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Pretty easy i thought, had plenty of time to do options, how'd everyone find MC these are my answers: A A B A C C A B C A D C B D D
 

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Hsc 2009 bio exam

How'd everyone go?? I think it was a pretty straight forward exam.. besides some multiple choice questions that were tricky :/ My options on genetics had big questions... 5 marks, 6 marks, and 7 marks consecutively :O!

Question 14 about the punctuated equilibrium/convergent/divergent evolution.. what'd you guys put? My teacher said it could be divergent.. or punctuated. I put punctuated.

Also the question with the stomates opening.. it could be either b) or d).. if it was a eucalyptus tree it would be b) but i put d)
 

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I think the exam was pretty good. Lots of diagrams to be drawn. haha.

for q.14 I put, ye same as u, punctuated.
and for q.11 stomata d too here =)

wat did other people get q.4 about diseased animal population in farm?
I wrote A.. not sure if its right...
 

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yeahh it was pretty straight forward, i mean some questions were tricky.
My option topic communications omg that was the worse section for me=/
 

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How'd everyone go?? I think it was a pretty straight forward exam.. besides some multiple choice questions that were tricky :/ My options on genetics had big questions... 5 marks, 6 marks, and 7 marks consecutively :O!

Question 14 about the punctuated equilibrium/convergent/divergent evolution.. what'd you guys put? My teacher said it could be divergent.. or punctuated. I put punctuated.

Also the question with the stomates opening.. it could be either b) or d).. if it was a eucalyptus tree it would be b) but i put d)
i put punctuated cause there was a long period where nothing occur, followed by a period where evolution occurred. I also put D xD
Pretty straight forward exam tbh.
 

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The exam was ok. The only tricky section for me was the 6 marker on the kidney (wtf). The 8 marker was a bit challenging but i hope to get some marks for it. i made a few mistakes which i had to cross out grrr ie enantiostasis. Why did i have to write a marine animal instead of a plant. Man i got to learn how to read. Communication was fairly easy

cross fingers for a band 6
 

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I think the exam was pretty good. Lots of diagrams to be drawn. haha.

for q.14 I put, ye same as u, punctuated.
and for q.11 stomata d too here =)

wat did other people get q.4 about diseased animal population in farm?
I wrote A.. not sure if its right...
i put C. cause of quarantine...i didnt which one to choose A or C xD
 

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I put A too.. seemed the 'best' answer to me lol :p

I think the exam was pretty good. Lots of diagrams to be drawn. haha.

for q.14 I put, ye same as u, punctuated.
and for q.11 stomata d too here =)

wat did other people get q.4 about diseased animal population in farm?
I wrote A.. not sure if its right...
 

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These are my answers for MC: A A B A C C A B C A D C B D D

EDIT: Didn't realise the forum merged lol
 
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Yeah omg! that kidney thing was so stupid.. I was like wtf... THREE LABELS?? We drew the kidney.. not the stupid nephron so it was hard to describe and i only managed to do 2 =[
The exam was ok. The only tricky section for me was the 6 marker on the kidney (wtf). The 8 marker was a bit challenging but i hope to get some marks for it. i made a few mistakes which i had to cross out grrr ie enantiostasis. Why did i have to write a marine animal instead of a plant. Man i got to learn how to read. Communication was fairly easy

cross fingers for a band 6
 

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Bio Exam ?

Absolutely pisssssss easy. :chainsaw:

I took a knife to it. And slaughtered it.
 

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i hated the genetics 6 marker and 7 marker!! i pretty much bullshyted through that one.

and i also forgot a disease thats caused by a bacteria!! =_= friggen put yeast. i noe its not right. just had a mind blank!!!

so many peopl walked out of the exam room in our school, i finished 45 minutes earlier but stayed until the end.
 

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There were definitely alot of those 'choose BEST answer' type questions..like the one of the gas exchange of CO2 and 02..

Also, the pedigree question, where it could have been sex linked or recessive/dominant? That was a pain. I said the conclusion is not viable without further evidence.

Yeah, what was with the diagrams! Haha, and communications, once again, another diagram, of a bloody eye!
 

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what did people put for Q9- abot o2 and co2 travelling through the lungs and muscles? i put B

What did people get for Q15- the infection? i was tossing up with b or d
 

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for bacterial disease i put Straptocucos which causes throat infection. Is that right?
 

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Kidney:

- Cortex = filtration
- Medulla = reabsorption
- Ureter = secretion
 

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