Biology - Any Tips?

michelle_ie

got 15% in my mock! im ****e at biology but i have done stuff for it, ive slacked now the past few weeks but i know almost all human bilogy, genetics and ecology... im gonna go over enzyme, iaa experiments and photosynthesis.... and i just want to pass it...

delta_bravo

Rob30888 wrote:

The Chief Exam Commissioner for Connaught says Ecology and Genetics are FIXED questions, so be sure to know them. The eye and ear are also NB as is Evolution - know 3 proofs and 1 in detail

well ecology is pretty much all of unit 1 so it has to come up. what do you mean by "know 3 proofs"?

the only thing that is fixed is that:
section A contains 6 questions, 2 from unit1 , 2 from unit2 and 2 from unit3
sectionB is about the experiments
sectionC contains one question on unit 1, 2 from unit 2 and 3 from unit 3

Pez

delta_bravo wrote:

well ecology is pretty much all of unit 1 so it has to come up. what do you mean by "know 3 proofs"?

isnt that like comparative anatomy n all?

delta_bravo

no i think that falls into unit 2. with "genetics + evolution". im not sure cos i never really treated the course as seperate units until last night when the panic set in:D

Rob30888

delta_bravo wrote:

well ecology is pretty much all of unit 1 so it has to come up. what do you mean by "know 3 proofs"?

Comparative Embryology
Comparative Anatomy
The Fossil Record

are 3 proofs + know 1 in detail

michelle_ie

im terrible at biology.... i did fail in my mocks and i know this is no excuse but i had the same teacher for science and bio for 6 years then this year got a brand new teacher and i hate the subject now cause i dont understand her atall atall..
i just wanna pass the exams so if i knew human, ecology, photosynthesis, genetics, and a few experiements u think ill pass? i hate all the plant stuff

delta_bravo

michelle_ie wrote:

im terrible at biology.... i did fail in my mocks and i know this is no excuse but i had the same teacher for science and bio for 6 years then this year got a brand new teacher and i hate the subject now cause i dont understand her atall atall..
i just wanna pass the exams so if i knew human, ecology, photosynthesis, genetics, and a few experiements u think ill pass? i hate all the plant stuff

if youre up the creek i advise you to focus on units one and two. thats where most of the marks are

anna.fun

I think that biology is a handy paper... got 73% in the mocks without any kind of study....

tweetypie

Rob30888 wrote:

Comparative Embryology
Comparative Anatomy
The Fossil Record

are 3 proofs + know 1 in detail

Okay..slightly worried cause i have never heard of these 3 proofs ...would somebody please explain??!

helles belles

tweetypie wrote:

Okay..slightly worried cause i have never heard of these 3 proofs ...would somebody please explain??!

they are not proofs done mind him. remember learning about evolution and u look at how different species are common?
like all mammals have the same basic limb structure or animals all look the same when the are growing in the womb?

just have to learn one of them off.
you dont even have to know about the other two!

tweetypie

helles belles wrote:

they are not proofs done mind him. remember learning about evolution and u look at how different species are common?
like all mammals have the same basic limb structure or animals all look the same when the are growing in the womb?

just have to learn one of them off.
you dont even have to know about the other two!

Okay! Thanks a mil for your help! Was completely confused there for a moment!

It doesn't help that i had the most rubbish teacher ever that never got the course covered and left out evolution and a load of other chapters! Trying to teach myself here! lol! So sorry if i ask a lot of questions or just generally seem confused!:)
xxx

ThrownAway

I've 10 experiments and 8 chapters to revise for tuesday


...

ahhh

Dave Larkin

Here's what I think are guaranteed topics to come on the exam:

* Photosynthesis
* Immunity and Viruses
* Nutrition
* Genetics
* Plant Reproduction

Other than that, I couldn't tell you. At any rate, we shall see.

delta_bravo

Dave Larkin wrote:

Here's what I think are guaranteed topics to come on the exam:

* Photosynthesis
* Immunity and Viruses
* Nutrition
* Genetics
* Plant Reproduction

Other than that, I couldn't tell you. At any rate, we shall see.

they are NOT guaranteed. highly probable since they cover about a third of the course!

tweetypie

Okay..i have being studying biology since yesterday and dont seem to be getting anywhere! Have genetics pretty much covered and most of unit 1/2..would anybody be able to give me a list of things i should Definately know??!:)

delta_bravo

units one and 2 are the most important. also experiments. plants also gets asked a lot

bobneedshelpnow

i really cant study im so tired and i absolutely know nothing apart from enzymes, the senses and bits and pieces of ecology .....im susposed to be doing higher level and kept it on as i got 40% in mocks but am not sure no more ............can u bull****e anyway in biology please tell me as i am at a wits end ere:mad:

porn_star

well I was going to go down to pass last year cos I failed it all through 5th and 6th year. the first time i passed a biology exam was for the actual leaving, i got a c1..saying that last years paper was piss easy...
I'm just aiming for a nice high b this year..

bobneedshelpnow

if you dont mind what grade did u get last year and did u know enough going into the exam...........?

porn_star

I got a C1

Hmmm..well I guess I knew more then I thought, since I passed...but from what I can remember a lot of that paper was common knowledge, like there was basically a comprehension shoved in there and you just took the answers out of the passage...
I saw go for it, just be sure to get as much of unit 1 and 2 studied and some plant stuff and your expierments and you'll be grand

bobneedshelpnow

Thank you!! good luck tomoro;) cause im going studing like a crazy person now!!

porn_star

thanks, good luck to you too!

ladyspud

k not long to biology and i'm so wrecked after maths today(grrr) that i'm narrowin it down to

• ecology
• photosynthesis
• hormones
• plant reproduction
• experiments
• and maybe the skeleton??

Think that'll do?

ThrownAway

ladyspud wrote:

k not long to biology and i'm so wrecked after maths today(grrr) that i'm narrowin it down to

• ecology
• photosynthesis
• hormones
• plant reproduction
• experiments
• and maybe the skeleton??

Think that'll do?

Maybe the four other plant chapters. Instead of the skeleton do The Human Defence System. Concentrate on the ecology and enzyme experiments. Oh and the senses chapter.

ladyspud

Thanks have to get off this now and start...no excuses! Cheers good luck tomor;)

Rob30888

The skeleton is quite likely and don't neglect the senses. I doubt (and hope not) that plant reproduction will be there. Was there in 2004...

smiling_time

Pez wrote:

what? theres 22 experiments??????

actually if you look closer there are 25 experiments if you look at the internal choices.

deisedolly

Rob30888 wrote:

The skeleton is quite likely and don't neglect the senses. I doubt (and hope not) that plant reproduction will be there. Was there in 2004...

I hope you're right about everything you just said! I'd be on the ball then haha!
Pity I don't have a few days to study this so I could ensure a B, I'd say I'll only scrape a C at this stage! My head is fit to explode from all the cramming Sooo much crap to learn! I f*ckin hate DNA and I bet that'll make an appearence, but hey what do I know?

ThrownAway

Look the bottom line is the Biology paper is completely unpredictable.

There is no pattern. There is no bluffing. You either know your stuff at this stage or don't.

bobneedshelpnow

ThrownAway wrote:

Look the bottom line is the Biology paper is completely unpredictable.

There is no pattern. There is no bluffing. You either know your stuff at this stage or don't.

Thanks for the boost of confidence:eek: i now realise i know nothing:(
its about time someone set me straight