AQA BIOL5 Biology Unit 5 Exam - 22nd June 2011

The first thing I'd say is that it would need to be longer, so try to go into more detail on some responses, also don't be afraid to use bullet points and diagrams, it doesn't all have to be prose, I realise I have kind of contradicted myself but parts that are just writing, try to be detailed on them, your range of topics appears to be good, but again more detail and try to get more length on it, it is really difficult to get a really good mark on a shorter essay, but the short amount of time we get for it is ridiculous!

Good LUCCCKKKK

I'll mark it later tonight probably and give you feedback. It looks good on the face of it.

HAH! whoops, which one was 140 UMS? was it 2? I can never remember the unit numbers! awkwarrddd :P

I'm trying to practice one essay every day. I time myself to make sure I can finish in about 40 mins. I was also thinking of looking over the AS book to refresh my memory on certain topics.

What about you?

Unit 5 is actually quite interesting, except the Ethics stuff is annoying

Someone told me to make a spider diagram of all topics and link them so you see the link and so that you don't have to learn too much further information. I'd doing it on word. If I finish and its good I'll post it here

How are you marking your essays and where are you getting the essay titles from?

Do you have any essay questions I could practice, NOT from the specimen or 2010 june paper?

When ever I see a question i can think of a sentence to answer it and thats it.

That's a good idea. That should be helpful.

I haven't actually but if I can find someone to mark one or two that would be great. I've got two booklets on writing synoptic essays from my biology teacher. And one of them has a long list of essay topics.

no sorry im lacking resources on this section of the exam too. I only have the two available. Im hoping i can find some online.

Just looked at the spec and it says " The technique of genetic fingerprinting .... and its use in determining the genetic variability within a population."

what does this mean?! and how would you determine the variability?

Could I find them booklets online? I need help! "hiyarearl" said she'd mark mine maybe she'd mark yours too. Or I could mark yours if i get this dumb mindmap finished.

she... she!!!!!!! I'm of the masculine sort I'm sorry to inform you.

Yeah I'll look at the essay and comment shortly.

she... she!!!!!!! I'm of the masculine sort I'm sorry to inform you.

Yeah I'll look at the essay and comment shortly.

in root cells higher concentrations of IAA decrease growth so for the same reason this causes plant root cells to bend away from light and IAA collects on the light side, which elogates faster than the shaded side to the plant bends towards the shaded side and grows into the soil.=)

Hey where can i find the nelson thorne questions? I downloaded a load of pdfs, like chapter9+ but it was only the answers. No questions.

Thanks!!

do we have to know this detail? because I don't get it lol!
I thought we just needed to know how IAA increases growth in cells in the stem and the fact that it decreases growth in roots!