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    Mutagenic Nature of radiation

    Wow a 6 marker on that... Well firstly establish your mutagens. e.g. UV rays, X rays, Nuclear contamination (e.g. atom bombs and Chernobyl) Then elaborate on the evidence... so for U.V rays you can talk about Australia having the highest rate of skin cancer in the world etc, how U.V radiation...
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    Secondary texts

    Your text choices seem interesting, remember always go for something unique when picking related texts. I only had one related Text - Peter Weir's Gallipoli. Since I enjoyed the movie I was very good at analysing it. I saw this awesome book at my school library titled Egyptology by Emily...
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    Option: Medical Physics

    I DIDN'T SEE THE LAST PAGE!!! 4 MARKER ON OSTEOPOROSIS gone. i actually studied that dot point thinking "who knows it may come this year" thats what happens when u sleep 3 hours!!! :bomb: devestated :mad1: i like medical physics too... i already lost so many marks from those tricky...
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    SAM profile is wrong

    Thanx tanjin! Good luck with the rest of HSC!! :wave:
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    Biology 2007 - Scaling?

    so then say in an exam (any general subject) majority of people do pretty average and a few do really well > then those with the strong marks get scaled up? Thanx wooz... good luck with the rest of HSC:)
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    Biology 2007 - Scaling?

    Hey i read in the exam thoughts for bio that if everyone did well (i.e. the state) then they would scale biology hard? Is that true... i don't understand how that works. Enlighten me. An overwhelming majority found it easy looking on bos.
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    SAM profile is wrong

    ok then but i think it uses the 2005 scalling procedures to calculate the uai... i was wondering if that has changed.
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    Exam Thoughts

    The bases question is not part of the course. I remembered my teacher taught me something called "Chargaff's prinicple" in year 10 and i just looked this up in wikipedia "Chargaff's rules state that DNA from any cell of all organisms should have a 1:1 ratio of pyrimidine and purine bases and...
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    SAM profile is wrong

    ummm... am i meant to wait for the mods??? I need it fixed!!!
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    Genetics? Thoughts?

    The 7 marker was great... so much better than last year! It wasnt very demanding at all and no Homeotic genes!!!
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    Multiple Choice

    yay! same answers....:) how would u guys justify the Wollemi Pine question... i thought having the scientists washing their shoes would be the best preventative measure because i assumed that the fungus could be present around australia since "the last small population grows in a remote...
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    the 'what would you do differently if you could do your exam again' thread

    section 1: wish I didnt spend 5o mins on it... Section 3: not too bad ... addressed the question in every parra section 2: *dies > only spent 25 minutes < wrote a feature article and didnt even resolve it...(bangs head):bomb: bloody time management... after time was up i was like at least...
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    SAM profile is wrong

    Hey... according to SAM i've already done my HSC... how do I change my year to 2007. I tried editing my profile but it only had the subject choices... btw this is for standard SAM Thought i'd clear this up before HSC is over... so i can use SAM later
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    Graduation - what shoes would look nice with the robe?

    Lolz i did consider that... imagine all the parents with video cameras. My friends and their grandchildren 50 years later... Grandma rewind that girl tripping on the stage pleease! All I know is that its a "night function" so i'm assuming they wont make us wear uniform under the robes. I'm...
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    Graduation - what shoes would look nice with the robe?

    My year 12 graduation is comming up and I'm really confused about what type of shoes will look nice with the robe. I'm stuck between some open toed black ones with a pretty glittery silver ring or some pointy toed closed ones. Both have small heels. What type of shoes (for a girl) do you...
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    CSSA 2007 Chemistry Trial Examination thoughts

    i lost 3 marks on mc and one of them was an accident arghh. Oh well, i reckon as long as ur losing marks on little stuff then its not to much of a big problem... u can always avoid it the next time round. At least u got the calcium question rite! BEst of luck for HSC. My school is making us...
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    CSSA 2007 Chemistry Trial Examination thoughts

    whoops didnt c the rest of the thread! 80% is great with a bit more detailed revision and ur dedication u'll be sure to get a band 6.
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    CSSA 2007 Chemistry Trial Examination thoughts

    Same here! How'd u go??
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    CSSA 2007 Chemistry Trial Examination thoughts

    I think the BOD question was something along the lines of describing the test for BOD and evaluate its effectiveness for control and monitoring eutrophication... I'm not sure how many marks i'll get but i basically defined BOD and then described the test: Using a DO sensor on day zero and then...
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