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Year 11 QCE Biology sample questions

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Year 11 QCE Biology practice questions

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practice QCE Year 11 Biology practice questions Cells as the basis of life hard cell transport diagram

1. The diagram shows water leaving a plant cell in a concentrated salt solution. What process is responsible?

QCE 11 plant-cell osmosis model inside outside water out
Choices
  • Osmosis
  • Protein synthesis
  • Mitosis
  • Gas exchange
Explanation:

Water moves across the partially permeable membrane from higher water concentration inside the cell to lower water concentration outside.

practice QCE Year 11 Biology practice questions Enzymes hard enzyme graph

2. An enzyme graph peaks at 40 C and drops sharply at 70 C. What has most likely happened at 70 C?

QCE 11 enzyme temperature graph 40 C 70 C rate
Choices
  • The enzyme has denatured.
  • The substrate has become DNA.
  • The enzyme has reproduced.
  • The reaction has become photosynthesis.
Explanation:

Very high temperature can alter the active site, causing enzyme activity to fall.

practice QCE Year 11 Biology practice questions Multicellular systems hard cell-cycle diagram

3. A cell-cycle model shows DNA copied before nuclear division. Why is this needed?

QCE 11 cell-cycle DNA copy S phase mitosis DNA copy
Choices
  • Each daughter cell receives a complete genome.
  • The cell loses all chromosomes.
  • Only one daughter cell survives.
  • Proteins stop being made forever.
Explanation:

DNA replication before division ensures each daughter cell receives the genetic information it needs.

practice QCE Year 11 Biology practice questions Ecosystems hard ecosystem pyramid

4. An energy pyramid shows 3000 kJ in producers and 300 kJ in primary consumers. What energy transfer is represented?

QCE 11 ecosystem transfer model 3000 300 10%
Choices
  • 10%
  • 1%
  • 30%
  • 90%
Explanation:

300 divided by 3000 is 0.10, so the transfer is 10%.

practice QCE Year 11 Biology practice questions Population ecology hard population graph

5. A population graph levels off around 240 individuals after rapid early growth. Which term best describes this level?

QCE 11 population plateau time 240 K
Choices
  • Carrying capacity
  • Extinction point
  • Fertilisation rate
  • Allele frequency
Explanation:

The plateau occurs when environmental limits keep the population near carrying capacity.

practice QCE Year 11 Biology practice questions Adaptation hard selection graph

6. A graph shows drought-tolerant plants increasing from 18% to 62% after several dry seasons. What is the best interpretation?

QCE 11 drought tolerance graph Gen 1 Gen 5 tolerant %
Choices
  • Drought tolerance increased fitness in that environment.
  • All plants became genetically identical.
  • Dry weather removed all variation.
  • The graph shows no change.
Explanation:

The data supports selection for a trait that improved survival and reproduction during dry seasons.

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Year 11 · QCE Biology · Test mode · 21 questions · 10 min
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