CAIE IGCSE Biology 1.3.3 Classify Organisms Using the Features Questions

Practise applying kingdom, vertebrate and arthropod features to classify unfamiliar organisms from diagrams and descriptions.

Syllabus
2026–2028
Course
Biology 0610

Exam points

  • justify an unfamiliar animal classification by weighing multiple anatomical features and conflicting evidence

CAIE IGCSE Biology 1.3.3 Classify Organisms Using the Features Questions question 1

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Fig. 5.1 shows the different types of human teeth.

Fig. 5.1

Fig. 5.1

Omnivores are animals that eat both animals and plants. Scientists use the number and types of teeth to classify animals as carnivores, herbivores or omnivores.
Table 5.1 shows examples of different types of mammals and their teeth.

Table 5.1

Table 5.1

The skull of an unidentified mammal, X, is likely to be a carnivore. Discuss the evidence in Table 5.1 for and against classifying mammal X as a carnivore.

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