EDITION FINAL PAPER 2026 DETAILED
QUESTIONS AND ACCURATE SOLUTIONS
HIGH SCORING GUIDE
◉ Growth
Answer: increase in size and number of cells
◉ development
Answer: changes occurring from when egg is fertilized to when
organism dies
◉ reproduce
Answer: create an individual of same type via genetic information
◉ genes
Answer: short sequences of hereditary material that specify
instruction
◉ heredity
,Answer: living organisms adapt to the environment and evolve new
traits
◉ evolution
Answer: process by which a population changes overtime (natural
selection)
◉ homeostasis
Answer: body's ability to maintain a constant internal environment
◉ stimulus
Answer: leads to response, can be internal or external
◉ cardiovascular system
Answer: transports nutrients to cells, contains heart and blood
vessels
◉ levels of organization of life
Answer: atoms, molecules, cells, tissues, organs, organ systems,
organisms, species, populations, communities, ecosystem, biosphere
◉ atom
Answer: smallest unit of an element made of subatomic particles
, ◉ molecule
Answer: atoms bonded together
◉ cell
Answer: smallest unit of life
◉ tissue
Answer: group of cells with common structure and function
◉ organ
Answer: group of tissues functioning together for a common task
◉ organ systems
Answer: composed of several organs working together
◉ organism
Answer: an individual
◉ complex individual
Answer: individual containing organ systems