Free QCE Biology practice exam
Biology · 100% original QCE Vault practice questions.
A free QCE Biology practice exam made entirely from our original practice question bank. Work through timed papers, print an offline attempt, then use the worked solutions and marking criteria to assess your responses.
Paper 1
5 minutes perusal + 90 minutes working · 49 marks
QCAA-approved calculator permitted
- Multiple choice: 20 questions · 20 marks
- Short response: 6 questions · 29 marks
Paper 2
5 minutes perusal + 90 minutes working · 52 marks
QCAA-approved calculator permitted
- Short response: 10 questions · 52 marks
Syllabus coverage and exam format
Covers biodiversity, ecosystems, genetics, heredity and evolution. Includes explicit isolation and gene-flow explanations, as well as a longer allele-frequency / selection analysis. Paper 2 has ten complete original questions rather than the eleven shorter questions in the 2025 paper.
Uses the 2025 v1.3 syllabus for students completing in 2026. Past QCAA papers guide the structure and timing; all selected questions are original QCE Vault practice questions.
How this exam was assembled
Based on the question counts, mark allocations, stimulus and response lengths in the 2020–2025 QCAA papers, using the current 2025 v1.3 syllabus for students completing in 2026. Every question comes from the original practice bank. Past QCAA papers guide the format, timing and length only; no past-paper questions are included. The total marks reflect the selected questions.
Covers biodiversity, ecosystems, genetics, heredity and evolution. Includes explicit isolation and gene-flow explanations, as well as a longer allele-frequency / selection analysis. Paper 2 has ten complete original questions rather than the eleven shorter questions in the 2025 paper.
Current syllabus · Past papers and current resource books · 2026 changes