BIOLOGY
Paper 4 (P4): Features of the organism Topic Quiz 1
Question 1:
Didinium is a predatory ciliate. A video recording was made of one Didinium feeding on a Paramecium. The photograph shows a sequence of still photographs taken from the video.
Didinium
Paramecium
Complete the table by putting a tick (✓) by each characteristic of life that can be seen in the still photographs from the video.
[Total: 1]
Didinium is a predatory ciliate. A video recording was made of one Didinium feeding on a Paramecium. The photograph shows a sequence of still photographs taken from the video.
Didinium
Paramecium
Complete the table by putting a tick (✓) by each characteristic of life that can be seen in the still photographs from the video.
- excretion
- nutrition
- growth
- movement
- reproduction
- respiration
[Total: 1]
Question 2:
Penicillin is produced by biotechnology industries.
The flow diagram shows some of the steps in the production of penicillin.
Organism A belongs to the fungus kingdom.
State two main features of fungal cells that are used to distinguish them from the cells of prokaryotes.
[2]
[Total: 2]
Penicillin is produced by biotechnology industries.
The flow diagram shows some of the steps in the production of penicillin.
Organism A belongs to the fungus kingdom.
State two main features of fungal cells that are used to distinguish them from the cells of prokaryotes.
[2]
[Total: 2]
Question 3:
All living organisms show the same seven characteristics.
State four of the characteristics of living organisms.
[4]
[Total: 4]
All living organisms show the same seven characteristics.
State four of the characteristics of living organisms.
[4]
[Total: 4]
Question 4:
The kidney is one of the main excretory organs of the body.
Define the term excretion.
[3]
[Total: 3]
The kidney is one of the main excretory organs of the body.
Define the term excretion.
[3]
[Total: 3]
Question 5:
Some students were studying the activity of yeast. They made a fact file, as shown in the diagram.
State the kingdom in which yeast is classified.
[1]
[Total: 1]
Some students were studying the activity of yeast. They made a fact file, as shown in the diagram.
State the kingdom in which yeast is classified.
[1]
[Total: 1]
Question 6:
Energy is used to maintain body temperature.
State three other uses of energy in humans.
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[3]
[Total: 3]
Energy is used to maintain body temperature.
State three other uses of energy in humans.
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3
[3]
[Total: 3]
Question 7:
Sensitivity is one of the characteristics of all living organisms.
Define the term sensitivity.
[2]
[Total: 2]
Sensitivity is one of the characteristics of all living organisms.
Define the term sensitivity.
[2]
[Total: 2]
Question 8:
The diagram is of a virus.
Identify the parts of the virus labelled N and O.
[2]
[Total: 2]
The diagram is of a virus.
Identify the parts of the virus labelled N and O.
[2]
[Total: 2]
Question 9:
The Arabian oryx and the northern white rhinoceros are both mammals.
Photograph A is of an Arabian oryx.
Photograph B is of a northern white rhinoceros.
Describe two pieces of evidence visible in photograph A and photograph B that show these animals are mammals.
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2
[2]
[Total: 2]
The Arabian oryx and the northern white rhinoceros are both mammals.
Photograph A is of an Arabian oryx.
Photograph B is of a northern white rhinoceros.
Describe two pieces of evidence visible in photograph A and photograph B that show these animals are mammals.
1
2
[2]
[Total: 2]
Question 10:
The classification of giant pandas, Ailuropoda melanoleuca, is debated by many scientists.
Photograph A shows a giant panda eating bamboo plants.
Photograph B shows a red panda, Ailurus fulgens, eating bamboo plants.
Photograph C shows a polar bear, Ursus maritimus, eating fish.
State two features, visible in photographs A, B, and C, that identify the three animals as all belonging to the same vertebrate group.
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2
[2]
[Total: 2]
The classification of giant pandas, Ailuropoda melanoleuca, is debated by many scientists.
Photograph A shows a giant panda eating bamboo plants.
Photograph B shows a red panda, Ailurus fulgens, eating bamboo plants.
Photograph C shows a polar bear, Ursus maritimus, eating fish.
State two features, visible in photographs A, B, and C, that identify the three animals as all belonging to the same vertebrate group.
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2
[2]
[Total: 2]
Question 11:
Baker’s yeast, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, is a single-celled organism that is classified in the kingdom Fungi.
The diagram is a drawing of a section through a yeast cell.
State one other kingdom that contains organisms that all have structure A.
[1]
[Total: 1]
Baker’s yeast, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, is a single-celled organism that is classified in the kingdom Fungi.
The diagram is a drawing of a section through a yeast cell.
State one other kingdom that contains organisms that all have structure A.
[1]
[Total: 1]
Question 12:
The green turtle, Chelonia mydas, is a species of marine animal that is harmed by plastic waste.
The photograph shows a green turtle swimming past a plastic bag in the Pacific Ocean.
Turtles are classified as reptiles.
State one feature shown by all reptiles that is not found in amphibians.
[1]
[Total: 1]
The green turtle, Chelonia mydas, is a species of marine animal that is harmed by plastic waste.
The photograph shows a green turtle swimming past a plastic bag in the Pacific Ocean.
Turtles are classified as reptiles.
State one feature shown by all reptiles that is not found in amphibians.
[1]
[Total: 1]
Question 13:
Most insects and some crustaceans have compound eyes.
State the name of the group that contains insects and crustaceans.
[1]
[Total: 1]
Most insects and some crustaceans have compound eyes.
State the name of the group that contains insects and crustaceans.
[1]
[Total: 1]
Question 14:
Prokaryotes, Animals and Plants are three of the five kingdoms of organisms.
State the names of the two other kingdoms:
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2
[2]
[Total: 2]
Prokaryotes, Animals and Plants are three of the five kingdoms of organisms.
State the names of the two other kingdoms:
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2
[2]
[Total: 2]
Question 15:
The diagram is of a prokaryotic cell.
not to scale
State one visible feature in the diagram that identifies this cell as a prokaryotic cell:
[1]
[Total: 1]
The diagram is of a prokaryotic cell.
not to scale
State one visible feature in the diagram that identifies this cell as a prokaryotic cell:
[1]
[Total: 1]
Question 16:
The stomach lining contains cells that secrete proteins.
State the names of two cell structures that are involved in making or secreting proteins.
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[2]
[Total: 2]
The stomach lining contains cells that secrete proteins.
State the names of two cell structures that are involved in making or secreting proteins.
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2
[2]
[Total: 2]
Question 17:
All living organisms excrete waste products.
The photomicrograph is of Naegleria fowleri, a single-celled protoctist that lives in watery environments.
State a feature of N. fowleri, visible in the photomicrograph, that distinguishes it from prokaryotes.
[1]
[Total: 1]
All living organisms excrete waste products.
The photomicrograph is of Naegleria fowleri, a single-celled protoctist that lives in watery environments.
State a feature of N. fowleri, visible in the photomicrograph, that distinguishes it from prokaryotes.
[1]
[Total: 1]
Question 18:
Bacteria are classified in the Prokaryote kingdom.
State two features of animal and plant cells that are not found in prokaryotes.
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2
[2]
[Total: 2]
Bacteria are classified in the Prokaryote kingdom.
State two features of animal and plant cells that are not found in prokaryotes.
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2
[2]
[Total: 2]
Question 19:
Ciliates are classified in the kingdom Protoctist. Bacteria are classified in the kingdom Prokaryote.
State two structural features that distinguish the cells of protoctists from prokaryotes.
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2
[2]
[Total: 2]
Ciliates are classified in the kingdom Protoctist. Bacteria are classified in the kingdom Prokaryote.
State two structural features that distinguish the cells of protoctists from prokaryotes.
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2
[2]
[Total: 2]
Question 20:
Amino acids are transported in plants.
State the name of the structures inside cells that assemble amino acids into proteins.
[1]
[Total: 1]
Amino acids are transported in plants.
State the name of the structures inside cells that assemble amino acids into proteins.
[1]
[Total: 1]
