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Grade 9 - Bio - Classification

The document is a high school biology worksheet focused on observing amphibians, specifically frogs. It includes instructions for safety, a dichotomous key for identifying amphibians, and steps for conducting observations and measurements. The total marks for the worksheet are 25, with various tasks designed to enhance students' understanding of amphibian characteristics and classification.

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Grade 9 - Bio - Classification

The document is a high school biology worksheet focused on observing amphibians, specifically frogs. It includes instructions for safety, a dichotomous key for identifying amphibians, and steps for conducting observations and measurements. The total marks for the worksheet are 25, with various tasks designed to enhance students' understanding of amphibian characteristics and classification.

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HIGH SCHOOL

BIOLOGY
BIOLOGY
Oct 2023
30 minutes
You must answer on the question paper
No additional materials are needed

INSTRUCTIONS
• Answer all questions.
• Use a black or dark blue pen. You may use an HB pencil for any diagrams or graphs.
• Write your answer to each question in the space provided
• Write your name, centre number and candidate number in the boxes at the top of the
page
• Do not use an erasable pen or correction fluid
• Do not write on any bar codes
• You should show

INFORMATION
• The total mark for this paper is 25
• The number of marks for each question or part question is shown in brackets
AMPHIBIANS WORKSHEET
Objective:
Improve ability to observe the characteristics of amphibians.
Step1:
Safety rules that students should follow to touch the frog
Write common safety rules

1………………………………………………………………………………………….……

2………………………………………………………………………………………….…….

3………………………………………………………………………………………..………

4……………………………………………………………………………………….……….

5……………………………………………………………………………………….…….. [5]

Step2: Case study


You have given a frog to observe carefully.
Look at the frog and use dichotomous key to find name of it.
Dichotomous key to major amphibian groups [5]

1A. No limbs ........................................................................................................... 2


1B. Limbs ................................................................................................................ 3

2A. Long, slender, tube-shaped body ........................................................ caecilian


2B. Wide head and narrow tail; aquatic; may have budding appendages .
................................................................................early-stage larval frog (tadpole)

3A. No tail ............................................................................................................. 4


3B. Tail .................................................................................................................. 5

4A. Smooth, moist skin without warts or bumps; longer hind limbs ......... adult frog
4B. Bumpy, dry skin with warts; shorter, thicker limbs; pair of bumpy wart-like glands
posterior of eyes ......................................................................................... adult toad

5A. Tail with fins ................................................................................................... 6


5B. Tail without fins; no claws; often smooth, moist skin ............. adult salamander

6A. Frilly, bush-like gills protruding from neck; aquatic ............... larval salamander
6B. No gills; aquatic or terrestrial ............................... late-stage larval frog (tadpole)
Step3: Let's observe the frog, and remember to follow safety rules. [5]

Investigation: You have given frog to


observe.
Write the names of equipment you will
need:
Ruler
………………………..
……………………….
……………………….
……………………….
……………………….
……………………..
…………………….
……………………[2] the apparatus shown in the diagram.
Label the parts of frog

Step4: Please complete the following task after finishing an experiment

1. Observe the dorsal and ventral sides of the frog.

Dorsal side…………………… Ventral side color ………………………………

2. Examine the hind legs. How many toes are present on each foot?………………

3. Examine the forelegs. How many toes are present? …………………………….

Are the toes webbed?...............................................

4. Use a ruler to measure your from the tip of the head to the end of the frog’s backbone.

………………………………………………………………………….(cm) [5]
Step 5: Summary checklist [5]
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Describe the main characteristics of
living organisms.
Explain that frog is classified according
to features that they share.
Use dichotomous keys
Do observation in a wildlife.

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