1 Characteristics and classification of living organisms

Practice questions on Characteristics and classification of living organisms

• A Venus flytrap is a plant that can snap its leaves shut to trap insects. It uses the dige… (4 marks, Explain)
• A desert cactus lives in a hot, dry environment. During the day, temperatures rise sharply… (4 marks, Describe)
• A giant tortoise moves slowly across the ground to find food. It grows throughout its life… (4 marks, Describe)
• A honeybee colony contains thousands of worker bees. Each worker bee moves between flowers… (4 marks, State)
• A student finds an unknown organism in a garden. The organism has a segmented body, three … (4 marks, Describe)
• A scientist is classifying two species of beetle and two species of spider. Explain how us… (4 marks, Explain)
• Describe four features that are shared by all cells in the Animal kingdom and the Plant ki… (4 marks, Describe)
• Describe four features that can be used to identify an organism as a vertebrate rather tha… (4 marks, Describe)
• State four features that distinguish insects from arachnids. (4 marks, State)
• State four features that can be used to classify an organism into the Animal kingdom rathe… (4 marks, State)
• Describe four features that are found in animal cells and plant cells but are NOT found in… (4 marks, Describe)
• State four features that distinguish mammals from all other vertebrate classes. (4 marks, State)
• Describe how the binomial system is used to name organisms, and explain why this system is… (4 marks, Describe)
• A young oak tree produces acorns. Each acorn contains a seed that can germinate and grow i… (4 marks, Describe)
• Explain why scientists now use DNA base sequences, rather than physical characteristics al… (4 marks, Explain)
• Describe what is meant by excretion and explain why excretion is necessary for living orga… (4 marks, Describe)
• A salmon is a fish that lives in the sea but swims upstream into rivers to lay its eggs. D… (4 marks, Describe)