1. Leaving Certificate Biology Biology General Knowledge 5 iQuiz
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2. The component of blood which engulfs pathogens is …
White cells
Plasma
Red corpuscles
Platelets

3. The process of giving birth to young is called …
Menstruation
Lactation
Gestation
Parturition

4. Name the substance excreted during plant respiration.
Nitrogen
Carbon dioxide
Oxygen
Urea

5. Oxygenated blood enters the heart via the …
Pulmonary artery
Pulmonary vein
Aorta
Vena cava

6. A diploid cell resulting from the union of two haploid gametes is also known as a …
Spore
Endospore
Zygospore
Zygote

7. Which of the following elements is most important for protein synthesis?
Sodium
Nitrogen
Phosphorus
Iron

8. The epiglottis is found in the …
Larynx
Glottis
Pharynx
Trachea

9. Which of the following is not found in the dermis of the skin?
Hair follicles
Sweat glands
Nerve endings
Sebaceous glands

10. Maintaining a suitable quantity of water in cells is called …
Osmoregulation
Hydration
Excretion
Drinking

11. Which phase of a growth curve of micro-organisms is a period of rapid growth, as they double their numbers every time they replicate, due to abundance of resources?
Lag phase
Stationary phase
Log phase
Decline phase

12. In which organ does deamination occur?
Uterus
Liver
Leaf
Seed

13. Viruses resemble living things because they …
Move
Are crystalline
Respond to stimuli
Reproduce

14. The gland in the neck requires this to make its hormone.
Fluorine
Iodine
Bromine
Chlorine

15. An example of a vestigial organ or structure is …
Claws of
a lion
Ear muscles
of a dog
Human
appendix
Elephant’s
tusks

16. The term given to tests to identify the presence or absence of changed or harmful genes possessed by an individual is called genetic …
Mutations
Screening
Engineering
Fingerprinting

17. Biology General Knowledge 5 iQuiz
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