Biology and life-science roles

About this practice suite

This suite prepares candidates for biology and life-science roles selection in the science, laboratory, agriculture, food, and environment sector with 5 skill areas: technical reasoning, attention and concentration, situational judgment, data interpretation and safety judgment. Every question was written by Novus editors for this suite — none are taken from live or leaked exams — and the full bank holds 52 scored questions across three modes, plus 8 reserve questions used to vary repeat attempts. Answer keys never ship to the browser: your answers are scored server-side, and results stay on your device.

Skills this suite practises

• Technical reasoning — Applied technical principles, diagrams, tools, systems, measurements, and troubleshooting.
• Attention and concentration — Sustained focus, selective attention, and accuracy under time pressure.
• Situational judgment — Evaluating workplace responses against role-relevant principles.
• Data interpretation — Tables, charts, graphs, dashboards, trends, comparisons, and evidence-based conclusions.
• Safety judgment — Hazard recognition, safe sequencing, escalation, and risk controls.

Sample questions from the guided bank

Two of the 10 guided-practice questions, shown exactly as they appear in a session. Answers and explanations are not printed here — keys stay on the server — so open guided practice to answer them and see how you did.

1. A biology/life-science technician supporting cell culture primarily must:

   • A. Ignore contamination signs
   • B. Maintain aseptic technique, correct media conditions, and accurate culture logs
   • C. Skip incubator checks
   • D. Mix unlabeled cell lines freely

2. You see fungal colonies in a flask that looked clear yesterday. Best?

   • A. Passage it into shared media bottles
   • B. Open it on the open bench without PPE
   • C. Quarantine the culture, avoid spreading spores, and notify the supervisor per SOP
   • D. Pour into the sink

Practice modes and timing

Guided practice is untimed-feeling and instructional; the mini-test is a short timed check; the full simulation mirrors a complete sitting. All three draw on separate question sets, so moving up a mode never repeats what you practised.

Study outline

Read the study outline for this suite’s skills, timings, and recommended lessons on one printable page, or download its standalone HTML file. The printable page can also be saved as a PDF from your browser.