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General Thoughts: Biology (6 Viewers)

Rafy

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How'd you all find it? Share your thoughts here
 

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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.

MC








OPTIONS:
Communication:



Biotechnology:



Genetics:



The Human Story



Biochemistry


 
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SIGH! Thats my HSC down the drain :( It seemed harder than past papers tbh :\ and dammit ! dumb genetics !!
 

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more 'application' then previous papers, overall fair paper. MC was just sexy,
 

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Suprisingly, i found it quite difficult. The questions at times required an understanding, rather than memory. Now those who are not aiming for a band 6 can say it was easy, but if your aiming for one then it was particularly difficult.
 

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I think it was much harder than past papers and require a lot more knowledge of specifics and A LOT more extrapolation.
Skin stem cells = artificial blood?
Mutations of fungus = health not blueprint (which was the mutation of bacteria)?
Multi choice was the worst I had ever done. I usually get 20/20 and this time around I might be lucky to get 14. :/
 

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Gahh I was aiming for a band 6 and now dont think its possible..!!!

It was difficult...last years paper becomes fairly easy compared to this years...:(:(
 

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I thought it was a very straightforward and simple paper! I did genetics.
 

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more 'application' then previous papers, overall fair paper. MC was just sexy,
This. Apart from the options.
They required specific numbers/graphs diagrams and memory. Apart from e. Which I thought was meh. I rushed it and wrote a lot of rambling. So I'll be limited to 6/7 due to lack of a logical progressing of ideas.

Also, I thought it was complete BOS BS that the 7 markers were explain and describe not evaluate and stuff! I still provided evaluations and I think this may hinder me.
 

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Multiple choice was annoying.. I thought killer T-cells were the same as cytotoxic T-cells?
And.. what are proteins bound to?
 

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Gahh I was aiming for a band 6 and now dont think its possible..!!!

It was difficult...last years paper becomes fairly easy compared to this years...:(:(
I thought last year's was so easy. I got 88 and I only did 92% of the marks.

anyone got correct answers to MC?
I have answers but they aren't correct.
I'll upload the mc and options when I get home.
 

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Genetics! I looked at that option topic even though I do communication and that looked really straightforward. I'm sad I didn't do genetics now :(
 

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