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Leaving Cert Biology: Plant responses

How often Plant responses comes up on the Biology papers, every year it was asked, and questions to try.

HL Asked on 9 of the last 10 Higher Level papers, most recently in 2026. banker

OL Asked on 3 of the last 10 Ordinary Level papers, most recently in 2025.

June 2027 is the first exam on the new Biology course. These come from the 2016–2026 papers, so read them as a guide.

Plant responses, Higher Level(2 marks)

Quick ones on Plant responses.

(a)Proteins that protect plant enzymes at high temperatures?
  1. Antifreeze proteins
  2. Heat-shock proteins
  3. Histone proteins
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(a) Heat-shock proteins

Your turn: Higher Level questions on Plant responses.

Higher Level

Asked on 9 of the last 10 Higher Level papers, most recently in 2026. banker

Every paper, year by year

YearWhere it came up
2026Q10
2025Q11
2024Q16
2023Q10
2022Q5, Q10
2021Q15
2019Q7
2018Q5
2017Not asked
2016Q13

Links open the State Examinations Commission’s paper for that year.

Ordinary Level

Asked on 3 of the last 10 Ordinary Level papers, most recently in 2025.

Every paper, year by year

YearWhere it came up
2026Not asked
2025Q5
2024Not asked
2023Not asked
2022Not asked
2021Q15
2019Not asked
2018Q15
2017Not asked
2016Not asked

Links open the State Examinations Commission’s paper for that year.

Other Biology topics

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