Questions and Answers

Describe that viruses can only replicate in living cells

State the main features used to place organisms into groups within the plant kingdom, limited to ferns and flowering plants (dicotyledons and monocotyledons)

State the main features used to place organisms into groups within the animal kingdom, limited to: (a) the main groups of vertebrates: mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish (b) the main groups of arthropods: myriapods, insects, arachnids, crustaceans

State the main features used to place all organisms into one of the five kingdoms: Animal, Plant, Fungus, Prokaryote, Protoctist

Construct and use dichotomous keys based on identifiable features

Describe the binomial system of naming species as an internationally agreed system in which the scientific name of an organism is made up of two parts showing the genus and species

Describe a species as a group of organisms that can reproduce to produce fertile offspring

Describe that organisms can be classified into groups by the features they share

Understand the terms cell, tissue, organ, organ system and organism as illustrated by examples covered in the syllabus

Understand that cells can become specialised and that their structures are related to their specific functions, as illustrated by examples covered in the syllabus