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(d)  State two other examples of this group.



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                         (e)  Complete Table 2.1 to describe the differences between two groups of invertebrates.
                                                                Table 2.1

                                             features                      arachnids               insects

                              number of legs
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                              name of each body segment

                              presence of wings (present / absent)

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                       3  The following questions are based on the characteristics of living organisms.

                         (a)  Define the term nutrition.









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                         (b)  Define the term respiration.








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                         (c)  Define the term excretion.








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                         (d)  James places an Amoeba sp. sample and observes it under a microscope. After several
                             hours, James returns to observe it again to find out that the bacterial cell has duplicated to
                             about 20 cells. State the characteristic of living organism shown in the Amoeba sp. sample.


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