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8 mixed-difficulty practice questions in the style of real AP papers — answers, mark-scheme-style explanations, and the official exam structure all on one page.

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What the real AP Biology paper looks like

Paper 1
Objective and short-answer questions covering the breadth of the specification.
Paper 2
Structured and extended-response questions testing depth of understanding.
Total exam time varies by board and tier — typically 2.5 to 3.5 hours.
Grading: See the official board specification for the current grading scale.

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?

  1. Ribosome
  2. Mitochondrion
  3. Golgi apparatus
  4. Lysosome
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✓ Answer: BMitochondrion
Mitochondria carry out cellular respiration to make ATP.
Q2 · Difficulty 1/3

The ultimate energy source for most ecosystems is:

  1. the sun
  2. glucose
  3. oxygen
  4. ATP
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✓ Answer: Athe sun
Sunlight powers photosynthesis at the base.
Q3 · Difficulty 1/3

The monomers of proteins are:

  1. Amino acids
  2. Monosaccharides
  3. Fatty acids
  4. Nucleotides
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✓ Answer: AAmino 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?

  1. Carbon
  2. Oxygen
  3. Nitrogen
  4. Hydrogen
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✓ Answer: ACarbon
Carbon forms four covalent bonds, enabling diverse stable molecular skeletons.
Q5 · Difficulty 1/3

During interphase the cell mostly:

  1. grows and copies DNA
  2. forms gametes
  3. dies
  4. divides
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✓ Answer: Agrows and copies DNA
Interphase: growth and DNA replication.
Q6 · Difficulty 1/3

An organism's observable traits make up its:

  1. genotype
  2. phenotype
  3. karyotype
  4. genome
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✓ Answer: Bphenotype
Phenotype = observable traits.
Q7 · Difficulty 1/3

Ribosomes are responsible for:

  1. Digestion
  2. Lipid synthesis
  3. Protein synthesis
  4. DNA replication
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✓ Answer: CProtein synthesis
Ribosomes translate mRNA into protein.
Q8 · Difficulty 1/3

The three stages of cell signaling are reception, transduction, and:

  1. respiration
  2. reproduction
  3. replication
  4. response
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✓ Answer: Dresponse
Reception → transduction → response.
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AP Biology FAQ

What does the AP Biology exam look like?
The AP Biology exam is structured across 2 components. Paper 1: Objective and short-answer questions covering the breadth of the specification. Paper 2: Structured and extended-response questions testing depth of understanding. Total exam time varies by board and tier — typically 2.5 to 3.5 hours.
Can I download a free AP Biology past paper?
Real AP past papers are published directly by AP on their official website. Kramizo doesn't redistribute copyrighted past papers, but we do generate free AI-written practice papers in the exact same style — same command words, same difficulty tier, same mark conventions. Use this practice paper as warm-up, then time yourself on official past papers before exam day.
How is AP Biology graded?
See the official board specification for the current grading scale. Kramizo's practice questions are tagged with difficulty 1-3 mapping roughly to the lower, middle, and top grade boundaries you'll encounter in the real exam.