IB Biology SL A2.2.7 Processes of Life in Unicellular Organisms Questions

Practise IB Biology SL A2.2.7 by identifying nutrition, metabolism, response, homeostasis, growth and reproduction as functions of unicellular life.

Syllabus
First assessment 2025
Course
Biology SL
Level
SL

Exam points

  • Identify nutrition, metabolism, response, homeostasis, growth and reproduction as functions carried out by unicellular organisms.
  • Explain how one unicellular cell performs life functions without specialized tissues, using a named organism or structure.
  • Compare a named unicellular organism with humans for a life function such as excretion or response.
  • Identify binary fission as reproduction in a unicellular prokaryote.

IB Biology SL A2.2.7 Processes of Life in Unicellular Organisms Questions question 1

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Single-celled organisms of the genus Paramecium carry out all functions of life.

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Which functions of life are performed by the contractile vacuole?

A

Nutrition

B

Reproduction

C

Homeostasis

D

Metabolism

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