1.1 Characteristics Of Living Organisms

Which statement correctly describes the difference between respiration and breathing?

A student measures a plant's mass before and after watering. The mass increases by 50g immediately after watering. Which statement about growth is correct?

Which example demonstrates sensitivity in plants?

A mountaineer at high altitude notices increased heart rate and breathing rate. Their body has detected low oxygen levels and is responding. Which life process does this primarily demonstrate?

Which substance would be classified as an excretory product?

A single-celled amoeba engulfs a food particle and breaks it down inside its cell. Which life processes are directly involved in this sequence?

Which statement correctly explains why dry mass is used to measure growth rather than fresh mass?

A venus flytrap closes its leaves when insects land on trigger hairs inside the trap. Which two life processes are most directly demonstrated?

Which example would NOT be classified as movement in biological terms?

A researcher studying yeast cells in a laboratory observes them producing carbon dioxide gas and reproducing by budding. These observations directly demonstrate which life processes?