Edexcel biology 2012 June scientific article (Discussions)

[nusky]

hope you'll find it useful

[SZM]

hope you'll find it useful

Hello Nusky

May I know from where do u get this article??? Its quite strange. Pls tel me how and where did u get this?

Anyways thanks alot for having this article now. All praises and thanks to my beloved God.

Waiting 4 ur reply asap.

[sweetsh]

Hello Nusky

May I know from where do u get this article??? Its quite strange. Pls tel me how and where did u get this?

Anyways thanks alot for having this article now. All praises and thanks to my beloved God.

Waiting 4 ur reply asap.

This article is given out to centres by Edexcel before the May June Exam, so you can read and prepare it.


Don't think it's leaked.


Thank you Nusky

[SZM]

This article is given out to centres by Edexcel before the May June Exam, so you can read and prepare it.


Don't think it's leaked.


Thank you Nusky

sweetsh, u mean this article was given to the centres by Edexcel, that means the Edexcel Centre??? But when I went to apply for the exam fees, the application has stated that the scientific article will be released to the private student as well as those who go to school on the 22nd of may, because unit 5 exam starts on 22nd of June. It is quite strange , right???

anyway sweetsh, what do u mean by dont think its leaked//// U mean i shuldnt think that this article is very easy or wat?? I dont know the meaning of leaked. Thaty

ANyway thanx for ur reply so far. 

[sweetsh]

Just don't make a big deal out of nothing. I don't know about private candidates but all I know they are released pretty early before exams.

So just use it to read it and prepare for it.

Thanks

[nusky]

just found it on scribd!

anyways gudluck for ur exams!

[switkhads]

heyyy..... has any1 found Q&A for june 2012 scientific article?
please wud rilly appreciate if u wud post it 2 me??
thnk u very mch

[sweetsh]

heyyy..... has any1 found Q&A for june 2012 scientific article?
please wud rilly appreciate if u wud post it 2 me??
thnk u very mch

This topic is for discussion, where everybody can share their questions and answers regarding this article, to discuss everything about and if you have any doubts about it.

[nova182]

THANKYOU!! for posting the article.
Much appreciated

[MKh]

Salaam all,

The article seems very interesting. I see it being linked to topic 1 (lifestyle, health and risk) of unit 1. However, one way or the other, it is linked to all the four theory units.

Here are a few tips for the article section of the unit 5 exam:

I suggest read it a couple of times first to allow it to sink in. Get two copies of the article.

If English is not ur first language and u do not understand the meanings of any word(s) within the article, do find out what the word(s) mean. They might be barriers to ur understanding of the article.

Make up your own 'question bank' to test your understanding. Use questions from the other sources as well and test your understanding with them.

Make up your own glossary of key terms with  definitions of scientific terms in the article.

Do not forget to thoroughly revise the AS units and unit 4 as well.

Find out what areas of the ur A/L spec r woven into the article and do not forget to revise those concepts thoroughly along with any other concepts that seem relevant.

Use highlighters to highlight key concepts.

Read the article frequently. You might not understand everything on the article after reading it for the first time. So do read it frequently and try to find links to concepts u already know. You might also understand a new thing u might not hav before everytime u read it.

Use google and wikipedia to get more information on unfamiliar contexts mentioned frequently in the article. This might not be asked for in ur exam but this might help u to link ur A/L concepts in the context of the article.

Remember, this is a scientific article so make sure u can explain the facts within the article using ur A/L knowledge and concepts where possible. You might also need to use knowledge and concepts from more than one specification unit to explain ideas.

Learn any relevant GCE Biology definitions and be strict with urself when u do so.

Summarise the article under headings and sub-headings to demonstrate to yourself how well u hav understood the scientific content of the article. Moreover, this will force u to bring ideas given in different parts of the article under one sub-heading using bullet-pointed lists.

The last but the most important one - UNDERSTAND, UNDERSTAND, UNDERSTAND. If u do not understand the scientific article and simply read it for the sake of reading it or rely on ur teachers fully to help u understand it, then it won't work. Once u understand it, u can ask ur teacher to give u questions for practice. But understand it for urself frst.

If you have any specific doubts, do not hesitate to ask me.

[sweetsh]

Very good tips MKH.. Thank you for posting. Highly recommend taking those tips into consideration

[hixam]

Can i get some sample question for june 2012 artical?

[sweetsh]

Keep checking this thread, people will begin posting question sooner or later

[MKh]

Can i get some sample question for june 2012 artical?

Try making up questions for yourself. Or let us all post possible questions to get started. I will start:

On the last line of paragraph 52 on page 8 of the Scientific Article, there is a statement about the number of women dying because of HIV/AIDS. Explain how the disease caused by HIV has a sequence of symptoms that may result in death.

On paragraph 3 of page 1 of the article, there's a statement : "Obesity is defined as a surplus of body fat which is detrimental to health. This fat, or white adipose tissue (WAT), is located underneath the skin and around the internal organs and stores excess energy in the form of triglycerides."
Describe the structure of a typical fat molecule. Support your answer with a diagram of the fat molecule.

On paragraph 3 of page 1 of the article, there's a statement: "WAT located around the abdomen (giving rise to the ‘apple’ body shape) is considered more dangerous than fat stored around the hips and thighs as it is strongly correlated with type 2 diabetes, heart disease and certain types of cancer."
- Explain what is meant by a correlation
- Explain the difference between a correlation and causal relationship
- Explain why WAT located around the abdomens is dangerous for the heart
- Describe and explain what may lead to obesity

On paragraph 8 of page 1 of the Scientific Article, there's this statement: "Neuroscientists at Brigham Young University in Utah examined subconscious feelings about body image through fMRI analysis of the brains of healthy men and women who were assessed psychometrically as being confident with their bodies."
- Describe and explain how functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) scans can be used to investigate brain structure and function.
- There's another imaging technique called Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI).
Describe and explain how Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans can be used to investigate brain structure and function.
Compare MRI and fMRI scans.

I made these questions myself but I am not sitting for this exam. Hope you find them useful. And use your knowledge and understanding to answer them.

[Banana]

^'Explain the difference between a correlation and causal relationship'

Mind answering it?