HSC Biology: Answers & Discussion

[jakesilove]

Hey everyone! Hope the exam went well for you all. We've mocked up some solutions, but this is a hella long paper; check what we've written against your understanding, and discuss the answers below! What did you think of the paper? You can find a copy of the paper HERE!

Multiple Choice

Note: There has been a lot of discussion surrounding Question 20, with some people going for B, and others going for D. What did you put down? Why? Let us know below!
Note Note: It looks like the consensus is that the answer to Question 20 is D!
Note Note Note: Our resident Med student actually thinks the answer is B! Tricky, tricky...
Aaaaand now our Med student thinks it's C. Fuck


Core Short-Answer Questions: For answers, just CLICK on the spoiler a few millimetres below this sentence!

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What did you think? Chat below!

[nibblez16]

Hi, I cant see the answers..
Some multiple choice was confusing, but overall, I guess bio was pretty good

[jakesilove]

Hi, I cant see the answers..
Some multiple choice was confusing, but overall, I guess bio was pretty good

Hey! Click on the 'Spoiler' and the MC solutions will come up! We're working on more answers now, keep an eye out.

[Viivek]

Hey, I'm pretty sure the answer to question 20 is not A. T cells do not produce antibodies.

[aimbotted]

i put B for number 19 because i read its the scientests discovery so im guessing im probably wrong

for 20 i put d because it was the most correct in my opinion

[jakesilove]

Hey, I'm pretty sure the answer to question 20 is not A. T cells do not produce antibodies.

Hey! It definitely could be D; the wording of the question is a bit ambiguous, hey! Definitely discuss answers here; do you agree? Do you disagree? Why or why not? If we get some consensus, I'll update the answers later on

[nibblez16]

Hey! It definitely could be D; the wording of the question is a bit ambiguous, hey! Definitely discuss answers here; do you agree? Do you disagree? Why or why not? If we get some consensus, I'll update the answers later on

This blank thing is coming up...

[jakesilove]

This blank thing is coming up...

That's seriously weird! The direct link is HERE and HERE; maybe try take a look at the spoiler using a different web browser?

[jakesilove]

Some more solutions have been uploaded! What did you include in your answers? Anything more to add? Hit 'reply' to join in the conversation?

[nibblez16]

That's seriously weird! The direct link is HERE and HERE; maybe try take a look at the spoiler using a different web browser?

Got it

[Bparker]

i put B for number 19 because i read its the scientests discovery so im guessing im probably wrong

for 20 i put d because it was the most correct in my opinion

Same here - B for 19 and D for 20 !

[kevin217]

Hey! It definitely could be D; the wording of the question is a bit ambiguous, hey! Definitely discuss answers here; do you agree? Do you disagree? Why or why not? If we get some consensus, I'll update the answers later on

I got D for 20 as well. T cells do not produce antibodies. For 19 I put A.

[jakesilove]

I got D for 20 as well. T cells do not produce antibodies. For 19 I put A.

I've put a note in the original post! Definitely some wiggle room there, but looks like the consensus is that the answer is D

[brenden]

PLOT TWIST: we just had a UNSW medical student (Band 6 in Bio) because "B-cells don't directly destroy anything, only make antibodies. T cells can directly kill antigens".

Thoughts on this all? Could the consensus be wrong or is our med student mistaken?

[Daliaradosevic]

Yeah i got answer b for both questions 19 and 20!?