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Offline kratos009

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AS Biology Paper 2
« on: November 16, 2009, 04:17:55 am »
Hey guys
I was wondering whether we need to know the topic concerning diets, and deficiency caused by the lack of some minerals. My teacher said that we don't need to know anything about it and i also didn't see anything on the Biology syllabus about this certain topic. But i just did the May/June 2003 paper 2 for Biology and a whole question came up concerning this topic. I know that there is a possibility that the syllabus may have changed but i want to make sure. So could someone tell me if we are required to know this chapter, and could you also state your source? Thanks a lot, i greatly appreciate it  ;D.

Good luck with Biology tomorrow! ;)
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Offline vince_24

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Re: AS Biology
« Reply #1 on: November 16, 2009, 04:19:50 am »
Are you from NZ? What school? What text book do you use?

Nevermind,
If you are using the same text, chapter 12 is a diet chapter. You might want to skim read that. I am pretty sure that is not in the syllabus as my teacher didn't cover it.
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Offline kratos009

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Re: AS Biology
« Reply #2 on: November 16, 2009, 05:13:08 am »
Yeah i'm from NZ, i use the Advanced series Biology 1, endorsed by OCR, (a big picture of a sunflower on the front :D), i'm guessing you also use this book cause Chap 12 is Diet. Thanks yeah i'll read over it but i was wondering if we had to know these according to the syllabus. Cause usually the CIE exams only ask questions if they have listed  the topis in the syllabus. Thats why i was worried when they asked the question in the past paper...
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Re: AS Biology
« Reply #3 on: November 16, 2009, 05:33:02 am »
If you read the chapter, most of it is common sense anyway so I don't think you should be too concerned.
Only the vitamin questions, which I am pretty sure is not in the syllabus. Download the syllabus and use adobe "search" and search for "Diet" or "Vitamin" and let me know! :]
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Offline kratos009

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Re: AS Biology
« Reply #4 on: November 16, 2009, 06:12:40 am »
Ok i just had a check with the biology syllabus and i checked almost all the words that is linked with the diet chapter and i got no results... so i'm guessing we don't need to know it  :).
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Offline Trinion

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Re: AS Biology
« Reply #5 on: November 16, 2009, 06:20:04 am »
Hey
Good luck with your exams tomorrow, I have mine as well but I use a different book that is up to date as of 2009 =D And there is nothing with diets, but you need to know the uses of inorganic ions like magnesium and calcium and sodium as such.
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Offline vince_24

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Re: AS Biology
« Reply #6 on: November 16, 2009, 06:45:07 am »
Yep, We definitely have to know about ions such as sodium though. Best of luck tomorrow.
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Re: AS Biology
« Reply #7 on: November 16, 2009, 06:48:39 am »
Ok thanks. Good luck guys  ;).
Oh i just got one more question about the syllabus. Do we need to know anything about the production of insulin and the use of restriction enzyme in cutting DNA sequences? Its like only 2 pages in my book but my teacher never said anything about it and idon't see anything on the syllabus. Did any of your teachers go over it? thanks.
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Offline Trinion

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Re: AS Biology
« Reply #8 on: November 16, 2009, 07:24:47 am »
No, that is not part of the newest syllabus nor in the book =)
And it never came up anyway, so if it did, they will provide info for us =D
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Re: AS Biology
« Reply #9 on: November 16, 2009, 07:43:49 am »
Ok that's a relief, thanks a lot.
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Re: AS Biology
« Reply #10 on: November 16, 2009, 08:26:37 am »
I have the same book. (Green OCR, sunflower blah).

Diet is not in our syllabus. Just have a look at the first table in the chapter.

Ions that are important are at the end of chapter 1 in a table. Learn those.


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Re: AS Biology
« Reply #11 on: November 16, 2009, 09:42:27 am »
Good luck to you to.
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Re: AS Biology
« Reply #12 on: November 16, 2009, 09:38:17 pm »
hay gd luck every1
any predictions?
I'm doing my exam in 9 and a half hours
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Re: AS Biology Paper 2
« Reply #13 on: November 17, 2009, 10:23:38 am »
Hey :]

How was it guys?


[Note] :: All CIE A Level Examinations have finished globally. Thus,  I believe we can discuss the paper now. (or do we have to wait 24 hours  :-\  ? @admins)
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Offline kratos009

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Re: AS Biology Paper 2
« Reply #14 on: November 17, 2009, 10:40:53 am »
Ummm, it was not too bad, i was able to finish the exam pretty easily within the time limits unlike the physics paper 2 >:(. I made a really silly mistake on the first question, instead of putting active transport of calcium ions i put facilitated diffusion, cause i didn't see the arrows... >:(. Other than that and the very last question the rest of the paper was okay  :).

Only one more exam to go  ;D.
I'm hoping for an A for Biology but i doubt i'll get it...
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