Leaving Cert Biology 2017

The 2017 Leaving Cert Biology exam paper and official marking scheme, free below as direct PDF links from the State Examinations Commission archive.

Higher Level

Exam PaperMarking Scheme
What's in the 2017 Higher Level paper?
  • Q1 proteins, minerals, water, food · 20 marks
  • Q2 nitrogen cycle, nutrient cycles, nitrogen fixation · 20 marks
  • Q3 cell membrane, cell transport, cell structure, organelles · 20 marks
  • Q4 microorganisms, nutrition, microbiology terms · 20 marks
  • Q5 respiration, glycolysis, atp, fermentation · 20 marks
  • Q6 sexual reproduction, gametes, fertilisation, cell division · 20 marks
  • Q7 ecology, ecological survey, food web, quadrat · 30 marks
  • Q8 enzymes, ph, enzyme experiments · 30 marks
  • Q9 scientific method, germination, microscopy, osmosis · 30 marks
  • Q10 ecology, waste management, pollution, predator-prey · 60 marks
  • Q11 transport in plants, transpiration, vegetative propagation, stomata · 60 marks
  • Q12 dna profiling, natural selection, sex linkage, protein synthesis · 60 marks
  • Q13 photosynthesis, horticulture, mitosis, cell cycle · 60 marks
  • Q14 viruses, immunity, vaccination, adaptations · 60 marks
  • Q15 homeostasis, breathing system, skeletal system, human reproduction · 60 marks

Ordinary Level

Exam PaperMarking Scheme
What's in the 2017 Ordinary Level paper?
  • Q1 nutrition, lipids, vitamins, biomolecules · 20 marks
  • Q2 classification, keys, diversity of organisms · 20 marks
  • Q3 genetic engineering, biotechnology, dna · 20 marks
  • Q4 digestive system, anatomy, peristalsis · 20 marks
  • Q5 enzymes, true or false · 20 marks
  • Q6 fungi, rhizopus, classification · 20 marks
  • Q7 plant biology, stem, microscopy, experimentation · 30 marks
  • Q8 respiration, fermentation, yeast, experimentation · 30 marks
  • Q9 osmosis, diffusion, cell biology, experimentation · 30 marks
  • Q10 genetics, cell division, mutation, cancer · 60 marks
  • Q11 ecology, food webs, invasive species, ecosystem study · 60 marks
  • Q12 human reproduction, anatomy, contraception, birth · 60 marks
  • Q13 nervous system, reflex arc, brain, endocrine system · 60 marks
  • Q14 metabolism, respiration, photosynthesis, tissue culture · 60 marks
  • Q15 sense organs, eye, circulatory system, breathing system · 60 marks
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