Features of organisms

The illustration shows a ground squirrel. Which characteristic identifies this animal as a mammal?

Feb/March 2017

An illustration shows a ground squirrel. Which characteristic shows that this animal is a mammal?

Feb/March 2017

The boxes on the left list cells and tissues adapted for a specific role. The boxes on the right give the descriptions of those specialised roles.

Feb/March 2017

Bacteria are placed in the Prokaryote kingdom. MRSA is a bacterium that shows resistance to antibiotics. The number of MRSA cases found in hospitals in the USA from 1995 to 2005 was recorded. Fig. 2.1 presents these data.

Feb/March 2017

What features do fish have?

Feb/March 2018

Which feature is common to both insects and arachnids?

Feb/March 2020

Which feature is common to both insects and arachnids?

Feb/March 2020

Which sequence of arthropod groups is correct, arranged from the group with the greatest number of legs to the one with the fewest?

Feb/March 2021

What is the correct sequence of arthropod groups, beginning with those that have the greatest number of legs and ending with those that have the smallest number of legs?

Feb/March 2021

How many jointed legs are there on an insect?

Feb/March 2023

What number of jointed legs does an insect possess?

Feb/March 2023

Which tissue is responsible for giving support to a plant?

Feb/March 2024

The drawing depicts a ground squirrel. Which characteristic identifies this animal as a mammal?

Feb/March 2024

What is one feature shared by both insects and arachnids?

Feb/March 2024

An animal that swims, has a backbone and makes milk belongs to which group?

Feb/March 2024

The photograph depicts an arthropod, $\textit{Formica fusca}$. What is the reason for assigning $\textit{Formica fusca}$ to the correct group?

Feb/March 2025

What is the name for the observable characteristics of an organism?

May/June 2016

What is the term for the observable characteristics of an organism?

May/June 2016

What name is given to the characteristics of an organism that can be observed?

May/June 2016

Which diagram depicts a flower from a monocotyledon?

May/June 2016

The diagram illustrates a hydrophyte found in a river. Which statement about the submerged leaves is correct?

May/June 2016

Fig. 2.1 shows a gorilla and her baby. Fig. 2.2 gives the mean body mass, and Table 2.1 gives the mean lifespan of males in six mammal species.

May/June 2016

Fig. 1.1 presents four separate reptiles.

May/June 2016

Fig. 1.1 presents five arthropods. The arthropods in the diagram are identified as ant, bee, cockroach, ladybird and moth. The diagram is not to scale.

May/June 2016

Which statement about microorganisms is accurate?

May/June 2017

The diagram represents the skin. Which labelled region contains fatty tissue?

May/June 2017

Which feature do insects and arachnids both share?

May/June 2017

What sort of skin do amphibians possess?

May/June 2018

What sort of skin do amphibians possess?

May/June 2018

What type of skin do amphibians possess?

May/June 2018

What type of skin do amphibians have?

May/June 2018

What sort of skin do amphibians possess?

May/June 2018

What type of skin do amphibians possess?

May/June 2018

State one characteristic used to identify vertebrates.

May/June 2018

The diagram illustrates several organs in the human body. Which row correctly links the function to the appropriate organ?

May/June 2021

Scientists identify a previously unknown animal species. Its body is divided into segments, and each segment bears two pairs of legs. Which animal group does this new species belong to?

May/June 2021

The diagram illustrates some organs in the human body. Which row links each function to the correct organ?

May/June 2021

A newly discovered animal species has a segmented body, with two pairs of legs on every segment. To which group of animals does this new species belong?

May/June 2021

A new animal species is found by scientists. Its body is divided into segments, and each segment carries two pairs of legs. Which animal group does this newly discovered species belong to?

May/June 2021

Which diagram represents a flower from a monocotyledon?

May/June 2022

Which of the diagrams illustrates a flower from a monocotyledon?

May/June 2022

Which diagram depicts a flower from a monocotyledon?

May/June 2022

The diagram presents four arthropods. How many of the four are insects?

May/June 2023

The photograph depicts an organism. Which observable feature could be used to classify this organism as a bird?

May/June 2023

The diagram depicts an arthropod. Which features are characteristic of all arthropods?

May/June 2023

The photograph shows an organism. Which observable characteristic could be used to classify it as a bird?

May/June 2023

Fig. 1.1 includes a photograph of a pseudoscorpion.

May/June 2023

Fig. 1.1 shows a photo of an insect. Insects are arthropods.

May/June 2023

The photograph depicts an elephant hawk-moth. From the visible features in the photograph, which group of arthropods does the elephant hawk-moth belong to?

May/June 2024

What structure or substance can be found in a plant root?

May/June 2024

What type of skin do amphibians possess?

May/June 2024

What characteristics do fish have?

May/June 2025

Which group of features is found only in birds?

May/June 2025

Which feature is found in amphibians but not in reptiles?

Oct/Nov 2016

Which of the following is not an organ?

Oct/Nov 2016

A team of scientists has found a previously unknown animal species. Its body is divided into segments, and each segment carries two pairs of legs. Which animal group does this newly discovered species belong to?

Oct/Nov 2016

Which feature is present in amphibians but absent in reptiles?

Oct/Nov 2016

Fig. 1.1 presents three crustaceans living in the same rock pool. Seaweed and seawater are also present in the rock pool. The labelled names are: Carcinus maenas Crangon crangon Cancer pagurus Fig. 1.1 is not drawn to scale.

Oct/Nov 2016

Fig. 1.1 presents a diagram of an arthropod.

Oct/Nov 2016

Table 3.1 gives the names of several specialised cells, each linked to a letter. Table 3.2 lists eight functions carried out by specialised cells.

Oct/Nov 2016

Fig. 1.1 presents five different vertebrates. The picture shows five birds. The note “not drawn to scale” is written below the picture.

Oct/Nov 2016

What does the term leaf mean?

Oct/Nov 2017

Fig. 1.1 illustrates five bird species that live close to water in places such as mudflats, marshes and shorelines.

Oct/Nov 2017

The kingdom Fungi includes a wide range of organisms, such as yeasts, moulds and mushrooms. As with plants, fungi have nuclei and mitochondria.

Oct/Nov 2017

Fig. 6.1 shows a photograph of a lion.

Oct/Nov 2018

Fig. 1.1 presents six arthropods, labelled A, B, C, D, E and F.

Oct/Nov 2018

Finish the sequence so that it shows the correct order.

Oct/Nov 2018

The table gives the number of animals gathered from a woodland sample and the groups they are classified into. What is the total number of arthropods in this sample that have six or eight legs?

Oct/Nov 2019

At what level of organisation does a root belong?

Oct/Nov 2019

$\textit{Campylobacter}$ is a bacterium capable of causing food poisoning. Which term is used to describe $\textit{Campylobacter}$?

Oct/Nov 2019

Which characteristic is found only in birds?

Oct/Nov 2019

At what level of organisation is a root found?

Oct/Nov 2019

The table gives the number of animals collected in a sample from a woodland, together with the groups they are classified into. What is the total number of arthropods in this sample that have six or eight legs?

Oct/Nov 2019

Which feature is found only in birds?

Oct/Nov 2019

Organisms are grown in a fermenter to make penicillin. Which type of organism is used to make penicillin?

Oct/Nov 2019

The table presents features of some animals. Which animal is a mammal?

Oct/Nov 2021

The diagram depicts an animal. What animal is it?

Oct/Nov 2021

The diagram illustrates an animal. What animal is shown?

Oct/Nov 2021

Campylobacter is a bacterium that can lead to food poisoning. Which term describes Campylobacter?

Oct/Nov 2022

An animal has four legs, hair, and a tail. Which group of vertebrates does it belong to?

Oct/Nov 2022

A creature has four legs, hair, and a tail. To which vertebrate group does it belong?

Oct/Nov 2022

Campylobacter is a bacterium capable of causing food poisoning. Which term describes Campylobacter?

Oct/Nov 2022

$\textit{Campylobacter}$ is a bacterium that may lead to food poisoning. Which term is used to describe $\textit{Campylobacter}$?

Oct/Nov 2022

Which characteristic would classify organisms as members of the crustacean group of arthropods?

Oct/Nov 2023

Which characteristic is present in viruses?

Oct/Nov 2023

The diagram illustrates a dolphin. Dolphins are mammals that live in the sea. Which row correctly names some of the characteristics of dolphins?

Oct/Nov 2024

The table gives the numbers of animals collected from a woodland sample and the groups they are classified into. What is the total number of arthropods with six or eight legs?

Oct/Nov 2024

Certain vertebrates have hair on their bodies. Which group do these vertebrates belong to?

Oct/Nov 2024

The photograph depicts part of a root cross-section. The root hair and the xylem belong to the same

Oct/Nov 2024

Which set of organs is part of the same organ system?

Oct/Nov 2024

How many pairs of jointed legs are present in an arachnid?

Oct/Nov 2025

Which row gives the correct pairing of a specialised cell type with its function?

Oct/Nov 2025

An organism has a body divided into three parts, three pairs of jointed legs and one pair of antennae. Which group does the organism belong to?

Oct/Nov 2025

What term is applied to a leaf?

Oct/Nov 2025

An arthropod that has three pairs of legs belongs to which arthropod group?

Oct/Nov 2025

The diagram shows one cell from an organism called Spirogyra. Which characteristics are shared by Spirogyra and plant cells?

Oct/Nov 2025