GCSE OCR gateway add science B4 C4 P4 21st may

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  1. spookz's Avatar
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    GCSE OCR gateway add science B4 C4 P4 21st may
    Anyone ready for this exam or prepared?
  2. laura-1234's Avatar
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    how did you find the exam?
  3. LogicalMc's Avatar
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    ahh just came home, this exam was easy but had some really wordy questions
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    The only things I didn't know where the diamond, graphite and buck-something things, mainly because my chemistry teacher is more of the bullied member of my class :L
    Rest seemed pretty easy for me but I'm bound to slip up somewhere. I'll be happy with a B but think I'm pretty close the the A
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    does anyone kno how much, the 2 exams and the coursework add up to? i know its 100% but im talking about marks
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    do you know what the grade boundary is likely to be?
  7. spookz's Avatar
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    exam was hard they asked questions that hardly came up on other past papers on the additional suite
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    There was one question I thought didn't make sense - question 3 in the biology section, something like:

    "What nutrients does this bacteria show"?

    Was it just me or did that one not make any sense at all?
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    Re: GCSE OCR gateway add science B4 C4 P4 21st may
    (Original post by Lohkar)
    There was one question I thought didn't make sense - question 3 in the biology section, something like:

    "What nutrients does this bacteria show"?

    Was it just me or did that one not make any sense at all?
    Yeah i found that one really weird didnt even know what to put in that one so what answer did you put?
    Last edited by Gorganite; 21-05-2012 at 17:46.
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    (Original post by Lohkar)
    There was one question I thought didn't make sense - question 3 in the biology section, something like:

    "What nutrients does this bacteria show"?

    Was it just me or did that one not make any sense at all?

    Wasn't it detritus?

    What was the answer for the graph question concerning the beetles? Wasn't it like 1991?
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    Re: GCSE OCR gateway add science B4 C4 P4 21st may
    (Original post by sifsta)
    Wasn't it detritus?

    What was the answer for the graph question concerning the beetles? Wasn't it like 1991?
    Hmm i thought so as well but it asked for the next outbreak, but the beetles would have been dead as it was below -6 degrees
    And i dont think it was detritus as thats not a nutrient its what is decayed, but to be honest i dont really know for that one. Biology was the hardest for me
    Last edited by Gorganite; 21-05-2012 at 18:07.
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    (Original post by sifsta)
    Wasn't it detritus?

    What was the answer for the graph question concerning the beetles? Wasn't it like 1991?
    I put 2003 because its the year after the winter with temperatures above -6 degrees that had the outbreak. At least I think I put 2003.

    (Original post by Gorganite)
    Yeah i found that one really weird didnt even know what to put in that one so what answer did you put?
    I left it blank, and I emailed my biology teacher, he seemed to think that the question was worded incorrectly and that they may just remove that mark from the exam
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    for the half life one did you put x or y for the tracer?
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    Re: GCSE OCR gateway add science B4 C4 P4 21st may
    (Original post by Lohkar)
    I put 2003 because its the year after the winter with temperatures above -6 degrees that had the outbreak. At least I think I put 2003.



    I left it blank, and I emailed my biology teacher, he seemed to think that the question was worded incorrectly and that they may just remove that mark from the exam
    Hope it was a mistake. That question stumped me for ages. And i think i put the same year as you as well it was a 2000 early year anyway
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    for the half life one did you put x or y for the tracer?
    I put Y as the tracer because it decayed faster than X, you?
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    I put Y as the tracer because it decayed faster than X, you?
    yeah i put Y too and for the one about the stomata closing when there's less water what did you put?
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    yeah i put Y too and for the one about the stomata closing when there's less water what did you put?
    I wrote about water entering the guard cells through osmosis, then after writing it with 2 mins left on the exam realised it said less water. Something tells me I lost those marks :/
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    Re: GCSE OCR gateway add science B4 C4 P4 21st may
    (Original post by Lohkar)
    I put Y as the tracer because it decayed faster than X, you?
    Yeah same said Y as well guess thats a mark as well
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    Re: GCSE OCR gateway add science B4 C4 P4 21st may
    (Original post by laura-1234)
    yeah i put Y too and for the one about the stomata closing when there's less water what did you put?
    Did not know. Forgot to revise that bit after looking at the papers, i didnt think it would come up.
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    it was saphrophytical nutrient
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