Features of organisms

Biology · IGCSE · Cambridge · Cambridge IGCSE (9–1) Biology 0970 (Extended) (2026–2028) · Specification point · 1.3 · Characteristics and classification of living organisms

Plant and animal kingdoms

Vertebrate classification

Arthropod classification

Classifying organisms by features

Fungus kingdom

Prokaryote kingdom

Protoctist kingdom

Ferns and flowering plants

Monocotyledons and dicotyledons

Virus structure

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1.3 Features of organisms

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$1 State the main features used to place animals and plants into the appropriate kingdoms$	$4 State the main features used to place all organisms into one of the five kingdoms: animal, plant, fungus, prokaryote, protoctist$
$2 State the main features used to place organisms into groups within the animal kingdom, limited to: (a) the main groups of vertebrates: mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish (b) the main groups of arthropods: myriapods, insects, arachnids, crustaceans$	$5 State the main features used to place organisms into groups within the plant kingdom, limited to ferns and flowering plants (dicotyledons and monocotyledons)$
$3 Classify organisms using the features identified in 1.3.1 and 1.3.2$	$6 Classify organisms using the features identified in 1.3.4 and 1.3.5$

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