Mary Jones and Geoff Jones Solutions for Chapter: Classification, Exercise 5: End-of-chapter questions

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Mary Jones Biology Solutions for Exercise - Mary Jones and Geoff Jones Solutions for Chapter: Classification, Exercise 5: End-of-chapter questions

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Questions from Mary Jones and Geoff Jones Solutions for Chapter: Classification, Exercise 5: End-of-chapter questions with Hints & Solutions

MEDIUM
Upper Secondary: IGCSE
IMPORTANT

Which five of the following characteristics are found in all living things? 

  • Movement    
  • Blood system    
  • Sight    
  • growth    
  • photosynthesis
  • Nutrition    
  • Sensitivity    
  • Speech    
  • excretion

MEDIUM
Upper Secondary: IGCSE
IMPORTANT

List any two characteristics of all living organisms.

HARD
Upper Secondary: IGCSE
IMPORTANT

Three species of tree have the following binomials: Carpodiptera africana, Commiphora africans, Commiphora angolensis.

Which two of these species do biologists consider to be the most closely related? Explain your answer.

MEDIUM
Upper Secondary: IGCSE
IMPORTANT

Compare the characteristic features of animals and plants.

MEDIUM
Upper Secondary: IGCSE
IMPORTANT

The photograph shows a section through a fruit.

Draw a large diagram of the fruit.

MEDIUM
Upper Secondary: IGCSE
IMPORTANT

The photograph shows a section through a fruit. Answer the following question.

Calculate the diameter of the actual fruit and mention the unit.

HARD
Upper Secondary: IGCSE
IMPORTANT

The diagram below shows a virus.

With reference to the diagram, discuss whether viruses can be considered to be living organisms.

HARD
Upper Secondary: IGCSE
IMPORTANT

The diagram below shows a virus.

Measure the length of the scale bar. Use this, and the label on the scale bar, to calculate the magnification of the diagram.