AQA A/S Biology - Biology and Disease (BIOL1)

Reply 80

Malsy

18

Me.....

I didn't really think about whether or not to choose it I just did...

Reply 81

overclocked

12

I actually do enjoy biology, just not the type of questions AQA like to ask..

Reply 82

Malsy

18

bob9001

I actually do enjoy biology, just not the type of questions AQA like to ask..

yeah. exactly this...

Reply 83

raspberryice

13

I did like it, but not as much atm, and it goes with my chemistry.

Reply 84

modini

15

I love the human biology stuff, but ecology... :shifty:

... is boring and pointless

Reply 85

kinglrb

12

bob9001

I actually do enjoy biology, just not the type of questions AQA like to ask..

Same here

Reply 86

Pink_Chocolate xx

Arghh revising immunity, I think this is one of the hardest parts due to all the different types of T cells, then B cells, memory cells, plasma cells ARGHHGHG. What exactly do we need to know? I've done so many notes but still not all the types, a little help??
Not even started on heart,lungs, etc and the biochem just goes straight over my head and cholera seeing as I was away for this.. Grr I need a B but it's not gonna happen.
Not even started maths yet which is the day after and got an E in the mock :'(

Reply 87

Fatema991

OP

Pink_Chocolate xx

What exactly do we need to know?

http://aqa.org.uk/qual/gce/pdf/AQA-2410-W-SP-10.PDF <-- Go to page 5, it's the specifications, so whatever's on there, you need to know..

http://aqa.org.uk/qual/gce/pdf/AQA-2410-W-TRB-OGGQP.PDF (Pretty goood if you're confused what AQA mean by 'describe' 'explain' etc)

Reply 88

Aeon Prince

9

nellyville60

what do you have to know for the course of infection of tuberculosis, im stuck on what you need to know.

I'm wondering aswell, how much do we need to know about the lung diseases?

Reply 89

Malsy

18

Aeon Prince

I'm wondering aswell, how much do we need to know about the lung diseases?

for tb: the course of infection,symptoms,the actual bacterium and those most at risk I'd say.
And the other lungs disease what they do to the lungs and what they're brought about by
e.g
emphysema affects alveoli's surface area by breaking down the walls
caused mostly by smoking long term..etc :smile:

Reply 90

FinalFlash

11

Biology on the 8th.....Chemistry,c1,s1 on the 9th Next week is gonna be a killer. Anyone know if we have to learn the graps for respiration and heart rates and stuff like that??

Reply 91

Aeon Prince

9

For the chemistry exam, the long structured questions towards the end the 8-12 mark questions, can we get full marks if we like just write stuff down in bullet points?

Reply 92

raspberryice

13

FinalFlash

Biology on the 8th.....Chemistry,c1,s1 on the 9th Next week is gonna be a killer. Anyone know if we have to learn the graps for respiration and heart rates and stuff like that??

I think you have to know the pressure inside the parts of the heart graphs, im not sure about the other tho, probably as long as you can interpret a graph if you are given one.

Reply 93

Hippysnake

19

Aeon Prince

For the chemistry exam, the long structured questions towards the end the 8-12 mark questions, can we get full marks if we like just write stuff down in bullet points?

You'll get full marks on the question, but you'll lose the 3 marks for QWC.
(Quality of Written Communication.)

Reply 94

Ezraeil

15

Wow...

I'm really surprised that other people think the same as me...

I also thought,when looking at the past papers and mark schemes,in some of the questions,the examiners seem to be asking one thing and expect a totally different answer,and often the wording of the question is horrible and awkward...

Anyway,how have u guys revised for all the different things that are in the course past paper wise? I mean there isnt a paper we can practise on is there, except for the specimen paper?

Reply 95

Pink_Chocolate xx

I know I don't know what I'm gonna do though I've been given quite a few past questions to do but I've answered most of them and marked them, can just learn those I guess

Reply 96

Pink_Chocolate xx

Fatema991

http://aqa.org.uk/qual/gce/pdf/AQA-2410-W-SP-10.PDF <-- Go to page 5, it's the specifications, so whatever's on there, you need to know..

http://aqa.org.uk/qual/gce/pdf/AQA-2410-W-TRB-OGGQP.PDF (Pretty goood if you're confused what AQA mean by 'describe' 'explain' etc)

Thankyou, and yes I get confused between explain and describe.. :rolleyes:

Reply 97

Ezraeil

15

piece_by_piece

I'm so

for this exam.

:sad:

Don't worry...hopefully they'll do better with the actual paper than with the specimen paper... :biggrin:

I'm not worried about the content of the exam as much as I'm worried about the wording and expected answers...I do know my stuff in a fair amount of detail, just the wording and depth of answers they require catches me out :shifty:

Reply 98

raspberryice

13

Yuuki

I've had a hard time trying to self teach everything for the past week. :o:

ha I know what u mean! Some of it, im just like "what!? i've never hear of this before!".....

is it me, or are there soo many long and confusingly spelled words that are so hard to remember?

Reply 99

Malsy

18

hate AQA and hate mark schemes/wording of questions etc

I never know what they're asking me; most of the time I know the answer and it's straight forward but it never appears that way in the question. :shifty:

AQA A/S Biology - Biology and Disease (BIOL1)

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