Mini practice paper: 8 questions
Mixed-difficulty questions from across the Biology syllabus. Tap "Show answer" after each to check yourself.
Q1 · Difficulty 1/3
Which organelle is the site of ATP production?
- Ribosome
- Mitochondrion
- Golgi apparatus
- Lysosome
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✓ Answer: B — Mitochondrion
Mitochondria carry out cellular respiration to make ATP.
Q2 · Difficulty 1/3
The ultimate energy source for most ecosystems is:
- the sun
- glucose
- oxygen
- ATP
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✓ Answer: A — the sun
Sunlight powers photosynthesis at the base.
Q3 · Difficulty 1/3
The monomers of proteins are:
- Amino acids
- Monosaccharides
- Fatty acids
- Nucleotides
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✓ Answer: A — Amino acids
Proteins are polymers of amino acids linked by peptide bonds.
Q4 · Difficulty 1/3
Which element's bonding versatility makes it central to organic molecules?
- Carbon
- Oxygen
- Nitrogen
- Hydrogen
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✓ Answer: A — Carbon
Carbon forms four covalent bonds, enabling diverse stable molecular skeletons.
Q5 · Difficulty 1/3
During interphase the cell mostly:
- grows and copies DNA
- forms gametes
- dies
- divides
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✓ Answer: A — grows and copies DNA
Interphase: growth and DNA replication.
Q6 · Difficulty 1/3
An organism's observable traits make up its:
- genotype
- phenotype
- karyotype
- genome
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✓ Answer: B — phenotype
Phenotype = observable traits.
Q7 · Difficulty 1/3
Ribosomes are responsible for:
- Digestion
- Lipid synthesis
- Protein synthesis
- DNA replication
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✓ Answer: C — Protein synthesis
Ribosomes translate mRNA into protein.
Q8 · Difficulty 1/3
The three stages of cell signaling are reception, transduction, and:
- respiration
- reproduction
- replication
- response
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✓ Answer: D — response
Reception → transduction → response.
AP Biology FAQ
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