General Thoughts: Biology (6 Viewers)

[Riproot]

In the textbooks i've used, they all call it cytotoxic

I never learned cytotoxic so I chose the one I knew.

 

[Riproot]

http://news.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au/index.cfm/2011/10/28/HSC-Biology-exam-question

KNEW IT!!! I hope.

 

[Glorious]

Omg, so its either killer or cytotoxic?

Haha, BOS must've been bombarded with complaints or something lol. Should have made sure beforehand, BOS. Had approx a whole year to do so

 

[brachester]

Omg, so its either killer or cytotoxic?

Haha, BOS must've been bombarded with complaints or something lol. Should have made sure beforehand, BOS. Had approx a whole year to do so

i seriously don''t know if BOS know what they're doing. They screwed up the Math Ext1 for a lot of people, now they screwed up the biology again, wtf? they had literally a whole year to check for mistakes and difficulty

 

[damo_g]

Can you get half marks in bio?

 

[Midnight_Lotus]

Re: 2011 HSC Biology Paper

I thought 4 would be C not A, as it was asking for chromosomes not dna (dna consists of all of A as well as proteins from a quick search on the internet).
Additionally question 20 i thought was A as the idea of punctuated equilibrium was developed to make up for the lack of transitional fossils.
Also for question 1, while the DNA coding for specific proteins is universal among organisms they dont all have identical proteins to each other, plants have chloroplasts where as animals dont. Thus i concluded it was B (biochemistry)

Please correct me if my thinking was wrong :\

 

[Riproot]

Re: 2011 HSC Biology Paper

Arg. If I got that wrong my MC will probably only be 16/20 which is worse than my trials, and all the past papers I did

I did one past paper tbh. But I did all of the MC from 2003-2010. So that was the part I was hoping for 100%. FUCKING CHROMOSOMES!!!

 

[OmmU]

Re: 2011 HSC Biology Paper

I did 2010 paper and that was it. Did 50 MC online yesterday and got 46/50 so I thought I was good xD

 

[Riproot]

Re: 2011 HSC Biology Paper

I thought 4 would be D, as it was asking for chromosomes not dna (dna consists of all of A as well as proteins from a quick search on the internet).
Additionally question 20 i thought was A as the idea of punctuated equilibrium was developed to make up for the lack of transitional fossils.
Also for question 1, while the DNA coding for specific proteins is universal among organisms they dont all have identical proteins to each other, plants chloroplasts where as animals dont.
Please correct me if my thinking was wrong :\

Q4 is C or B (I forget) It says it in one of mah text books. Can't be D because Genes=DNA so that would be redundant to have DNA+Genes.
Q20 is C because punctuated equilibrium is the rapid change in evolution (learned this morning. lol)
Q1 is B. So obvious. All the others are pretty stupid answers (no offence).

 

[Riproot]

Re: 2011 HSC Biology Paper

I did 2010 paper and that was it. Did 50 MC online yesterday and got 46/50 so I thought I was good xD

I did 105 and got 104 last week of in class over like 20 minutes. I raged. lol

 

[yum135]

I'm posting here first so I can edit this after I do the exam with my very valuable knowledge and a scan of the exam. (option topic and multiple choice) I will attempt to steal an entire copy but no promises.

i think no. 4 is C cause chromosomes is DNA wrapped in protein called histones. I duno, cause i got confused whether just for the strand or the whole thing....

 

[shakky]

i seriously don''t know if BOS know what they're doing. They screwed up the Math Ext1 for a lot of people, now they screwed up the biology again, wtf? they had literally a whole year to check for mistakes and difficulty

And lets not forget Mod B in English Adv.

 

[asmellyfish]

i seriously don''t know if BOS know what they're doing. They screwed up the Math Ext1 for a lot of people, now they screwed up the biology again, wtf? they had literally a whole year to check for mistakes and difficulty

dude, bio was easy dude, i dont know what you are talking bout. did you study at all?

 

[Riproot]

I'm posting here first so I can edit this after I do the exam with my very valuable knowledge and a scan of the exam. (option topic and multiple choice) I will attempt to steal an entire copy but no promises.

i think no. 4 is C cause chromosomes is DNA wrapped in protein called histones. I duno, cause i got confused whether just for the strand or the whole thing....

I know.
I read it just before I went in and then wrote the wrong thing.

 

[asmellyfish]

KNEW IT!!! I hope.

do you go to a school with like 7.5 people in your year?

 

[Riproot]

i seriously don''t know if BOS know what they're doing. They screwed up the Math Ext1 for a lot of people, now they screwed up the biology again, wtf? they had literally a whole year to check for mistakes and difficulty

Don't forget that Extension two had Q5-6 harder than 7.
Also, Crucible + Dickinson =/= Place.

 

[Riproot]

do you go to a school with like 7.5 people in your year?

No... 120. It says in my sig.

 

[catalyst91]

Can you get half marks in bio?

I don't think so, my teacher said they don't award half marks in bio

 

[Riproot]

I don't think so, my teacher said they don't award half marks in bio

This is correct. If you don't get the mark, you don't get the mark.

 

[catalyst91]

Don't forget that Extension two had Q5-6 harder than 7.
Also, Crucible + Dickinson =/= Place.

Ugh Crucible and place.. most bullshit I've ever packed into an essay.