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Chapter 2 Characteristics of Life
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Characteristics of life revision questions for the Irish Leaving Certificate Biology course.
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Question 1
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Diversity of life refers to:
Answer
Small differences between species
Large variety of species
Large similarities between species
Large changes in organisms over long periods of time
Question 2
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'Continuity of life' refers to:
Answer
Organisms live for a long time
Organisms always reproduce
Organisms arise from organisms of the same type
Organisms always give rise to other organisms
Question 3
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Metabolism is:
Answer
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
Question 4
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Biological organisation refers to:
Answer
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
Question 5
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Which of the following is the correct sequence for biological organisation?
Answer
Cell → system → organ → tissue → organism
Cell → tissue → organ → system → organism
Cell → tissue → system → organ → individual
Cell → organ → tissue → system → organism
Question 6
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Energy in living organisms ultimately comes from:
Answer
The Sun
The soil
Plants
Water
Question 7
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Nutrition is:
Answer
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
Question 8
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Excretion is:
Answer
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
Question 9
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Response in living organisms refers to:
Answer
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
Question 10
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Which of the following refers to the way in which new organisms are produced from two parents?
Answer
Sexual reproduction
Asexual reproduction
Reproduction
Replication
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