Mock Exam: Biology (IGCSE Cambridge – Grade 7/Year 8)
Unit Test on Classification of Living Organisms
Time: 30 minutes
Total Marks: 20
Section A: Multiple-Choice Questions (1 mark each)
1. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of living organisms?
A) Respiration
B) Growth
C) Movement
D) Decay
2. The scientific name of an organism consists of:
A) Family and Genus
B) Genus and Species
C) Order and Family
D) Kingdom and Phylum
3. Which of the following correctly represents the binomial nomenclature of a human?
A) Homo sapiens
B) homo Sapiens
C) Homo Sapiens
D) HOMO SAPIENS
4. What is the main purpose of a dichotomous key?
A) To classify animals into species
B) To identify organisms based on their characteristics
C) To describe an organism’s habitat
D) To group organisms into their trophic levels
5. Which of these is NOT a kingdom in the five-kingdom classification system?
A) Plantae
B) Fungi
C) Arthropoda
D) Protista
6. In the six-kingdom classification system, which extra kingdom is added?
A) Monera
B) Archaea
C) Fungi
D) Bacteria
7. Which of the following groups belong to the Kingdom Plantae?
A) Mosses and ferns
B) Mollusks and echinoderms
C) Reptiles and amphibians
D) Bacteria and fungi
8. Which characteristic is unique to organisms in the Kingdom Animalia?
A) They make their own food
B) They lack cell walls
C) They have chloroplasts
D) They reproduce asexually only
9. Arthropods are classified based on:
A) Presence of backbone
B) Number of legs and body segments
C) Type of circulatory system
D) Ability to reproduce sexually
10. Insects, crustaceans, arachnids, and myriapods all belong to which phylum?
A) Mollusca
B) Annelida
C) Arthropoda
D) Chordata
11. Which of these is NOT a characteristic of arthropods?
A) Jointed limbs
B) Segmented body
C) Exoskeleton
D) Endoskeleton
12. Spiders belong to which arthropod group?
A) Crustaceans
B) Arachnids
C) Insects
D) Myriapods
13. The exoskeleton of arthropods is mainly made of:
A) Cellulose
B) Keratin
C) Chitin
D) Collagen
14. How many legs do insects have?
A) 4
B) 6
C) 8
D) 10
15. Which of the following is a crustacean?
A) Spider
B) Centipede
C) Crab
D) Grasshopper
16. Which statement is TRUE about dichotomous keys?
A) They are only used for plants
B) They use a series of yes/no questions to identify organisms
C) They rely on DNA sequencing
D) They classify organisms based on size only
17. A butterfly belongs to which arthropod class?
A) Arachnida
B) Crustacea
C) Myriapoda
D) Insecta
18. What is the difference between vertebrates and arthropods?
A) Vertebrates have a backbone; arthropods have an exoskeleton
B) Arthropods breathe through lungs only
C) Vertebrates have jointed legs
D) Arthropods reproduce only by budding
19. Which of these organisms belongs to Kingdom Fungi?
A) Algae
B) Yeast
C) Moss
D) Amoeba
20. What do all members of Kingdom Plantae have in common?
A) They move to catch food
B) They have cell walls made of chitin
C) They photosynthesize
D) They lack a nucleus
