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Year 12 HSC Biology practice questions

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practice HSC Year 12 Biology practice questions Heredity hard Punnett square

1. Two carrier parents for a recessive condition are represented as Nn x Nn. What proportion of offspring are expected to be affected?

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Explanation:

Only the nn genotype is affected. In an Nn x Nn cross, one of four boxes is nn.

practice HSC Year 12 Biology practice questions Genetic change hard protein-synthesis diagram

2. The DNA model shows one base being replaced by another base within a gene. Which mutation type is shown?

Choices

Substitution
Deletion
Duplication of a chromosome
Crossing over

Explanation:

A substitution replaces one nucleotide with another without necessarily changing the length of the DNA sequence.

practice HSC Year 12 Biology practice questions Infectious disease hard disease-spread graph

3. A transmission graph shows cases falling after isolation reduces close contacts. Which change best explains the trend?

Choices

The reproduction number fell below 1.
The pathogen became a chromosome.
All hosts became vectors.
Mutation stopped immediately.

Explanation:

Reducing contacts can lower the average number of new infections per case below 1, so cases decline.

practice HSC Year 12 Biology practice questions Non-infectious disease and immunity hard immune-response graph

4. The immune-response graph shows antibodies rising more quickly after vaccination and later exposure. What cell type explains this?

Choices

Memory lymphocytes
Red blood cells
Platelets only
Digestive enzymes

Explanation:

Vaccination can form memory lymphocytes that respond quickly during later exposure to the same antigen.

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

5. A gel shows a suspect sample with bands matching lane 2 at all marked positions. Which lane best matches the suspect sample?

Choices

Lane 2
Lane 1
Lane 3
None of the lanes

Explanation:

A DNA profile match requires the same band positions across the compared lanes.

practice HSC Year 12 Biology practice questions Homeostasis hard homeostasis loop

6. A feedback model shows body temperature rising above the set point. Which response helps restore normal temperature?

Choices

Sweating increases heat loss.
Shivering increases heat production.
Blood vessels constrict only.
Temperature is not regulated.

Explanation:

Sweating and increased heat loss are negative feedback responses that oppose the temperature rise.

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