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The Characteristics of life
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1Metabolism is...
- AA chemical reaction in an organism
- BThe sum of all chemical reactions in an organism
2Metabolism is...
- AA chemical reaction in an organism
- BThe sum of all chemical reactions in an organism
3Living things arise from
- AOther living things of the same type
- BNon-living matter
4Define biogenisis.
- ALiving things arise from other living things of the same type.
- BLiving things arise from non-living matter.
5Another name for biogenisis
- ASpontaneous generation
- BContinuity of life
6Define spontaneous generation.
- ALiving things arise from other living things of the same type.
- BLiving things arise from non-living matter.
7Life is defined as
- AThe possession of some of the characteristics of life
- BThe possession of all of the characteristics of life
8The characteristics of life are
- AMovement, reproduction, sensitivity, growth, response, excretion, nutrition
- BSensitivity, nutrition, organisation, reproduction, excretion
9Organisation means that
- ALiving things are neat and tidy
- BLiving things are composed of cells, tissues, organs, organ systems
- CLiving things are called organisms
10Nutrition is
- Aeither autotrophic or heterotrophic
- Bautotrophic
- Cheterotrophic
- Dthe way in which organisms obtain and use their food
11Autotrophic organisms
- AMake their own food
- BObtain their food from external sources
12Heterotrophic organisms
- AMake their own food
- BObtain their food from the external environment
13Excretion is
- AThe removal of faeces from the body
- BThe removal of the waste products of metabolism from the body
14Sensitivity/response is
- AThe way in which living things react to stimuli in their environment.
- BThe feelings of an organism
15Reproduction is...
- Awhen living organisms copy eachother
- Bthe production if new individuals
16Which of the following are living:
- ADog
- BCar
- COak tree
- DFlame
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- Leaving Certificate Biology (The Characteristics Of Life) Quiz on The Characteristics of life, created by eimearkelly3 on 20/06/2013.
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