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    LIFE SCIENCES GRADE 11

    TOPIC TEST: Animal biodiversity

    MARKS: 30 TIME: 30 minutes


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    SECTION A
    QUESTION 1

    1.1 Various options are provided as possible answers to the following questions.
    Choose the correct answer and write only the letter (A to D) next to the question
    number (1.1.1 and 1.1.3) in your ANSWER BOOK, for example
    1.1.4 D.

    1.1.1 Study the following statements relating to a gut:

    (i) There is no mixing of digested, undigested and partially


    digested food
    (ii) Digestion can take place continuously i.e., even when ingestion
    or egestion is taking place
    (iii) Gut is greatly efficient as food moves in two directions
    (iv) Different regions of the gut become specialized

    Which ONE of the following combinations describes the advantages


    of a through gut?

    A (i) and (ii) only


    B (i), (ii) and (iv) only
    C (i) and (iv) only
    D (ii) and (iii) only

    1.1.2 Which one of the following are triploblastic and lack a through gut
    and coelom?

    A Cnidarians
    B Platyhelminthes
    C Annelids
    D Arthropods

    1.1.3 Which ONE of the following is an advantage of radial symmetry?

    A Cephalisation cannot develop


    B Can react to stimuli in all directions
    C Movement is rapid and in a forward direction
    D Specialised sensory organs cannot develop (6)

    1
    1.2 Give the correct biological term for each of the following descriptions. Write
    only the term next to the question number (1.2.1 to 1.2.4) in your ANSWER
    BOOK.

    1.2.1 Type of blood system that has blood vessels and haemocoels

    1.2.2 The accumulation of sense organs at one end that often leads to the
    development of a head

    1.2.3 Phylum to which vertebrates belong

    1.2.4 Type of symmetry where the body plan can be cut through more than
    one plane to obtain two equal halves (4)

    TOTAL SECTION A: [10]

    SECTION B
    QUESTION 2

    2.1 The diagram below represents a cladogram (phylogenetic tree) showing the
    relationships amongst some animal phyla. The letters A to D indicate the
    characteristics which are shared by the different phyla.

    2.1.1 Study the following characteristics. .

    2
    Which characteristic appeared at the time represented by the
    following letters in the cladogram above:
    (a) A (1)
    (b) B (1)
    (c) C (1)
    (d) D (1) .

    2.1.2 From the diagram above, state ONE characteristic that is not shared
    by the phyla Arthropoda and Chordata. (1)

    2.1.3 Explain ONE advantage of the development of the coelom in some


    animals. (2)
    (7)

    2.2 A female locust uses her abdomen to make a hole in sandy soil in which to lay
    her eggs. She then secretes a sticky substance onto the eggs which hardens
    in a short while. The sticky substance and the eggs together forms an egg
    pod.

    A grade 11 learner wanted to investigate the influence of the amount of water


    in the soil on the number of egg pods formed by the female locusts.

    The following procedure was followed:

    - The learner put 25 male and 25 female locusts in a large cage


    - She then put 9 troughs of sandy soil in the cage, each containing different
    amounts of water
    - The number of eggs pods that formed was counted

    The results of the investigation are shown in the table below.

    2.2.1 State the dependent variable for the above investigation. (1)

    2.2.2 State TWO factors that should be kept constant in this


    investigation. (2)

    3
    2.2.3 What can the investigator conclude from the results? (1)
    (4)
    [11]

    QUESTION 3
    The information in the table is a record of the number of different animal species
    in South Africa and in the world.

    3.1 How many vertebrate animal species (X) occurs in South Africa? (1)

    3.2 What percentage of the total number of marine fish in the world is
    represented by the South African marine fish? Show all your
    working. (3)

    3.3 According to the table, which invertebrate animal species contributes the most
    to biodiversity in the world? (1)

    3.4 Explain TWO ways in which humans would be affected if all the
    insects were to become extinct. (4)
    (9)
    TOTAL SECTION B: [20]

    GRAND TOTAL: [30]

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