AQA A-level Biology
Mock Practice Paper 2
(this mock paper is not produced by AQA, it is a mixture of past paper question published on their
website to create a mock paper)
91 marks
Time allowed: 2 hours
Materials
For this paper you must have:
• a ruler with millimetre measurements
• a scientific calculator.
Instructions
• Use black ink or black ball-point pen.
• Fill in the boxes at the top of this page.
• Answer all questions in Section A.
• Answer one question from Section B.
• You must answer the questions in the spaces provided. Do not write
outside the box around each page or on blank pages.
• If you need extra space for your answer(s), use the lined pages at the end of
this book. Write the question number against your answer(s).
• Show all your working.
• Do all rough work in this book. Cross through any work you do not want
to be marked.
Information
• The marks for the questions are shown in brackets.
• The maximum mark for this paper is 91.
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,For more resources to help you to improve and to reach an A/A*, try the
following resources:
1. To help you to create flashcards and review the content:
Summary Topic videos playlist on YouTube: All the theory
summarised for each entire topic
2. To improve your memory of the theory and learn key marking points:
Use my active recall workbook. Students love it!
3. To learn the theory, key marking points and essay links: Try my A-
level notes
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,Q1.
(a) What is a gene pool?
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(1)
(b) Lord Howe Island in the Tasman Sea possesses two species of palm tree which
have arisen via sympatric speciation. The two species diverged from each other
after the island was formed 6.5 million years ago. The flowering times of the two
species are different.
Using this information, suggest how these two species of palm tree arose by
sympatric speciation.
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(5)
(Total 6 marks)
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, Q2.
Figure 1 shows an investigation into growth factors in plants.
Figure 1
(a) Use your knowledge of indoleacetic acid (IAA) to explain the growth curvature
shown in Figure 1.
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(3)
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Mock Practice Paper 2
(this mock paper is not produced by AQA, it is a mixture of past paper question published on their
website to create a mock paper)
91 marks
Time allowed: 2 hours
Materials
For this paper you must have:
• a ruler with millimetre measurements
• a scientific calculator.
Instructions
• Use black ink or black ball-point pen.
• Fill in the boxes at the top of this page.
• Answer all questions in Section A.
• Answer one question from Section B.
• You must answer the questions in the spaces provided. Do not write
outside the box around each page or on blank pages.
• If you need extra space for your answer(s), use the lined pages at the end of
this book. Write the question number against your answer(s).
• Show all your working.
• Do all rough work in this book. Cross through any work you do not want
to be marked.
Information
• The marks for the questions are shown in brackets.
• The maximum mark for this paper is 91.
Page 1 of 35
,For more resources to help you to improve and to reach an A/A*, try the
following resources:
1. To help you to create flashcards and review the content:
Summary Topic videos playlist on YouTube: All the theory
summarised for each entire topic
2. To improve your memory of the theory and learn key marking points:
Use my active recall workbook. Students love it!
3. To learn the theory, key marking points and essay links: Try my A-
level notes
Page 2 of 35
,Q1.
(a) What is a gene pool?
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
(1)
(b) Lord Howe Island in the Tasman Sea possesses two species of palm tree which
have arisen via sympatric speciation. The two species diverged from each other
after the island was formed 6.5 million years ago. The flowering times of the two
species are different.
Using this information, suggest how these two species of palm tree arose by
sympatric speciation.
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
(5)
(Total 6 marks)
Page 3 of 35
, Q2.
Figure 1 shows an investigation into growth factors in plants.
Figure 1
(a) Use your knowledge of indoleacetic acid (IAA) to explain the growth curvature
shown in Figure 1.
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________
(3)
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