BUNDLED ACTUAL EXAM PAPER 2026
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
GRADED A+
⩥ catabolic reaction. Answer: any chemical reaction that breaks down
complex molecules into simpler molecules
⩥ cellular respiration. Answer: the process by which cells use oxygen to
produce energy from food
⩥ Chlorophyll. Answer: A green pigment found in the chloroplasts of
plants, algae, and some bacteria
⩥ Combustion. Answer: A rapid reaction between oxygen and fuel that
results in fire
⩥ Fermentation. Answer: Process by which cells release energy in the
absence of oxygen
⩥ metabolic pathway. Answer: begins with a specific molecule and ends
with a product
,⩥ Photosynthesis. Answer: Conversion of light energy from the sun into
chemical energy.
⩥ Pigment. Answer: A colored chemical compound that absorbs light,
producing color.
⩥ cell cycle. Answer: series of events that cells go through as they grow
and divide
⩥ Interphase. Answer: period of the cell cycle between cell divisions
⩥ parent cell. Answer: original cell before cell division
⩥ Mitosis. Answer: cell division in which the nucleus divides into nuclei
containing the same number of chromosomes
⩥ Cytokinesis. Answer: Division of the cytoplasm during cell division
⩥ daughter cell. Answer: a cell formed by the division or budding of
another cell
⩥ Histone. Answer: protein molecule around which DNA is tightly
coiled in chromatin
, ⩥ Chromosome Condensation. Answer: Folding up of the chromosomes
prevents transcription
⩥ Centromere. Answer: Area where the chromatids of a chromosome are
attached
⩥ Diploid. Answer: containing two complete sets of chromosomes, one
from each parent.
⩥ Homologous. Answer: Chromosomes that have the same sequence of
genes and the same structure
⩥ Allele. Answer: An alternative form of a gene.
⩥ Haploid. Answer: An organism or cell having only one complete set of
chromosomes.
⩥ Centromere. Answer: Region of a chromosome where the two sister
chromatids attach
⩥ somatic cell. Answer: Any of the cells of a plant or animal except the
reproductive cells.