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1. Check the task format, time limit and permitted materials with your school.
2. Start with one timed section or task and record where you spent the most time.
3. Review errors before attempting another section. Separate missing knowledge from timing problems.

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Practice paper focus areas

• Exam 1 — semi-conservative DNA replication (Topic 1); organelle identification from micrographs (Topic 2); stimulus-response flow diagram for thermoregulation (Topic 3)
• Exam 2 — transcription and translation with a codon table (Topic 1); osmosis and SA:V ratio data (Topic 2); insulin and glucagon in blood glucose regulation (Topic 3)
• Exam 3 — enzyme activity vs temperature and pH graphs (Topic 1); aerobic respiration vs fermentation energy yield (Topic 2); reflex arc pathway from receptor to effector (Topic 3)
• Exam 4 — DNA profiling electropherograms and paternity (Topic 1); mitosis vs meiosis product comparison (Topic 2); ADH and the nephron in osmoregulation (Topic 3)
• Exam 5 — point and frameshift mutations and protein effect (Topic 1); fluid mosaic membrane and transport proteins (Topic 2); adrenaline and the fight-or-flight response (Topic 3)
• Exam 6 — PCR components and cycling steps (Topic 1); photosynthesis limiting-factor investigation (Topic 2); tolerance limits and seedling salinity data (Topic 3)
• Exam 7 — protein structure levels and bonding (Topic 1); cell cycle checkpoints and carcinogens (Topic 2); TSH and thyroxine feedback (Topic 3)
• Exam 8 — epigenetics: methylation and cancer (Topic 1); prokaryote vs eukaryote comparison table (Topic 2); nervous vs endocrine control comparison (Topic 3)
• Exam 9 — CRISPR-Cas9 and transgenic organisms with SHE (Topic 1); active transport, endocytosis and exocytosis (Topic 2); synapses and neurotransmitters (Topic 3)
• Exam 10 — exons, introns and gene products (Topic 1); ATP-ADP cycle and metabolic pathways (Topic 2); diabetes mellitus as hormonal imbalance (Topic 3)
• Exam 11 — induced-fit model and inhibitors (Topic 1); meiosis, crossing over and variation (Topic 2); blood CO2 and pH monitoring in the brain (Topic 3)
• Exam 12 — restriction enzymes, vectors and transformation (Topic 1); internal membranes of mitochondria and chloroplasts (Topic 2); sensory receptors and effectors (Topic 3)
• Exam 13 — gene expression and transcription factors (Topic 1); cell culture applications and limitations (Topic 2); osmoregulation, blood volume and pressure (Topic 3)
• Exam 14 — germline vs somatic mutations and inheritance (Topic 1); diffusion and facilitated diffusion (Topic 2); hormone classes and target cells (Topic 3)
• Exam 15 — interpreting electropherograms for sequencing (Topic 1); chemicals that interfere with metabolism (Topic 2); thermoregulation negative feedback (Topic 3)
• Exam 16 — directionality of DNA strands and template strand (Topic 1); binary fission in prokaryotes (Topic 2); CNS and PNS organisation (Topic 3)
• Exam 17 — haemoglobin quaternary structure (Topic 1); autotroph and heterotroph inputs and outputs (Topic 2); reflex vs conscious response timing (Topic 3)
• Exam 18 — mutagens and mutation rate (Topic 1); aquaporins and water movement (Topic 2); hormonal responses triggered by nerves (Topic 3)
• Exam 19 — STRs and forensic DNA profiling ethics (Topic 1); organelle function in secretory cells (Topic 2); tolerance limits: carbon dioxide and water availability (Topic 3)
• Exam 20 — designing new proteins for medicine (Topic 1); yeast fermentation investigation (Topic 2); comparing hormone and nerve signalling speed (Topic 3)