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banditkeith

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Re: How'd you go?
« Reply #210 on: June 14, 2011, 05:27:31 pm »
22/25.. A bit shattered really..
Now I can lose at most 10 marks for SA if the A+ mark is 62 ish :(

I screwed up the non-specific defence for bacteria and chose interferons. I could have sworn the word "bacteria" was not in the question when I did it :(

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Re: How'd you go?
« Reply #211 on: June 14, 2011, 05:40:33 pm »
:/ i put ethylene...omg its wrong  :(
i forgot that its connected with fruit ripening - i kept thinking it makes things flower and thought those leafy things were flowers    :idiot2:
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ethylene is definitely correct. abscisic acid was thought to have caused abscission but we know now that it creates seed dormancy among other things. my notes say:
Abscisic acid: inhibits growth, creates seed dormancy (until overridden by gibberellins), closes stomata
Ethylene: ripens fruit, causes flowers to die, stimulates abscision
hope this helps :D
did anyone else not get to finish the exam, i was writing crazily for the last 20 mins and still didn't finish the last page! ARGH! it was so long!
alzhaemers question, i chose the 2nd drug in the table? is that the one that stopped the enzyme

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Re: How'd you go?
« Reply #212 on: June 14, 2011, 05:46:49 pm »
why is the enzyme called 'protease'? :)
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Re: How'd you go?
« Reply #213 on: June 14, 2011, 05:50:29 pm »
why is the enzyme called 'protease'? :)

Because it breaks down proteins. In this question they were referring to the breakdown of antibodies (which are proteins).

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Re: How'd you go?
« Reply #214 on: June 14, 2011, 05:50:41 pm »
why is the enzyme called 'protease'? :)

Proteases are enzymes which break down proteins.  Antigens/immunoglobulins are proteins.  Therefore, the protease breaks down the antibody, and the pathogen avoids being captured by the immune system.
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Re: How'd you go?
« Reply #215 on: June 14, 2011, 05:55:30 pm »
Oh thank god ethylene is right for the abscission one... got 20/25 for MC :(

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Re: How'd you go?
« Reply #216 on: June 14, 2011, 05:58:11 pm »
Was the poision ivy an allergen therefore causes the whole histamine, mast cell reacton??
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Re: How'd you go?
« Reply #217 on: June 14, 2011, 05:59:02 pm »
YES, i got the protease one! lol at least I have that going for me... :D

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Re: How'd you go?
« Reply #218 on: June 14, 2011, 06:17:23 pm »
I put the histamine thingy for the poison ivy... its an allergen... and it causes inflammation which was the red patches. but how does it cause blisters???

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Re: How'd you go?
« Reply #219 on: June 14, 2011, 06:19:41 pm »
Just back from spending the year at Oxford. Now onto final year Monash MBBS.

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Re: How'd you go?
« Reply #220 on: June 14, 2011, 06:35:45 pm »
hold on so abscissic  acid is wrong or will they accept both

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Re: How'd you go?
« Reply #221 on: June 14, 2011, 06:40:47 pm »
We think that they may accept both but in most cases ethylene is responsible. There are some plants that also have AA involved.

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Re: How'd you go?
« Reply #222 on: June 14, 2011, 06:41:24 pm »
Hmm most of my answers were similar to that, but from the way I write I probably lost at least 50 marks for terrible explanations.
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Re: How'd you go?
« Reply #223 on: June 14, 2011, 06:51:25 pm »
Hmm most of my answers were similar to that, but from the way I write I probably lost at least 50 marks for terrible explanations.

My thoughts exactly. Hate it when you pretty much have the concept, but it's written in a way that's a bit ridiculous and for the most part illegible  haha

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Re: How'd you go?
« Reply #224 on: June 14, 2011, 06:55:40 pm »
>>>>>>>>> Im jst soooo happy the exam s overrr

omg it did my head in !