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Biology Concepts: Excretion & Classification

The document consists of a series of questions related to biology, covering topics such as excretion, distinguishing features of insects, kingdoms of organisms, protein-secreting cell structures, sensitivity in vertebrates, and the classification of a newly discovered giant rat using tissue samples. Each question requires specific answers and provides a total score for each section. The questions are designed to assess knowledge in various biological concepts.

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Biology Concepts: Excretion & Classification

The document consists of a series of questions related to biology, covering topics such as excretion, distinguishing features of insects, kingdoms of organisms, protein-secreting cell structures, sensitivity in vertebrates, and the classification of a newly discovered giant rat using tissue samples. Each question requires specific answers and provides a total score for each section. The questions are designed to assess knowledge in various biological concepts.

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1 The kidney is one of the main excretory organs of the body.

Define the term excretion.

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[Total: 3]

2 The photograph shows an adult fly, Chrysomya megacephala.

State three visible features from the photograph that could be used to distinguish adult insects
from other arthropods.

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3 Prokaryotes, Animals and Plants are three of the five kingdoms of organisms.

State the names of the two other kingdoms

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[Total: 2]

4 The stomach lining contains cells that secrete proteins.

State the names of two cell structures that are involved in making or secreting proteins.

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[Total: 2]

5 Sensitivity is one of the characteristics of life. The eye is one of the major sense organs of
vertebrates.

Define the term sensitivity.

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6 A giant rat was discovered in a natural rainforest on Vangunu Island. Scientists wanted to determineif
it was a new species.

Explain how scientists can use tissue samples to classify this rat.

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