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Edexcel A-level Biology A (Salters-Nuffield) Paper 2 - 14th June 2024 [Exam Chat]

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Edexcel A-level Biology A (Salters-Nuffield) Paper 2 (9BN0/02) - 14th June 2024 [Exam Chat]
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Introduce yourself! Let others know what you're aiming for in your exams, what you are struggling with in your revision or anything else.

Wishing you all the best of luck.

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Date/Time: 14th June 2024 AM
Length: 2hrs

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Reply 1

predictions?
Original post by durio.249
predictions?
topics 1, 2, 3, 4, 7 & 8
In all seriousness I have no idea

Reply 3

how do you guys revise paper 2? I don’t understand action potentials and photoreceptors and homeostasis please helppp

Reply 4

Original post by flowersinmyhair
topics 1, 2, 3, 4, 7 & 8
In all seriousness I have no idea

probably come easier after p1&2, i was mainly asking for about predictions on the prerelease :')
Original post by durio.249
probably come easier after p1&2, i was mainly asking for about predictions on the prerelease :')
that's paper 3.
I don't know what core practicals they've put on it in the past so again I don't really know

Reply 6

Original post by durio.249
probably come easier after p1&2, i was mainly asking for about predictions on the prerelease :')

for the pre-release there's definitely going to be something on adaptations (behavioral, physiological, anatomical), maybe something on temperature regulation + enzymes, fast twitch slow twitch muscles, viruses, measuring metabolic rate of the sloth (practical). They're my guesses. Ig with that pre-release it could be literally anything

Reply 7

Original post by moonlit-blowout
for the pre-release there's definitely going to be something on adaptations (behavioral, physiological, anatomical), maybe something on temperature regulation + enzymes, fast twitch slow twitch muscles, viruses, measuring metabolic rate of the sloth (practical). They're my guesses. Ig with that pre-release it could be literally anything

ughh thanks so much 💗

Reply 8

Original post by durio.249
predictions?


Stems cells + gene expression, homeostasis , the heart +SAN , gas exchange the brain and sliding filament

Reply 9

do we need to know about dispersed and amplified information at the synapse, synaptic divergence and convergence. I don't know if they goes under topic point 8.4 and my teacher taught it but it's not mentioned explicitly in the specification. I don't want to waste my time filling my head with it if I don't need it

Reply 10

Original post by Starlighttt
do we need to know about dispersed and amplified information at the synapse, synaptic divergence and convergence. I don't know if they goes under topic point 8.4 and my teacher taught it but it's not mentioned explicitly in the specification. I don't want to waste my time filling my head with it if I don't need it


Nah

Reply 11

Do we also need to know about the inspiratory and expository stuff in the ventilation centres my teacher didn't teach me this but its not explicit in the spec whether we need to know this

Reply 12

Original post by Starlighttt
Do we also need to know about the inspiratory and expository stuff in the ventilation centres my teacher didn't teach me this but its not explicit in the spec whether we need to know this


Its good to know

Reply 13

Original post by delocalised34
Stems cells + gene expression, homeostasis , the heart +SAN , gas exchange the brain and sliding filament

did you not have to mention stem cells like epigenetics in p1 when it asked about the lactase gene or was that about evolution?
(edited 11 months ago)

Reply 14

Original post by olapo
did you not have to mention stem cells like epigenetics in p1 when it asked about the lactase gene or was that about evolution?


Was it not about evolution 😂😂😂

Reply 15

Original post by james teeryon
Does anyone have Tyrion Papers, Edexcel A Level Biology A? Please I cant afford it


Just use physics and maths tutor and studymind

Reply 16

Original post by james teeryon
I heard that Tyrion papers have predicted correctly last year.. Do you have their papers?


Bro just forget it and do some actual revision you have 3 days just spam question banks for the paper 2 topics and topics 1-3

Reply 17

Original post by james teeryon
I heard that Tyrion papers have predicted correctly last year.. Do you have their papers?


Half the time they're not really accurate anyway so use the question banks and then blurt your answers till the morning of the exam

Reply 18

What should I prioritise in topic 7 and 8 I'm didn't learn anything in class😭

Reply 19

Original post by Saraaraa
What should I prioritise in topic 7 and 8 I'm didn't learn anything in class😭


All of Topic 8 respiration sliding filament theory and the action of the sinoatrial node

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