Your Thoughts On Biology 2010 Exam 2

[stonecold]

Any thoughts of the fisherman question?
I think that was the worst....

i wrote comparing the fins cox gene to the known species cox gene or something and that humans can use it to find out what if fish species are related :S

I wrote something like using DNA sequencing HAHA. *facepalm*

that's what I wrote.  

I don't think it was stupid.  How else are you meant to compare genes?

I thought it was a pretty clear cut answer, it kind of guided you there

Yeah, you have to sequence it.  Because the code is redundant, it is the only way to know for sure...

[slothpomba]

I feel sorry for people who didnt know transcription/translation properly...

8 marks on name this process... describe the steps...for both of them too

Haven't seen an exam like that before and i wouldnt of expected it

[sillysmile]

I did badly on it....

too be honest I wasn't feeling the best after this exam either..

[lisa_1193]

i wrote something weird about birds being killed by lava :|

[sillysmile]

I feel sorry for people who didnt know transcription/translation properly...

8 marks on name this process... describe the steps...for both of them too

Haven't seen an exam like that before and i wouldnt of expected it

yeah, but it was great if you did know them!!

[sillysmile]

i wrote something weird about birds being killed by lava :|

apparently that was actually a good answer

[Keine]

yea i got 25% or 1/4 for the normal stuff
here's my MC i think some wrong(plenty)
1C
2B
3D
4D
5B
6B
7C
8C
9C
10B
11C
12B
13A
14D
15B
16B
17D
18A
19D
20B
21A
22B
23A
24C
25A
3e 1/4
1a Autosomal recessive
b 1/2
2aTrancription
3a 22
d Anaphase 2
e(i) 1/4
6a DNA Hybridisation
7(c)i Founder Effect

isnt it 'founder population'? since it asked for the name of the settling
vinegar flies

[slothpomba]

I feel sorry for people who didnt know transcription/translation properly...

8 marks on name this process... describe the steps...for both of them too

Haven't seen an exam like that before and i wouldnt of expected it

yeah, but it was great if you did know them!!

Haha yeah it was roughly 10% of the exam too... which is a lot considering even one mark can put you infront/behind a hell of a lot of people

[stonecold]

I feel sorry for people who didnt know transcription/translation properly...

8 marks on name this process... describe the steps...for both of them too

Haven't seen an exam like that before and i wouldnt of expected it

yeah, but it was great if you did know them!!

Haha yeah it was roughly 10% of the exam too... which is a lot considering even one mark can put you infront/behind a hell of a lot of people

And then another 8 marks on speciation and natural selection.

That is 20% of the paper rote learned and regurgitated.

I think A+ cutoff will be quite high, possibly 130/150

[s123456]

I did badly on it....

too be honest I wasn't feeling the best after this exam either..

me too. i liked mid year more

[sillysmile]

I feel sorry for people who didnt know transcription/translation properly...

8 marks on name this process... describe the steps...for both of them too

Haven't seen an exam like that before and i wouldnt of expected it

yeah, but it was great if you did know them!!

Haha yeah it was roughly 10% of the exam too... which is a lot considering even one mark can put you infront/behind a hell of a lot of people

true..
I actually was rather disappointed there was not many questions about hominin/hominids.
and I really wish that I had studied chromosomal mutations more thoroughly before...

[stonecold]

I feel sorry for people who didnt know transcription/translation properly...

8 marks on name this process... describe the steps...for both of them too

Haven't seen an exam like that before and i wouldnt of expected it

yeah, but it was great if you did know them!!

Haha yeah it was roughly 10% of the exam too... which is a lot considering even one mark can put you infront/behind a hell of a lot of people

true..
I actually was rather disappointed there was not many questions about hominin/hominids.
and I really wish that I had studied chromosomal mutations more thoroughly before...

I was happy.  Evolution is interesting but the way we study it is a wank...

[Emile432]

Aced the transcription, translation, speciation, natural selection. But I have gone over some of the questions in my head and realised I have made some pretty stupid mistakes arghhh wish I could rewind!

[The Detective]

I did badly on it....

too be honest I wasn't feeling the best after this exam either..

me too. i liked mid year more

glad I'm not the only one. my friends came out beaming saying how easy it was....

[Russ]

I feel sorry for people who didnt know transcription/translation properly...

8 marks on name this process... describe the steps...for both of them too

Haven't seen an exam like that before and i wouldnt of expected it

Yeah, my friend complained about that. And about a "fish" question.

Shinny and mavisgibbons are both busy with exams but I have 2 weeks of swotvac before my microbiology exam so...if somebody posts an exam paper i'll do it.