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Year 12 ACT Biology practice questions

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Practice cells, living systems, ecosystems, genetics, evolution, biodiversity, disease, biotechnology, and scientific inquiry.

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practice ACT Year 12 Biology practice questions Molecular biology hard protein-synthesis diagram

1. The diagram shows DNA being transcribed into mRNA before translation. Which molecule carries the code to the ribosome?

ACT 12 mRNA pathway DNA mRNA ribosome
Choices
  • mRNA
  • Cellulose
  • Insulin only
  • Starch
Explanation:

mRNA carries a transcribed copy of the genetic code from DNA to the ribosome.

practice ACT Year 12 Biology practice questions Genetics hard Punnett square

2. A Punnett square shows Hh x hh. What proportion of offspring are expected to be heterozygous?

ACT 12 Hh by hh Punnett square H h Hh
Choices
  • 50%
  • 25%
  • 75%
  • 0%
Explanation:

The Hh parent can pass H or h, and the hh parent passes h. Half the offspring are Hh.

practice ACT Year 12 Biology practice questions Disease hard disease-spread graph

3. A disease graph shows case numbers flattening after contact tracing begins. Which effect best explains the graph?

ACT 12 contact-tracing curve before after cases
Choices
  • Transmission chains were interrupted.
  • Genes stopped replicating in all cells.
  • The pathogen became a food web.
  • All hosts lost antibodies.
Explanation:

Contact tracing can reduce onward spread by identifying and isolating contacts.

practice ACT Year 12 Biology practice questions Immune response hard immune-response graph

4. The immune diagram shows a pathogen being engulfed and its antigen presented to other immune cells. Which process is represented?

ACT 12 antigen presentation pathogen antigen T cell
Choices
  • Antigen presentation
  • Osmosis
  • Protein denaturation only
  • Carrying capacity
Explanation:

Some immune cells engulf pathogens and present antigen fragments to help activate specific immune responses.

practice ACT Year 12 Biology practice questions Biotechnology hard DNA gel diagram

5. A gel diagram shows lane 3 sharing all key bands with the reference sample. Which lane is the strongest match?

ACT 12 DNA match gel reference Lane 3 match
Choices
  • Lane 3
  • Lane 1
  • Lane 2
  • The ladder only
Explanation:

Matching band positions indicate the strongest DNA profile match.

practice ACT Year 12 Biology practice questions Evolution hard selection graph

6. An allele-frequency graph shows allele q decreasing from 0.60 to 0.35. What is directly supported?

ACT 12 allele q graph 0.60 0.35 q
Choices
  • Allele q became less common.
  • Allele q became fixed.
  • All alleles disappeared.
  • The graph shows only osmosis.
Explanation:

The plotted frequency falls over generations, so allele q became less common in the population.

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