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:
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  • 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:
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  • 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:
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  • 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:
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  • 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?
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  • 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:
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  • The Sun
  • The soil
  • Plants
  • Water

Question 7

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Nutrition is:
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  • 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:
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  • 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:
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  • 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?
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  • Sexual reproduction
  • Asexual reproduction
  • Reproduction
  • Replication
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