IGCSE BIOLOGY TEST ON: CHAPTER_02 ROWSHAN SIR

IGCSE BIOLOGY/O-level

TEST ON_: CHAPTER 02

NAME:.......................................................................................

FULL MARK: 60

TIME: 90 MINUTE

DATE: / /

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Answer ALL questions.

1 The following organisms can be classified into major groups.

Amoeba Lactobacillus bean Mucor mosquito

(a) From the list above give the name of

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(i) a bacterium . . . . ...........................................................................................................................

(ii) a fungus . . . . ...........................................................................................................................

(iii) a flowering plant . . . . ...........................................................................................................................

(iv) an animal . . . . ...........................................................................................................................

(b) Viruses are not included in most classification systems.

(i) Give three ways in which viruses differ from other living organisms.
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(ii) Give one example of a disease caused by a virus, name the organism it infects
and describe its effect on the organism.
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Disease ........................ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ............................................................................................................................................ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Organism infected . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ............................................................................................................................................ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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(Total for Question 1 = 10 marks)

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3. The table below shows some of the major groups of living organisms, their features and
examples of each group.

Complete the table by writing the name of the groups, two features of fungi and one
example of each group in the empty boxes.

Group Features One example

1. Multicellular
2. Carry out photosynthesis
3. Have cell walls

1. Multicellular
2. Can usually move
3. Do not have cell walls

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Fungi Mucor
2.

1. Microscopic, single-celled
2. Lack nucleus
3. Some free living, some feed Pneumococcus
on dead organisms, others
pathogenic

1. Very small particles

Virus 2. Can only live inside other
organisms

Q3

(Total 8 marks)

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4. The table below shows some of the major groups of living organisms, their features and
an example of each group.

Complete the table by writing the name of the missing groups, two features of plants and
one example of each group in the empty boxes.

Group Features One example

1 Broad Bean

Plants 2

1 Multicellular

2 Can usually move

3 Do not have cell walls

1 Feed on dead and

decaying organisms
2 Do not carry out
photosynthesis

3 Extracellular digestion

1 Very small

Viruses 2 Can reproduce only in

other cells

Q4

(Total 7 marks)

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5. Bacteria, fungi and viruses have different structures.

The table lists some structures.

In each box, place a tick (9) if the structure is present or a cross (8) if the structure is
absent.
One has been done for you.
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Group
Structure
bacteria fungi viruses

cell wall

nucleus

chloroplast 9

(Total for Question 5.= 3 marks)

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6. (a) The table shows four different groups of organisms.

Complete the table to give an example for each group.

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Group Example

animals

fungi

bacteria

protoctists

(b) Different groups have different features.

Complete the table below to show if the feature is present in all, some or none of
each group.
Some of the table has been completed for you.
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Are Cells have Cells contain Cells have

Group
multicellular nucleus chloroplasts cell walls

fungi all all

bacteria some all

protoctists none some

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(c) (i) Give one way in which the structure of a virus differs from a bacterium.
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(ii) Bacteria and viruses can act as pathogens. Give an example of a disease
caused by a virus.
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(Total for Question 6. = 9 marks)

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7. (a) Although plants and animals have many different features, they also have
features in common.
some
The table lists some features.
In each box, place a tick (3) if the feature is present or a cross (8) if the feature is absent.
One has been done for you.
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Feature Plants Animals

can move from place to place 8 3

can carry out photosynthesis

are multicellular

have cells with cell walls

store carbohydrate as glycogen

(b) Organisms that cause disease are known as pathogens.

Give two groups of organisms that include pathogens.
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(Total for Question 7. = 6 marks)

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8 The passage describes how different organisms are classified into groups.
Complete the passage by writing a suitable word or words in each of the spaces.
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Plants are multicellular organisms. They have chloroplasts to

carry out photosynthesis and cell walls made of .............................................. They store

carbohydrate as .............................................................or as sucrose.

Animals are also multicellular but do not carry out photosynthesis. It is called
free………………………………. They store carbohydrate as ............................................................................................ .

Bacteria are single-celled organisms. They do not have a nucleus.

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Instead, they contain a circular ............................................................ and smaller circles

of DNA called................................................................Most bacteria feed off other living or

dead

organisms but some bacteria can make their own food by .......................................................... ……………………….. Some
bacteria have hair like structure called …………………………………………. and Pneumococcus, that acts as a

............................................................................................

causing the disease ............................................................................................ .

(Total for Question 10 = 10
marks)

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