Chapter 3 Variety of Living Things

Paper 1
Each question is followed by four options. Choose the best answer for each question.
1 What is meant by the term biodiversity?
A The different systems in the human body
B The different habitats where organisms live
C The different cells in an organism
D The different plants and animals in the world
2 Which of the following is a type of animal without backbones?
A Insects
B Fish
C Birds
D Amphibians
3
The above animals can be grouped into the same group. What criterion was used in this
classification?
A The outer skin covering
B iving birth to young
C Their habitat
D The way they move
4 !ow are a scorpion and a crab similar?
A They both have four legs
B They have "ointed legs
C They have poisonous stings
D They catch prey in the same way
5 Which of the following groups of organisms live in both land and water?
A #rocodiles$ mudskippers and toads
B Birds$ rabbits and s%uirrels
C Ferns$ s%uirrels and orchids
D &ats$ cats and spiders
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(lants Animals
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Which of the following organisms is most similar to the organism shown in the figure
above?
A #obra
B )udskipper
C *hark
D #lam
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The figure above shows one way of classifying living things. What do G$ H$ I and J
represent?
G H I J
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D
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)onocotyledons
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/icotyledons
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8 !ow are paddy plants and bamboo plants similar?
They are flowering plants
They are monocotyledons
They carry out photosynthesis
V They are useful plants
A I and III only
B II and I2 only
C I$ II and III only
D I$ II$ III and I2
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! 2ertebrates

)ammals &eptiles R Birds Fishes
The figure above shows the classification of vertebrates. What does R represent?
A 3arthworms
B Amphibians
C /ecomposers
D *alamanders
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The properties of a plant are given above. What type of root system does this plant
have?
A An e4tensive root system
B A tap root system
C A shallow root system
D A fibrous root system
11 When classifying things$ which criteria would you use?
The similarities between living organisms
The differences between living organisms
The role of the organism in an ecosystem
V The presence or absence of poison
A I and II only
B III and I2 only
C I$ II and III only
D I$ II$ III and I2
12
The plants above are grouped together. What characteristics were used to classify them?
They do not have woody stems
They do not produce flowers
They live in the same habitat
V They carry out photosynthesis
A I and II only
B I and I2 only
C I$ II and III only
D I$ II$ III and I2
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Algae
)oss
Ferns
!as parallel leaf veins
!as green leaves
!as pink flowers
13 Which two organisms make up lichen that grows on tree trunks?
Algae
Bacteria
Ferns
V Fungi
A I and II
B I and I2
C II and III
D III and I2
14 Why are human beings considered as a special creation of od?
A We have five senses
B We walk upright on two legs
C We interact with other organisms
D We have a sense of what is right or wrong
15 Why is biodiversity important?
5rganisms are useful sources of medicines
5rganisms depend on each other for their survival
/ifferent organisms have different roles to play in an ecosystem
V 5rganisms are important food sources
A I and II only
B II and I2 only
C I$ II and III only
D I$ II$ III and I2
Paper 2
Answer all the questions.
Section A
1 6a7 Why are organisms classified into groups?

6b7 What are the t#o biggest groups of organisms?
6c7 *arah and *ally are identical twins. *uggest t#o ways how they may be different
from each other.
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Section B
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6a7 #omplete the classification chart below using the keywords given in the table
above.

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6b7 !ow are warm1blooded animals different from cold1blooded animals?
6c7 J is a warm1blooded animal. K is a cold1blooded animal. #omplete the graph below
for J and K.


6d7 *tate fo$r different body coverings found on some animals.
6e7 6i7 Which criteria would you use to classify some animals 8 body coverings or the
types of heart structure?
6ii7 ive a reason for your choice.

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Invertebrates Animals *corpions #lams
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