BYB5 + BYB7 June 2009 discussion.

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  1. mindy123's Avatar
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    BYB5 + BYB7 June 2009 discussion.
    Couldn't see another thread like this so made my own seeing as BYB5 is friday! Anybody got any ideas for what essay might come up for the synoptic?
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    Re: BYB5 + BYB7 June 2009 discussion.
    huh?!
    byb5 is not the essay, is it?

    please do not tell me i have revised for the wrong exam....
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    Re: BYB5 + BYB7 June 2009 discussion.
    No if your on aqa BYB5 is not an essay based exam!
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    Re: BYB5 + BYB7 June 2009 discussion.
    (Original post by mindy123)
    Couldn't see another thread like this so made my own seeing as BYB5 is friday! Anybody got any ideas for what essay might come up for the synoptic?
    hey i have a feeling it will be on proteins or carbohydates or something like that, although it has already come up. i dont know what else they can ask tbh! im dreading tomoro but not as much as byb7.
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    Re: BYB5 + BYB7 June 2009 discussion.
    i don't want to sound like overly confident or jynx anything...but....

    isn't BYB5 like the easiest exam for this course?
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    Re: BYB5 + BYB7 June 2009 discussion.
    BYB7 is the killer!
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    (Original post by jenevievelight)
    BYB7 is the killer!
    I'm doing BYB8 and i'd say the content isnt that bad at all

    the essay is a bit of a concern as i've like never done an essay based science exam

    but i guess because its a 50/50 split you can be good at the questions and not the essay and get a good mark
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    Re: BYB5 + BYB7 June 2009 discussion.
    I've got to sit BYB4 as well as BYB5 tomorrow.

    Feeling so nervous! BYB5 isn't too bad I guess. But it feels like there's a lot to revise for in BYB4.

    BYB7 is going to be toughest out of all though.
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    hoping so! i hate the essay questions! That's my downfall!
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    and the data handling!
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    Re: BYB5 + BYB7 June 2009 discussion.
    (Original post by MissJethro)
    I've got to sit BYB4 as well as BYB5 tomorrow.

    Feeling so nervous! BYB5 isn't too bad I guess. But it feels like there's a lot to revise for in BYB4.
    same. rubbish. just about finished my revision on byb4- will go over respiration tonight though.

    im doing byb6 on wednesday.
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    same BYB 4 and 5 tomoro!! quite confident with 5 though! :yes:
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    how are u guys revisin for it? im doin past papers at the moment =D
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    Re: BYB5 + BYB7 June 2009 discussion.
    (Original post by tadah)
    same. rubbish. just about finished my revision on byb4- will go over respiration tonight though.

    im doing byb6 on wednesday.
    I'll be revising tonight too. I managed to revise quite a bit of BYB4 so will probably do somemore tonight and go through BYB5. I get really stuck when it comes to things to do with the kidney though.
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    (Original post by MissJethro)
    I'll be revising tonight too. I managed to revise quite a bit of BYB4 so will probably do somemore tonight and go through BYB5. I get really stuck when it comes to things to do with the kidney though.

    Aaa i get stuck on the loop of henle, hoping a question on that doesnt turn up :p:
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    So much to revise, argh!
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    (Original post by X_kate)
    Aaa i get stuck on the loop of henle, hoping a question on that doesnt turn up :p:
    Yeah me too! I get stuck on that and things like ultrafiltration and stuff like that. I don't want a question on it either!
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    Re: BYB5 + BYB7 June 2009 discussion.
    (Original post by X_kate)
    how are u guys revisin for it? im doin past papers at the moment =D
    Do the same questions pop up or are the papers quite different. I havent started doing papers yet...:o: How many do people recommend doing?
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    Re: BYB5 + BYB7 June 2009 discussion.
    (Original post by MissJethro)
    I'll be revising tonight too. I managed to revise quite a bit of BYB4 so will probably do somemore tonight and go through BYB5. I get really stuck when it comes to things to do with the kidney though.
    yeah, thats hard. i went over it with my teacher today.
    i know it, but putting the information i know about it in a question is my difficulty. :/
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    Re: BYB5 + BYB7 June 2009 discussion.
    (Original post by mindy123)
    Do the same questions pop up or are the papers quite different. I havent started doing papers yet...:o: How many do people recommend doing?
    yep on BYB4 theres nearly always something on respiration or photosynthesis so revise them well! an BYB5 is basically the same questions over an over, decomposition, use of quadrats, succesion and saprophytic digestion are common ones so i suggest revising them :p: ive done all the past papers on the AQA website for the modules an im doing them again :p: i find its the best way to revise!!
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