Classification
Classification
1. Some lizards detach their tails when threatened by a predator. Which characteristic is shown?
Section-B
1. The given figure is an electron micrograph showing the bacteria, Vibrio cholerae.
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b. The bacteria shown in the figure each have a flagellum. Suggest the function of the flagellum in
bacteria
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2. Myriapods are a group of arthropods that are commonly found in soil habitats in many parts of the
world. Many myriapods are very small and not easy to identify. The figure shows four species of
myriapod, not drawn to the same scale.
a. State three features of all myriapods that are visible in the figure
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3. Mitochondria are cell structures that contain a small quantity of DNA. Scientists are sequencing the
DNA of one particular gene in mitochondria to help identify different species of many animals including
myriapods.
a. State the part of the cell that contains most of the DNA.
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4. Arachnids, crustaceans, insects and myriapods are all classified as arthropods. Scorpions, such as
Heterometrus swammerdami shown in Figure, are arachnids.
a. State three features, shown by H. swammerdami and visible in the figure, that arachnids share with
other arthropods.
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b. The given table shows some of the external features of the five classes of vertebrates. Complete the
table by using a tick to indicate if each class has the feature or a cross if it does not. The first row has
been completed for you.