About the Biology question bank
Biology questions covering living things from what a child can observe in a garden through to cell structure and heredity. The progression follows the way the subject is introduced in school: whole organisms first, then systems, then the microscopic level.
What the questions cover
- Std 1-4
- Parts of a plant, animals and their young, the five senses, and what living things need
- Std 5-7
- Photosynthesis, the human digestive and circulatory systems, and classification
- Std 8-12
- Cell organelles, DNA, blood groups, genetics and the work of Mendel
Questions from this bank
64 biology questions are available. A few, so you can judge the level before putting it in front of a class:
Class 1-4 · 18 questions
Which organ helps humans breathe?
Answer: Lungs
What do green plants use to make food?
Answer: Sunlight
How do fish breathe underwater?
Answer: Gills
Class 5-7 · 21 questions
What is the largest gland in the human body?
Answer: Liver
Which blood cells carry oxygen?
Answer: Red Blood Cells (RBC)
Which tissue transports water in plants?
Answer: Xylem
Class 8-12 · 25 questions
Which organelle is called the powerhouse of the cell?
Answer: Mitochondria
Who discovered the double helix structure of DNA?
Answer: Watson and Crick
Which organelle is known as the suicidal bag of the cell?
Answer: Lysosome
Using it in class
Pair with whatever practical work the class has done. A question about chlorophyll lands differently the week after children have looked at a leaf under a lens.
Both teams draw from this one pool and no question repeats inside a match. How a Tug of War match works