1.1.1 The structure represented below is referred to as an/an .. - NSC Marine Sciences - Question 1 - 2022 - Paper 2
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1.1.1 The structure represented below is referred to as an/an ...

1.1.2 Sharks are ...
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The structure represented below is referred to as an/an ...
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The structure represented is known as a test. This term refers to the hard outer shell of certain marine animals, particularly echinoderms.
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Sharks are ...
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Sharks are classified as opportunistic omnivores, meaning they feed on a wide variety of prey, including fish and invertebrates.
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Amphibians first appeared about ... years ago.
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Amphibians first appeared approximately 330 million years ago, during the Devonian period.
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Brittle stars ...
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Brittle stars mostly move around by actively swimming through the water. They are characterized by their flexible arms.
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1.2.1 The small, jointed legs with which feather stars hold onto a substrate
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The scientific term for these is tube feet.
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1.2.2 A hard, flexible protein found in skin, horns, claws, and many other structures in animals
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This is referred to as keratin.
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1.2.3 A pair of backward-facing, tapering appendages used by male sharks during reproduction
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These appendages are known as claspers.
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1.2.4 An embryo feeding strategy in some sharks where the pups hatch feed on unfertilised eggs in the ovary
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This strategy is called ovoviviparity.
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1.2.5 The millions of microscopic sacs which fill the lungs of mammals
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These are called alveoli.
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1.2.6 A stage in embryonic development when the embryo is a hollow sphere
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This stage is known as a blastula.
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1.2.7 The hard, dorsal, shield-like covering in turtles, tortoises and other arthropods
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This is called the carapace.
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1.2.8 The bony plates on the ventral surface of a turtle or tortoise
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These plates are referred to as the plastron.
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1.2.9 Structures associated with the gill chambers enabling water to flow outwards
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These are known as gill rakers.
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1.2.10 The blood vessels taking blood to and from the respiratory organs
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These blood vessels are called pulmonary veins and arteries.
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1.3.1 Sea cucumbers
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Sea cucumbers belong to deuterostomes.
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1.3.2 Elasmobranchii
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Elasmobranchii have a prism-like digestive system and are also able to constantly replace their teeth.
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1.3.3 Loggerhead Turtles
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Loggerhead Turtles nest on KwaZulu-Natal beaches.
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1.3.4 Lampreys
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Lampreys are eel-like parasites that feed on the blood of fish.
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1.3.5 Reptiles' circulatory system
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Reptiles' circulatory system includes a four-chambered heart and is similar to an open system.