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SQA Nat 5 Biology - 15th May 2024 [Exam Chat]

SQA Nat 5 Biology - 15th May 2024 [Exam Chat]

Welcome to the exam discussion thread for this exam.

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. :yy:

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Date/Time: 15 May /1PM-3:30PM

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(edited 10 months ago)

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Reply 1
The only thing I'm really worried about is family trees and identifying the genotypes/phenotypes. I always get them muddled up 😕
Reply 2
Original post by JJina_
The only thing I'm really worried about is family trees and identifying the genotypes/phenotypes. I always get them muddled up 😕

for phenotypes I just remember the 'ph' is the same as in 'physical' in that it shows physically
Reply 3
Original post by jarrkot
for phenotypes I just remember the 'ph' is the same as in 'physical' in that it shows physically

Oh I love that idea thank you!
SQA Nat 5 Biology - 15th May 2024 [Exam Chat]
Welcome to the exam discussion thread for this exam.
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. :yy:
General Information
Date/Time: 15 May /1PM-3:30PM
Good luck!
Click here to find discussions for other SQA exams

Can someone please tell me how to revise I know pretty much everything but still always get around 80% in tests and my prelim I want to improve that to 85%
Reply 5
Hello!

Does anyone know if we need to remember the equations for enzyme reactions of degradation reactions and synthesis reaction.
Like hydrogen peroxide —catalase——-> Oxygen + water (HP COW)
And so on. Do we need to know those?

It would be appreciated if I could get a POV from anyone!
(edited 9 months ago)
Original post by LSK104
Hello!
Does anyone know if we need to remember the equations for enzyme reactions of degradation reactions and synthesis reaction.
Like hydrogen peroxide —catalase——-> Oxygen + water (HP COW)
And so on. Do we need to know those?
It would be appreciated if I could get a POV from anyone!

nope, was taken out of the course spec for this year x
Reply 7
Original post by imxa6
nope, was taken out of the course spec for this year x
That’s great, thank you so much!
Original post by JJina_
The only thing I'm really worried about is family trees and identifying the genotypes/phenotypes. I always get them muddled up 😕

Phenotype - physical - physiology - External Characteristics
Genotype - Genetic - Molecular level - intrinsic Character
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Original post by LSK104
Hello!
Does anyone know if we need to remember the equations for enzyme reactions of degradation reactions and synthesis reaction.
Like hydrogen peroxide —catalase——-> Oxygen + water (HP COW)
And so on. Do we need to know those?
It would be appreciated if I could get a POV from anyone!

I don't think its hard to remember some equations, just put a story that will help you remember the equation when you don't remember it directly. Like the reaction uses catalase Which is a catalyst in the reaction, hydrogen peroxide is H2O2 which could be said, stable but can form H2 and O2 that just look H2-O2 degradation (Breakdown) of molecules - and that is done by a catalyst to make the reaction faster. Easy 🥧 pie
Reply 10
Question for everyone.
For drawing graphs, do you put dots or X's for the points? Which is better?
I'm asking as different teachers have told me different things about how to draw the points, and my writing/points are usually big so I don't want to lose marks 😅
Original post by JJina_
Question for everyone.
For drawing graphs, do you put dots or X's for the points? Which is better?
I'm asking as different teachers have told me different things about how to draw the points, and my writing/points are usually big so I don't want to lose marks 😅

IMO, x's 100%
my teacher is an sqa marker, and i remember losing marks for drawing dots on graphs too big/drawing them slightly out of the graph. obv u wont lose marks for using dots, but with x's its much more easier to plot the points
Reply 12
Original post by imxa6
nope, was taken out of the course spec for this year x
Hi :smile: do you know which equations you do need to memorise?
Original post by wkstudy
Hi :smile: do you know which equations you do need to memorise?
for the enzyme reactions, you don’t need to know any of them. Equations like the photosynthesis reactions or respiration pathways you’d need to know, or the oxyhaemoglobin one
Reply 14
Original post by imxa6
for the enzyme reactions, you don’t need to know any of them. Equations like the photosynthesis reactions or respiration pathways you’d need to know, or the oxyhaemoglobin one
Ahh okay thanks!
Hello everyone! How did you all find the paper? I thought it wasn't that bad and I think I did good - apart from the 4 mark question. I didn't feel like I had 4 marks worth of things to say haha.
Original post by OnlySmartOneHere
Hello everyone! How did you all find the paper? I thought it wasn't that bad and I think I did good - apart from the 4 mark question. I didn't feel like I had 4 marks worth of things to say haha.


Omg same I don’t know if what I wrote is four marks worth it was such a random one they usually like a process or something u can write about
Reply 17
Original post by OnlySmartOneHere
Hello everyone! How did you all find the paper? I thought it wasn't that bad and I think I did good - apart from the 4 mark question. I didn't feel like I had 4 marks worth of things to say haha.

That paper was not easy what so ever . The 4 marks it was supposed to be 3 or 2 marks I started talking bout the primary consumer
Reply 18
SQA Nat 5 Biology - 15th May 2024 [Exam Chat]
Welcome to the exam discussion thread for this exam.
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. :yy:
General Information
Date/Time: 15 May /1PM-3:30PM
Good luck!
Click here to find discussions for other SQA exams

To Who ever made that paper he better start counting his days
Reply 19
Original post by OnlySmartOneHere
Hello everyone! How did you all find the paper? I thought it wasn't that bad and I think I did good - apart from the 4 mark question. I didn't feel like I had 4 marks worth of things to say haha.

I think it went well for me overall but some questions were quite confusing at first but I ended up putting the right answers in the end. The 4 mark question was also iffy to me as I didn’t even know how to answer it I just put some terminology and facts on food chains that I knew, related it to the question and hoped for the best lol

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