IGCSE Biology Paper-5: Specimen Questions with Answers 1 - 4 of 62

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Question 1

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Identify phylum of given animal with four characteristics.

Image Shows an Earthworm
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Explanation

Given animal is related to phylum annelids. Earthworm (Lumbricus sp.)

Characteristics-

  • The main feature of the phylum is the separation of the body into a linear series of cylindrical segments.
  • The body wall is protected with epidermis and it is covered with a thin cuticle secreted by the epidermal cells.
  • The digestive system of annelids contains of an unfermented gut that runs by the middle of the body from the mouth.
  • Circular rings in annelids called annuli.

Question 2

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There is an animal labellled A which is an arthropod. Make a large drawing of the head of above given arthropod

Figure Shows an Animal
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Explanation

Figure Shows the Head of Arthropod

Passage

Figure shows Curcuma longa (turmeric) and Zingiber officinale (ginger) which are modified plant parts.

Figure Shows Some Modified Plants

Question 3 (1 of 2 Based on Passage)

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State one similarity between the two stems.

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Explanation

Both are tropical perennial plants, which are belonging to the Zingiberacaea family, and both have beneficial constituents in their rhizomes.

Question 4 (2 of 2 Based on Passage)

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Complete Table to show two differences between the two stems.

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Explanation

Table Shows Differences between Turmeric and Ginger
DifferenceTurmericGinger
1Features Turmeric comes from the plant botanically known as CurcumaGinger, botanically known as Zingiber officinale
2is a rhizomatous herbaceous perennial plant of the ginger familyis a perennial plant in the family Zingiberaceae