SHS Biology practice questions
399 questions across 17 topics of the new NaCCA curriculum, each with a written explanation.
Biology in the new SHS curriculum starts with the tools and the building blocks — microscopes, cells, classification — then works outward to whole organisms and the systems that keep them alive. Year 1 covers cell biology, ecology, mammalian and plant systems, diseases and infections, and applied ground like fish farming. Year 2 goes deeper into transport and photosynthesis, the cardiovascular and excretory systems, immunisation, molecular biology and DNA, and habitats and adaptation.
- Year 1
- 8 topics
- Year 2
- 9 topics
- Questions
- 399
Question mix across the subject: 128 recall, 146 applying skills and concepts, 70 strategic thinking and 55 extended thinking.
Year 1 topics(8)
- Cell Biology25 questionsThe cell membrane, fluid mosaic model and movement of substances in and out of cells.Try sample questions
- Diseases & Infections26 questionsWater-, food-, air-, vector-, soil-borne and zoonotic diseases and their causative agents.Try sample questions
- Ecology26 questionsEcological terms, feeding relationships, symbiosis, ecological pyramids and succession.Try sample questions
- Fish Farming, Processing & Conservation24 questionsBiological practices, tools, processing and sustainable management in fish farming.Try sample questions
- Introduction to Biology & Microscopes26 questionsBranches of biology, the scientific method, symmetry, body orientation and the microscope.Try sample questions
- Mammalian Systems24 questionsExternal and internal organs of mammals and adaptations for feeding.Try sample questions
- Organisms & Classification24 questionsBiological keys, classification hierarchy, binomial nomenclature and the amoeba.Try sample questions
- Plant Systems25 questionsFlowering plants, monocots vs dicots, plant tissues and factors affecting growth.Try sample questions
Year 2 topics(9)
- Biology in Agriculture21 questionsHow biological concepts improve crop production (soil, sowing, fertiliser, irrigation, grafting) and animal husbandry.Try sample questions
- Cell Structure & Transport23 questionsCell theory, specialised plant/animal cells, and active transport, endocytosis and exocytosis.Try sample questions
- Economically Important Insects22 questionsDistinctive features, life cycles and economic importance of the grain weevil, butterfly, housefly and honeybee.Try sample questions
- Habitats & Adaptations22 questionsCharacteristic features and organism adaptations in the rainforest, savannah, desert, lagoon, estuary and seashore.Try sample questions
- Human Cardiovascular & Excretory Systems23 questionsThe structure of the heart, blood vessels and blood, and the kidney, skin, lungs and liver in homeostasis.Try sample questions
- Immunisation, Vaccination & Inoculation21 questionsThe differences between and importance of immunisation, vaccination and inoculation.Try sample questions
- Lower Plants22 questionsDistinctive features, life processes and economic importance of Rhizopus, mosses and ferns.Try sample questions
- Molecular Biology: DNA, RNA & Protein Synthesis24 questionsThe Watson-Crick DNA model, DNA replication, RNA transcription, the genetic code and protein synthesis.Try sample questions
- Plant Transport & Photosynthesis21 questionsXylem and phloem transport, transpiration, translocation, and the factors affecting photosynthesis.Try sample questions
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