Biology Practice Exam Discussion

[Unblemished]

I wasn't doing too well always around 4 marks were barely accessible so I was getting around 60-65/75 but doing better on VCAA stuff

What do you guys reckon the cut-off will be for a 45?

Last year, an a+ for bio was 192/220 which is equivalent to requiring a 96/110 for low a+. So, this generally ranges from around the high 30s to low 40s. If you want a 45 raw, you need a relatively moderate to high a+. So aim for like 105/110. My friend got 107/110 and got a 47. This year's distribution is likely to change though due to the difficulty of the exam. 

[Sine]

When is everyone going to do the 2013-2014 exams?

[thettywetty]

When is everyone going to do the 2013-2014 exams?

In the few days before the actual exam

[chemzy]

ive done the 2013 exam and i think il do it another 5 times until the actual exam lol

[Biology24123]

ive done the 2013 exam and i think il do it another 5 times until the actual exam lol

What did you get

[cosine]

Who has done the 2015 insight exam. How did you find it?

[Biology24123]

Who has done the 2015 insight exam. How did you find it?

Will do it soon

[Biology24123]

NEAP exams are the hardest by far. Feel like anything 80+ is good on them

[Sine]

Just did VCAA Unit 4 2002, kinda weird exam, some extremely tough questions and some extremely easy questions.
Can someone explain question 19

Question 19
The common evolutionary ancestry of many organisms is reflected by a geographic distribution consistent with the former supercontinent Gondwanaland.

An example of this is the distributions of
A. parastacid crayfish in South America, New Zealand, Australia and New Guinea.
B. bears in North and South America, Europe and Asia.
C. flying foxes in Australia, Asia, Africa and Europe.
D. mockingbirds in South and North America

Answer is A I said B

[cosine]

Just did VCAA Unit 4 2002, kinda weird exam, some extremely tough questions and some extremely easy questions.
I got 68/75, lost 1 mark on MC for question 19, and lost 2 whole stupid marks on linked gene notation.

Has any one else done this exam, how did you go?
Are there grade distributions available for pre-2006?
Also has anyone done stuff from before 2006 and after 2006 If so how do they compare?

Can someone explain question 19

Question 19
The common evolutionary ancestry of many organisms is reflected by a geographic distribution consistent with the former supercontinent Gondwanaland.

An example of this is the distributions of
A. parastacid crayfish in South America, New Zealand, Australia and New Guinea.
B. bears in North and South America, Europe and Asia.
C. flying foxes in Australia, Asia, Africa and Europe.
D. mockingbirds in South and North America

Answer is A I said B

The supercontinent that existed was known as Pangaea broke into the continents of Laurasia and Gondwana. Gondwana composed of Australia, Antartica, India, New Zealand whereas Laurasia broke into the northern  hemisphere (modern) such as Asia, so B could not be correct.

[Biology24123]

The supercontinent that existed was known as Pangaea broke into the continents of Laurasia and Gondwana. Gondwana composed of Australia, Antartica, India, New Zealand whereas Laurasia broke into the northern  hemisphere (modern) such as Asia, so B could not be correct.

I just did 2002 VCAA. It was so easy.

[cosine]

I just did 2002 VCAA. It was so easy.

What did you get? Going to do it now

[Biology24123]

What did you get? Going to do it now

92%. There are some irrelevant questions on the unit 4. Haven't done unit 3

[cosine]

92%. There are some irrelevant questions on the unit 4. Haven't done unit 3

Did you do the irrelevant ones?

[Biology24123]

Did you do the irrelevant ones?

Yes