Explore TCE Year 11 Biology practice exams and worked solutions

Two original synoptic practice exams and 11 separate 20-mark topic tests, with worked solutions. These are school-study practice resources, not official examination formats. Open any paper to see what it covers.

1. Original synoptic practice exam 1 (original practice exam, not an official TASC paper)180 marks · 20 questions · 5 sections
   • Science inquiry skills
   • Science as a human endeavour
   • Enzymes, photosynthesis and respiration
   • DNA structure, replication and mutation
   • Protein synthesis and gene expression
   • Stimulus-response, nerves and hormones
   • Regulating glucose, temperature and water
   • Pathogens and immunity
   • Reproduction and cell division
   • Inheritance and pedigrees
   • Evolution and speciation
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2. Original synoptic practice exam 2 (original practice exam, not an official TASC paper)180 marks · 20 questions · 5 sections
   • Science inquiry skills
   • Science as a human endeavour
   • Enzymes, photosynthesis and respiration
   • DNA structure, replication and mutation
   • Protein synthesis and gene expression
   • Stimulus-response, nerves and hormones
   • Regulating glucose, temperature and water
   • Pathogens and immunity
   • Reproduction and cell division
   • Inheritance and pedigrees
   • Evolution and speciation
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3. Topic assessment: Science inquiry skills20 marks · 4 questions
   • Module 1 Key skills: Science inquiry skills (Criteria 1, 2 and 3)
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4. Topic assessment: Science as a human endeavour20 marks · 4 questions
   • Module 1 Key knowledge: Science as a human endeavour (Criterion 4)
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5. Topic assessment: Enzymes, photosynthesis and respiration20 marks · 4 questions
   • Module 2: Enzymes, Photosynthesis and Respiration (Criterion 5 E01-E03)
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6. Topic assessment: DNA structure, replication and mutation20 marks · 4 questions
   • Module 2: DNA structure and replication; Mutations (Criterion 5 E04)
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7. Topic assessment: Protein synthesis and gene expression20 marks · 4 questions
   • Module 2: Protein synthesis (Criterion 5 E05)
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8. Topic assessment: Stimulus-response, nerves and hormones20 marks · 4 questions
   • Module 2: Homeostasis - stimulus-response model, neural and hormonal pathways (Criterion 6 E01-E02)
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9. Topic assessment: Regulating glucose, temperature and water20 marks · 4 questions
   • Module 2: Homeostasis - thermoregulation, glucose regulation, osmoregulation and plant water balance (Criterion 6 E03-E05)
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10. Topic assessment: Pathogens and immunity20 marks · 4 questions
    • Module 3: Immunology - Pathogens; Immune response (Criterion 7)
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11. Topic assessment: Reproduction and cell division20 marks · 4 questions
    • Module 3: Reproduction and cell division (Criterion 8 E01-E02)
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12. Topic assessment: Inheritance and pedigrees20 marks · 4 questions
    • Module 3: Genetics (Criterion 8 E03-E04)
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13. Topic assessment: Evolution and speciation20 marks · 4 questions
    • Module 3: Evolution (Criterion 8 E05)
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