah
Wael M. Awad
Sami B. Tria
Ahmed Ali