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

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practice TASC Year 12 Biology practice questions DNA and proteins hard protein-synthesis diagram

1. The model shows DNA code being copied to mRNA. Which process occurs in the nucleus before translation?

TASC 12 transcription model DNA mRNA copy
Choices
  • Transcription
  • Diffusion
  • Osmosis
  • Predation
Explanation:

Transcription makes an mRNA copy from a DNA template before translation.

practice TASC Year 12 Biology practice questions Inheritance hard Punnett square

2. A Punnett square shows Ff x Ff. What proportion of offspring are expected to be FF?

TASC 12 Ff by Ff Punnett square F f FF
Choices
  • 25%
  • 50%
  • 75%
  • 0%
Explanation:

One of the four equally likely boxes is FF.

practice TASC Year 12 Biology practice questions Immunity hard immune-response graph

3. The antibody graph shows a larger response after the second exposure to an antigen. Which immune feature explains this?

TASC 12 immune memory graph first second antibody
Choices
  • Memory cells
  • Cell walls
  • Starch grains
  • Abiotic factors
Explanation:

Memory cells formed after first exposure help produce a stronger secondary response.

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

4. A disease-spread graph shows cases rising more slowly after mask use reduces transmission probability. Which factor changed?

TASC 12 reduced-transmission curve before after cases
Choices
  • The rate of successful transmission
  • The DNA code of every host
  • The number of chromosomes in all cells
  • The food-web trophic level
Explanation:

Reducing transmission probability lowers the average number of new cases caused by each infection.

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

5. A DNA gel shows band B travelling further than band A from the wells. Which band represents the smaller fragment?

TASC 12 gel distance model Band A Band B smaller
Choices
  • Band B
  • Band A
  • The well
  • Both bands are cells
Explanation:

Smaller DNA fragments travel further through the gel than larger fragments.

practice TASC Year 12 Biology practice questions Homeostasis hard homeostasis loop

6. A feedback loop shows body temperature falling below normal. Which response helps restore temperature?

TASC 12 temperature feedback cold shiver normal
Choices
  • Shivering increases heat production.
  • Sweating increases only.
  • Insulin destroys heat.
  • Temperature is not controlled.
Explanation:

Shivering is a negative feedback response that generates heat and helps return body temperature toward normal.

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