Life Sciences gr 11 Vhembe East March 2025

NATIONAL
SENIOR CERTIFICATE

VHEMBE EAST DISTRICT

GRADE 11

LIFE SCIENCES INFORMAL TEST 3

BIODIVERSITY IN ANIMALS
06 MARCH 2025

MARKS : 50
TIME : 1 hour

This question paper consists of 7 pages including the cover page

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INSTRUCTIONS AND INFORMATION

Read the following instructions carefully before answering the questions.

1. Answer ALL the questions.

2. Write ALL the answers in the ANSWER BOOK.

3. Start the answers to EACH question at the top of a NEW page.

4. Number the answers correctly according to the numbering system used in the question

paper.

5. Present your answers according to the instructions of each question.

6. Do ALL drawings in pencil and labels should be in black and blue ink.

7. Draw diagrams, tables or flow charts only when asked to do so.

8. The diagrams in this question paper are NOT necessarily drawn to scale

9. Do NOT use graph paper.

10. You must use a non-programmable calculator, protractor and a compass where

necessary.

11. Write neatly and eligibly

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SECTION A
QUESTION 1

1.1.1 Various options are provided as possible answers to the following questions.
Choose the answer and write only the letter (A to D) next to the question numbers
(1.1.1 to 1.1.3) in the ANSWER BOOK, e.g. 1.1.4 D.

1.1.1 The outermost layer of cells in the body wall of Cnidaria is…….

A Ectoplasm
B Endoplasm
C Endoderm
D Ectoderm

1.1.2 The coelom of an earthworm :

A Separates the ectoderm from mesoderm
B Digests food
C Contains a fluid
D Separates mesoderm from ectoderm
1.1.3 Which one of the following is NOT a disadvantage of radial symmetry?
A Cephalisation cannot develop
B The animal can react to stimuli in all directions
C Movement is random, or non-directional
D Specialised sensory organs cannot develop
(3 x 2) (6)

1.2 Give the correct biological term for each of the following descriptions. Write only the
term next to the question numbers (1.2.1 to 1.2.3) in the ANSWER BOOK.

1.2 1. Embryonic layer that gives rise to the digestive track and associated organs

1.2.2. Type of blood system that has blood vessels and haemocoel
1.2.3. The removal of solid wastes from the gut
1.2.4 Type of skeleton in cnidarians
(4x1)
(4)
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1.3 Indicate whether each of the descriptions in COLUMN I apply to A ONLY,BONLY,

BOTH A AND B or NONE of the items in COLUMN II. Write A only, B only, both A
and B or none next to the question numbers (1.3.1 to 1.3.3) in the ANSWER BOOK.

Column I Column II
1.3.1 The development of a head, in which A Sensation
sense organs, brain and feeding organs are
B Cephalisation
concentrated in animals

1.3.2 Have separate mouth and anus A Porifera

B Cnidaria

1.3.3 Role of invertebrates in agriculture A Soil aeration

B Decomposition

(3 x 2)(6)

The diagrams below show animals that belong to the same phylum

1.4.1 Name the phylum to which the above organisms belong (1)

1.4.2 What type of symmetry is shown by members of the phylum above (1)

1.4.3 Explain how the body plan of this phylum of animals is suited to their sedentary

mode of nutrition (2) (4)

TOTAL SECTION A :[ 20]

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SECTION B

QUESTION 2

2.1. Study the diagram below shows evolutionary relationships between animals and
answer the questions that follow:

2.1.1. According to the diagram, name FOUR characteristics that annelids and flatworms
have in common. (4)

2.1.2. Identify the feature that evolved TWICE during the course of animal evolution. (1)

2.1.3. The coelom was a measure evolutionary advancement in animals

(a) Discuss TWO advantages of coelom to animals who possess it. (4)
(b) Suggest ONE challenge that a coelom poses and mention how it has been
overcome. (2)

2.1.4. Describe a structure of the body plan of a diploblastic acoelomate animal. (5)

(16)
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QUESTION 3

3.1. Complete the following table showing different animal groups and their features.
Write down only the number of the question and the answer.

Animal group(phylum) Example Type of symmetry Gut openings

3.1.1 Sponges 3.1.2 No through-gut
Cnidaria Jellyfish Radial symmetry 3.1.3

(3)

3.1.4. Differentiate between diploblastic and triploblastic animals (2)

3.1.5. State ONE disadvantage of having a blind gut in the organism mentioned in 3.1.1 (1)
(6)

3.2. Read the passage below and answer the questions that follow

A female locust uses her abdomen to make a hole in sandy soil in which it lays her eggs. She
then secretes a sticky substance onto the eggs which hardens in a short while. The sticky
substance together with the eggs form 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 egg pods that formed was counted

The results of the investigation are shown in the table below

Amount of water(ml) added to Number of egg pods formed

100g of sandy soil
0 0
2 1
4 2
6 12
8 19
10 20
12 24
14 18
16 12
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3.2.1. State the aim of this investigation (2)

3.2.2. identify the dependent variable of the above investigation. (1)

3.2.3. State THREE factors that should be kept constant in this investigation. (3)

3.2.4. What can the investigator conclude from the results of the investigation. (2)

(8)

TOTAL SECTION B : [30]

GRAND TOTAL : [50]