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AQA BIOL5 ~ 17th June 2013 ~ A2 Biology

Heyy
I was just wondering if anyone knows where I can get the bio5 papers from the old spec from?
They don't seem to be on the aqa website anymore :/

Reply 2481

safis

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Original post by MLogan

on what?

Energy transfer I think it was. Bit of a broad topic tbh.

Reply 2482

Mocking_bird

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Original post by ahmmm

is your principal ms hunter by any chance?

Yes

Why do you ask?

Reply 2483

SusieShire

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Original post by Ghost95

Not sure if 52 would be an A but 61 is definitely an A. Don't worry too much about the essay, seriously everyone does crap on it, the average mark is like 11/12 out of 25.

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Ah okay thanks! I got 52 a few days ago and 61 today so hopefully the extra revision has helped and fingers crossed I'll get a score like that in the exam! I'll relax a bit about the essay then, that's the part I've been most worried about.

Reply 2484

blue_moon123

In the AQA texbook summary questions, it says that the K+ channels are closed during the resting potential and when the axon begins to depolarise but I thought they were open during the resting potential?

Reply 2485

DavidYorkshireFTW

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Original post by Ghost95

Not sure if 52 would be an A but 61 is definitely an A. Don't worry too much about the essay, seriously everyone does crap on it, the average mark is like 11/12 out of 25.

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Yes, my teacher said that, plus, AQA make it even harder by deducting marks if you go into too much detail, which is ridiculous. I did an essay on cause for disease, mentioned HIV and lost marks for going into too much detail, then lost marks for relevance!

Reply 2486

Ghost95

Original post by SusieShire

Ah okay thanks! I got 52 a few days ago and 61 today so hopefully the extra revision has helped and fingers crossed I'll get a score like that in the exam! I'll relax a bit about the essay then, that's the part I've been most worried about.

Goodluck

half marks on the essay and you've beaten most of the country haha, and with 61 on the main paper your home free with an A

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Reply 2487

EmilyJane95

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all of these transport ones are absolutely horrible! :frown:

I would be so grateful if someone could help me please!

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Reply 2488

Ghost95

Original post by DavidYorkshireFTW

Yes, my teacher said that, plus, AQA make it even harder by deducting marks if you go into too much detail, which is ridiculous. I did an essay on cause for disease, mentioned HIV and lost marks for going into too much detail, then lost marks for relevance!

Yeah, you have to be careful not to stray from the spec, they're weirdly strict about that. It's not like an essay for say geography where you get marks for showing outside knowledge, you're only allowed credit for what you learnt from the spec for A-level :frown:

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Reply 2489

ahmmm

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Original post by Mocking_bird

Yes

Why do you ask?

i was reading my notes against what you wrote and could'nt believe what i was seeing!! bigup dr garnzz :cool:

Reply 2490

master y

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Original post by Ghost95

Not sure if 52 would be an A but 61 is definitely an A. Don't worry too much about the essay, seriously everyone does crap on it, the average mark is like 11/12 out of 25.

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11/12 out of 25?! Are you sure? On june 2012 exam report i remember them saying many more people attaining 12/16 for scientific knowledge.. :L

Reply 2491

Mocking_bird

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Original post by ahmmm

i was reading my notes against what you wrote and could'nt believe what i was seeing!! bigup dr garnzz :cool:

Is he the guy who always wears green pants? :') lmao

I have Miss foulds.

Reply 2492

ahmmm

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Original post by Mocking_bird

Yes

Why do you ask?

oh and could you explain the part of translation where 'all the codons have been read and a polypeptide is produced' ?? confused... :confused:

Reply 2493

Ghost95

A good tip for essay revision is to get a copy of the spec and make a table, a box for each unit (1,2,4,5) and then look at a bunch of essay titles. For each essay write a little bit in the boxes for each unit, whatever you can remember, then check against the spec and fill in what you missed. Don't go for detail in the boxes, literally just the title of a topic (like an essay on cycles write "nitrogen/carbon, Calvin, menstrual, sliding filament theory...")

That's what my biology teacher said to do, and it works pretty well. Lets face it, you're not going to revise all 4 units in detail again so just pick out little bits that you're confident on and work on them.

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Reply 2494

ahmmm

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Original post by Mocking_bird

Is he the guy who always wears green pants? :') lmao

I have Miss foulds.

yesssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss badass :cool:

dont think i know of her, ive seen the tall one though! and the kick boxer or thai boxer or something like that :rolleyes:

Reply 2495

Ghost95

Original post by master y

11/12 out of 25?! Are you sure? On june 2012 exam report i remember them saying many more people attaining 12/16 for scientific knowledge.. :L

That's just what my biology teacher told us, and he's an AQA examiner so I took his word :tongue:

maybe 11 is a bit low, but the main point is that everyone gets pretty low scores, not much more than half (across the country) on average

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Reply 2496

DavidYorkshireFTW

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Original post by Ghost95

Yeah, you have to be careful not to stray from the spec, they're weirdly strict about that. It's not like an essay for say geography where you get marks for showing outside knowledge, you're only allowed credit for what you learnt from the spec for A-level :frown:

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I know, which is annoying as I do geography :frown:

Are you prepared for it?

Reply 2497

username941784

Original post by ahmmm

is your principal ms hunter by any chance?

Woo, more people from xaverian? ^_^

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Reply 2498

ejoakham

Can someone pleasee explain to me about IAA on agar blocks like on question 10 of the 2009 specimen paper? I really don't understand about the numbers underneath the agar and what they represent aaahhh :confused:

Reply 2499

kingster123

Original post by Mocking_bird

Yes