2015 Biology Exam PDF and Suggested Solutions

[Bruzzix]

Here is the scanned copy of the exam. I'M SORRY FOR THE CRAPPY QUALITY IT WAS THE BEST I COULD DO WITH MY PRINTER!
http://bit.ly/1kfEyoQ

Biology24123 and I have written up solutions for the multiple choice which we have confidence are correct, but please remember that they may NOT be 100% definitely right. We are all prone to mistakes! If you see something that you think is wrong, please let us know. We will try our best to bring you suggested solutions to the short answer section as soon as possible. Hang in there avid biology students! 

MC

1. C
2. B
3. D
4. A
5. D
6. B
7. B
8. C
9. C
10. A
11. D
12. C
13. B
14. C
15. B
16. B
17. D
18. C
19. A
20. A
21. C
22. B
23. A
24. D
25. B
26. C
27. D
28. B
29. A
30. D
31. B
32. D
33. C
34. A
35. C
36. D
37. A
38. C
39. A
40. B

SA

http://www.filedropper.com/suggestedshortanswersolutions
These are only solutions for questions 1-9. I don't have time to do the rest. Connect education have some very good suggested answers that you can also check out. Please note that the mark allocations are just my guess and the suggested solution may deviate from what VCAA will actually accept. I've done my best to replicate their marking schemes and standards.

UPDATE: SHORT ANSWER SOLUTIONS ARE OUT

[bridgetkelly123]

Thanks

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Any chance you could post this in Biology?  Exam discussion should theoretically be in that board not this

But seriously, awesome that you got that up, hope all went well and I'll be doing my own answers cross check too

[cosine]

Question 38; don't Australopithecus represent erect-walking hominins?

If not, 37/40 fml...

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38 should defs be C not D imo. (hominoids includes apes)

[cosine]

38 should defs be C not D imo. (hominoids includes apes)

38/40 so happy haha..

[Gromekk]

yeah thats what i thought as well

[Biology24123]

38/40 so happy haha..

38 as well

[Sine]

are we thinking 38/40 is a good score on MC because I'm pretty sure I got 38-40/40 (got to check all my MC's) 

[Biology24123]

are we thinking 38/40 is a good score on MC because I'm pretty sure I got 38-40/40 (got to check all my MC's) 

Yep 38 is great

[Gromekk]

i only got 37, didnt read 11 properly and got 21,22 wrong as well

[Jay.C]

36/40 wow this is not a good day

[ClivePalmer]

Agree with all answers bar one.
I believe 38 is c.) Australopithecus show early evidence that hominins were bipedal

here is a quote from a website;
"Fossil Evidence of Bipedalism

The fossil record offers clues as to the origins of bipedalism, which in turn helps us to identify those species ancestral to modern humans. One of the most abundant sources for early bipedalism is found in Australopithecus afarensis, a species that lived between approximately 4 and 2.8 Ma. A. afarensis postcrania clearly shows hip, knee, and foot morphology distinctive to bipedalism. "


D I believe is incorrect because the hominoid refers to members of the superfamily Hominoidea, both present and past. Today it comprises humans, the gibbons, and the great apes (orangutan, chimpanzee, and gorilla). Australithicus was most the earliest fossils of homonin but not hominoid.

Happy to be proven wrong (well not really but I'll cop it).

[Biology24123]

i only got 37, didnt read 11 properly and got 21,22 wrong as well

How is that bad

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Happy to be proven wrong (well not really but I'll cop it).

I'm certain you're correct, I think the consensus is that all but Q38 were correct then!