Features of organisms — Paper 2 · IGCSE Biology (9-1) 0970

3 What kind of skin do amphibians have? A dry without scales B dry with scales C moist without scales D moist with scales

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Answer: C

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4 The diagram shows a flowering plant. Use the key to identify the plant. plant flower has four petals flower has five petals leaves with leaves with leaves with leaves with smooth edges jagged edges smooth edges jagged edges A B C D

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Answer: D

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2 Lichens are formed from two different organisms living together. The table shows some of the characteristics of two organisms, X and Y, found in most lichens. X Y made of strands called hyphae single celled hyphae have cell walls cell contains a nucleus and many nuclei and chloroplasts Which kingdoms are represented by X and Y? X Y A Fungus Plant B Fungus Protoctist C Protoctist Fungus D Protoctist Plant

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Answer: B

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4 Which features are possessed by all plant cells? a cell wall chloroplasts A J Jv B Jv x Cc x v D x x key J/ = present X = absent

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Answer: B

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38 The diagram shows a bacterial cell. Which part of its structure is particularly useful in genetic engineering? B C A D

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Answer: D

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4 Which features are possessed by all plant cells? a cell wall chloroplasts A J Jv B Jv x Cc x v D x x key J/ = present X = absent

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Answer: B

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3 The diagram shows an arthropod. pedipalp legs To which group does it belong? A arachnids B crustaceans C insects D myriapods

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Answer: A

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37 Which structures found in bacteria make bacteria useful in genetic engineering? A cell walls B membranes C nuclei D plasmids

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Answer: D

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29 The diagram shows half a flower. There is a description of each numbered part. 2 1 3 1 the stigma which receives pollen from insects 2 the anther which produces smooth and light pollen grains 3 the ovule where fertilisation occurs when the male and female nuclei fuse Which descriptions are correct for an insect-pollinated flower? A 1 only B 1 and 3 only C 2 and 3 only D 1, 2 and 3

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Answer: B

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2 What are features of the leaves of a plant that is a dicotyledon? broad leaves parallel veins 00 WwW > v v x x v key x v= yes v X= no x

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Answer: B

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26 Which characteristic of viruses prevents them from being affected by antibiotics? A They cannot reproduce on their own. B They contain DNA or RNA. C They have no cell structure. D They are much smaller than bacteria.

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Answer: C

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2 The table shows a section of DNA taken from four different organisms. organism base sequence W C A C A A T C G A A X G T C A A T G G T G Y C T C A A T C G T A Z C T C A T T C G T A Which two organisms are the most distantly related to each other? A W and X B W and Z C X and Y D X and Z

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Answer: A

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3 Scientists discover a new species of animal. It has a segmented body with two pairs of legs on each segment. To which group of animals does this new species belong? A arachnids B crustaceans C insects D myriapods

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Answer: D

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4 The diagram shows a single-celled organism called Euglena. cytoplasm cell membrane nucleus large permanent vacuole chloroplasts Which labelled structures would also be found in an animal cell? A cell membrane, chloroplast, nucleus B chloroplast, cytoplasm, nucleus C cell membrane, cytoplasm, nucleus D cell membrane, cytoplasm, large permanent vacuole

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Answer: C

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3 Scientists discover a new species of animal. It has a segmented body with two pairs of legs on each segment. To which group of animals does this new species belong? A arachnids B crustaceans C insects D myriapods

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Answer: D

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2 Which diagram shows a flower from a monocotyledon? A B C D

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Answer: D

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32 Which adaptation is shown in the leaves of hydrophytes? A hairs present on the upper and lower surfaces B contain large air spaces C stomata present on the lower surface only D thick cuticle present on the upper and lower surfaces

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Answer: B

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37 With which kingdoms do bacteria share the same genetic code? A animal, plant, fungus and protoctist B animal, plant and fungus only C animal and plant only D animal only

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Answer: A

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2 Which diagram shows a flower from a monocotyledon? A B C D

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Answer: D

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37 With which kingdoms do bacteria share the same genetic code? A animal, plant, fungus and protoctist B animal, plant and fungus only C animal and plant only D animal only

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Answer: A

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3 Root hair cells are found on plant roots. Which feature is present in a root hair cell but not in a sperm cell? A cell membrane B cell wall C chloroplasts D cytoplasm

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Answer: B

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19 Campylobacter is a bacterium that can cause food poisoning. Which word describes Campylobacter? A antibody B disease C pathogen D symptom

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Answer: C

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3 Which feature is found in viruses? A cell wall B mitochondria C nucleus D protein coat

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Answer: D

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4 Which features are possessed by all plant cells? a cell wall chloroplasts A Jv J key B /=yes Cc X=no D «xX x \ x

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Answer: B

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3 The diagram shows a tree leaf. Use the key to identify the tree species to which the leaf belongs. leaf shape leaf is simple, leaf is compound, with no leaflets with many leaflets leaf edge leaf edge leaf edge leaf edge smooth jagged smooth jagged Fagus Ulmus Fraxinus Sorbus sylvatica minor americana aucuparia A B C D

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Answer: D

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2 Which set of features is characteristic only of birds? A hair and wings B hard-shelled eggs and feathers C scales and soft-shelled eggs D wings and soft-shelled eggs

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Answer: B

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2 Part of the base sequence of DNA from four species was determined. species 1 T C A G G A T T species 2 T G A G C A A T species 3 T G A G C A A G species 4 T G A G G A T T Which two species are the least closely related? A 1 and 2 B 1 and 3 C 2 and 4 D 3 and 4

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Answer: B

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3 A single-celled organism has chloroplasts, a cell wall and a nucleus. Which kingdom is this organism placed in? A fungus B plant C prokaryote D protoctist

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Answer: D

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2 The diagrams show cells of organisms from three different kingdoms. not to scale 1 2 3 Which row shows the kingdoms for the organism cells labelled 1, 2 and 3? cell 1 cell 2 cell 3 A fungus protoctist prokaryote B fungus prokaryote protoctist C prokaryote fungus protoctist D prokaryote protoctist fungus

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Answer: B

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