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Year 12 VCE Biology practice questions

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practice VCE Year 12 Biology practice questions Protein synthesis hard protein-synthesis diagram

1. A DNA template triplet is TAC. Which mRNA codon is produced during transcription?

Choices

Explanation:

RNA bases pair with the DNA template: T pairs with A, A pairs with U, and C pairs with G, giving AUG.

practice VCE Year 12 Biology practice questions Inheritance hard Punnett square

2. The Punnett square shows two heterozygous parents, Aa x Aa. What proportion of offspring are expected to be aa?

Choices

25%
50%
75%
100%

Explanation:

The four equally likely genotypes are AA, Aa, Aa, and aa, so one out of four is aa.

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

3. The antibody graph shows a faster and larger response after a second exposure to the same antigen. What explains this pattern?

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Memory cells produce a faster antibody response.
Antibodies become enzymes.
The antigen stops being foreign.
White blood cells no longer divide.

Explanation:

Memory B cells formed after the first exposure allow a quicker and stronger secondary immune response.

practice VCE Year 12 Biology practice questions Disease transmission hard disease-spread graph

4. A disease model shows each infected person infecting fewer than one new person on average. What is the most likely trend?

Choices

The outbreak should decline.
The outbreak must grow exponentially.
Every person becomes immune instantly.
Transmission is unrelated to contacts.

Explanation:

If the reproduction number is below 1, each generation of infection is smaller than the one before it.

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

5. A gel electrophoresis diagram shows bands A, B, and C. Band C has travelled the furthest from the wells. Which fragment is shortest?

Choices

Band C
Band A
Band B
All fragments are the same size

Explanation:

Shorter DNA fragments move further through the gel, so the band furthest from the wells represents the shortest fragment.

practice VCE Year 12 Biology practice questions Homeostasis hard homeostasis loop

6. The feedback diagram shows blood glucose rising above normal after a meal. Which response helps return glucose toward normal?

Choices

Insulin secretion increases.
Glucagon secretion increases only.
Cells stop using glucose.
Blood glucose is not regulated.

Explanation:

Insulin promotes glucose uptake and storage, lowering blood glucose back toward the set point.

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