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Characteristics of life revision questions for the Irish Leaving Certificate Biology course.

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Chapter 2 Characteristics of Life

Question 1 of 10

1

Diversity of life refers to:

Select one of the following:

  • Small differences between species

  • Large variety of species

  • Large similarities between species

  • Large changes in organisms over long periods of time

Explanation

Question 2 of 10

1

'Continuity of life' refers to:

Select one of the following:

  • Organisms live for a long time

  • Organisms always reproduce

  • Organisms arise from organisms of the same type

  • Organisms always give rise to other organisms

Explanation

Question 3 of 10

1

Metabolism is:

Select one of the following:

  • Sum of all the chemical reactions in a living organism

  • Sum of all the chemicals in a living organism

  • Sum of all the biomolecules in a living organism

  • Sum of all the energy in a living organism

Explanation

Question 4 of 10

1

Biological organisation refers to:

Select one of the following:

  • Different levels of complexity in living organisms

  • Different levels of chemicals in living organisms

  • Different numbers of living organisms in the environment

  • Different characteristics that living organisms possess

Explanation

Question 5 of 10

1

Which of the following is the correct sequence for biological organisation?

Select one of the following:

  • Cell → system → organ → tissue → organism

  • Cell → tissue → organ → system → organism

  • Cell → tissue → system → organ → individual

  • Cell → organ → tissue → system → organism

Explanation

Question 6 of 10

1

Energy in living organisms ultimately comes from:

Select one of the following:

  • The Sun

  • The soil

  • Plants

  • Water

Explanation

Question 7 of 10

1

Nutrition is:

Select one of the following:

  • The way in which living organisms get rid of waste products of metabolism

  • The way living organisms react to their environment

  • The way in which living organisms obtain and use food

  • The way in which living organisms interact to create a new individual

Explanation

Question 8 of 10

1

Excretion is:

Select one of the following:

  • The getting rid of waste products from the body

  • The getting rid of undigested material from the body

  • The getting rid of excess water from the body

  • The getting rid of waste products of metabolism from the body

Explanation

Question 9 of 10

1

Response in living organisms refers to:

Select one of the following:

  • The way in which living organisms obtain and use food

  • The way in which living organisms get rid of waste products of metabolism

  • The way in which living organisms interact to create a new individual

  • The way living organisms react to their environment

Explanation

Question 10 of 10

1

Which of the following refers to the way in which new organisms are produced from two parents?

Select one of the following:

  • Sexual reproduction

  • Asexual reproduction

  • Reproduction

  • Replication

Explanation

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