Biology 0610 · IGCSE · Features of organisms

Features of organisms — practice question

Fig. 1.1 presents four separate reptiles.
(a(i))[1]

Reptiles are vertebrates. State one feature that all vertebrates share.

(a(ii))[2]

State two features that could be used to identify the animals in Fig. 1.1 as reptiles.

(a(iii))[1]

Snakes are also reptiles. State one visible way in which the snakes in Fig. 1.2 differ from the reptiles shown in Fig. 1.1.

(b(i))[1]

State the vertebrate group that the newt belongs to. Choose from this list and circle your response. amphibian bird fish mammal

(b(ii))[2]

State two features of this group that differentiate it from other vertebrate groups.

(c)[2]

In some reptile species, the female retains the fertilised eggs inside her body until they are ready to hatch. Suggest two advantages of this adaptive feature.

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