Higher Biology Exam?!

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Reply 120

Tistor

Oh thank god thank you Nessie.

Reply 121

eilidhb

What is the normal percentage for an A band 1?

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Reply 122

mwellno1

what are we thinkin the basic pass mark will be for this ? The last two years has been 62 and the year before that 58. Thinking around about the same ?

Reply 123

CSM1996

Original post by mwellno1

what are we thinkin the basic pass mark will be for this ? The last two years has been 62 and the year before that 58. Thinking around about the same ?

Due to the problem solving difficulty, I think the pass mark may be lowered, maybe not as low as 58 but I don't see any chance of the pass mark going up above 65 :lol:

Reply 124

xoJennyox

Original post by RHIANALESSANDRA

By god that bird one was a bastard. Graph reading and evaluation skills are NIL in me...

And that is probably why I feel like crying. I wanted to sit Higher Biology not bloody Higher Graphs.

Reply 125

Hannah1709

What did everyone write for the question on the curled leaf where it asked for the advantage of the leaf bring curled to reduce water loss?

Reply 126

xoJennyox

Original post by Hannah1709

What did everyone write for the question on the curled leaf where it asked for the advantage of the leaf bring curled to reduce water loss?

I put that it traps moist air and thus lowers the evaporation gradient and also transpiration rate.

Reply 127

xoJennyox

Original post by Nessie162

1
Photosynthesis (Light Dependent Stage + Pigments)
Protein Synthesis ? ( mRNA and Function of proteins)

2
Osmoregulation
Succession

You know for the essays questions in biology? Do you HAVE to write the essays questions under headings?

Reply 128

JackoGeddes

Original post by Hannah1709

What did everyone write for the question on the curled leaf where it asked for the advantage of the leaf bring curled to reduce water loss?

reduced air movements which lowers wind speed and reduces transpiration

Reply 129

CSM1996

Original post by Hannah1709

What did everyone write for the question on the curled leaf where it asked for the advantage of the leaf bring curled to reduce water loss?

Surface area decreased so water loss by transpiration is reduced.

Reply 130

Hannah1709

Original post by xoJennyox

I put that it traps moist air and thus lowers the evaporation gradient and also transpiration rate.

Aw ok! I think I've done it wrong, I put the conditions would be dark as no light would get in and so the stomata would be closed and flaccid therefore reducing water loss, so wrong! :frown:

Reply 131

Hannah1709

Also, see for the succession essay, did you have to mention both primary and secondary succession?

Reply 132

JimmyGatz

If you had to guess the cut-off scores for this what would they be? I was hoping for an A but I can't see myself getting at least 91 marks :frown:

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Reply 133

Eilidh.DearX

Original post by eilidhb

What is the normal percentage for an A band 1?

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I got an A band 1 in my Biology higher (sat it last year). I got 94% but I think the cut off is around 85% :smile:

Reply 134

eilidhb

Original post by Eilidh.DearX

I got an A band 1 in my Biology higher (sat it last year). I got 94% but I think the cut off is around 85% :smile:

That's so amazing!

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Reply 135

AEMC

Did anyone do the translation of mRNA essay question ? What did you write about ?

Reply 136

JackoGeddes

for god sake, every time I think of a question it gets worse.. no chance anyone has the paper? I just want to do damage limitations

Reply 137

CSM1996

Original post by Eilidh.DearX

I got an A band 1 in my Biology higher (sat it last year). I got 94% but I think the cut off is around 85% :smile:

I think it may be go down a bit to maybe 82% this year because of the increased problem solving questions... whereas last year the exam was easier.

Reply 138

Nessie162

2012 Revised Paper Q8
http://www.sqa.org.uk/pastpapers/papers/papers/2012/H_Biology-(Revised)_All_2012.pdf

Similar to question in our paper.... Almost identical I'd say...
Here's the answer from the marking scheme
"Resistance gene has been interrupted/split/broken
up/disrupted" Unacceptable Answer: part removed/changed