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Biology · Topic 30

Vertebrates: fish, reptiles, birds and mammals

Sub-topic 1 2024 · National One-Eighth Free

Shared anatomical traits of turtles and lizards (true/false)

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Sub-topic 2 2017 · National One-Eighth Premium

Identifying a vertebrate class from a descriptive clue (larval gills, warm-bloodedness, egg-laying)

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Sub-topic 3 2026 · National Preliminary Premium

Key characteristics of the class aves (birds)

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Sub-topic 4 2026 · National Preliminary Premium

Structural adaptations of birds for efficient flight

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Sub-topic 5 2003 · National Semifinal Premium

The pouch as the distinguishing feature of marsupials

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Sub-topic 6 2003 · National Semifinal Premium

Specialized hooves as the distinguishing feature of ungulates

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Sub-topic 7 2013 · National Preliminary Premium

Homodont dentition in lizards (true/false)

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Sub-topic 8 2013 · National Preliminary Premium

Relative limb length in lizards (true/false)

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Sub-topic 9 2013 · National Preliminary Premium

Chondrichthyes: fish lacking an operculum and swim bladder

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Sub-topic 10 2013 · National Preliminary Premium

Osteichthyes as the class of bony fishes

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Sub-topic 11 2013 · National Preliminary Premium

Chondrichthyes as the class containing sharks and rays

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Sub-topic 12 2016 · National One-Eighth Premium

The swim bladder preventing bony fish from sinking

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Sub-topic 13 2022 · National Preliminary Premium

Riddle: catfish, a scaleless freshwater fish named for its whisker-like barbels

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Sub-topic 14 2023 · Regional Championship Premium

Riddle: the whale shark, the largest fish, a harmless filter feeder

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