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Human Biology
Started by Secluded Fears, May 10 2005 03:49 PM
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Posted 10 May 2005 - 03:49 PM
As for me, I think I might just scrape a B. Just scraped a B in the prelim too.
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Posted 14 May 2005 - 03:29 PM
Got 80% in the prelim so Im v confident bout coming up with the goods!
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Posted 18 May 2005 - 02:50 PM
How did everyone find the human biology exam? I thought it was quite difficult compared to the previous past papers, and definitely harder than our prelim. The essays threw a lot of people off I think, carbon cycle etc...not like the mRNA or memory essays like previous years. I did well in my prelim and practising past papers, but I'm very worried about my outcome for this exam.
Did anyone else find it more difficult than the previous years? Or were there any particular parts you were glad that/didnt want to come up?
Good luck 2 all for August anyway
Did anyone else find it more difficult than the previous years? Or were there any particular parts you were glad that/didnt want to come up?
Good luck 2 all for August anyway
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Posted 18 May 2005 - 03:24 PM
Yeah I thought it was more difficult than the past papers too.
Multiple choice + the essays were ok, but I'm not sure about the bit in the middle...the immunity question was quite hard.
What were the 2 things the white cells did in response to the antigens? I put:
1. Some multiply rapidly and mass produce the required antibody
2. Some become memory cells
Not sure if that's right tho
Oo and the increase in ADH...
I put it caused an increase in the conc of urea at point S, and a decrease in the conc of glucose at point whatever
Multiple choice + the essays were ok, but I'm not sure about the bit in the middle...the immunity question was quite hard.
What were the 2 things the white cells did in response to the antigens? I put:
1. Some multiply rapidly and mass produce the required antibody
2. Some become memory cells
Not sure if that's right tho
Oo and the increase in ADH...
I put it caused an increase in the conc of urea at point S, and a decrease in the conc of glucose at point whatever
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Posted 18 May 2005 - 04:31 PM
nooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!
i think that exam was a lot more difficult than the past papers and prelims!! Usually I find Biology Ok (got 70% and 87% in my 2 prelims) but I struggled with that 1!
I expected to pass maybe with an A but now I think i'll b lucky to get the B i need!!
I thought the essays were terrible, the four topics chosen were my four weakest
Just checked my notes and for my first essay I haven't got a single thing right and have just a few things correct in the second essay!!!
The multiple choice and middle section weren't as bad as the essays thankfully! Quite a lot of questions from graphs etc i thought!
Aw well, can always resit next year if I don't get my B!
HOPE EVERYONE ELSE DID WELL!!
i think that exam was a lot more difficult than the past papers and prelims!! Usually I find Biology Ok (got 70% and 87% in my 2 prelims) but I struggled with that 1!
I expected to pass maybe with an A but now I think i'll b lucky to get the B i need!!
I thought the essays were terrible, the four topics chosen were my four weakest
Just checked my notes and for my first essay I haven't got a single thing right and have just a few things correct in the second essay!!!The multiple choice and middle section weren't as bad as the essays thankfully! Quite a lot of questions from graphs etc i thought!
Aw well, can always resit next year if I don't get my B!
HOPE EVERYONE ELSE DID WELL!!
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Posted 18 May 2005 - 06:26 PM
i sat human bio last year as a crash higher - really glad i wasn't doing it this year if the essays were drastically different to normal! i seem to remember being really lucky with my essays in last years exam!
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tomorrow doesn't matter,
turn that music up,
till the windows start to shatter,
cos you're the only one who can get me on my feet,
& i can't even dance
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Posted 19 May 2005 - 10:54 AM
I thought it was pretty difficult. This was the first year that my school ran the course which didn't help matters! Lucky I had just looked over the liver things before I left the house so I managed something for that essay. There were a few questions which didn't seem very well worded I thought which made it a bit harder to know what they were looking for.
The question about immunity: I wrote the memory cells and mass production of antibodies too!
I'm hoping for an A although I'm not sure if that'll happen now!
The question about immunity: I wrote the memory cells and mass production of antibodies too!
I'm hoping for an A although I'm not sure if that'll happen now!
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Posted 24 August 2005 - 12:39 PM
what's a crash higher?
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Posted 24 August 2005 - 12:39 PM
It's when you do a higher without doing a standard grade or int2 first
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Posted 24 August 2005 - 12:39 PM
QUOTE(Hev @ Aug 24 2005, 01:39 PM)
what's a crash higher?
a crash higher is when u do a Higher but u have not done a Standard Grade in that particular subject
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Posted 24 August 2005 - 08:43 PM
ah ok, makes sence
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Posted 24 August 2005 - 09:40 PM
People crash biology more often than other subjects because there is not really a huge overlap from standard grade to higher.
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