5 Exam Essay Trends: |
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"Theme" (concept) questions-across the curriculum |
2. |
Internal choice |
3. |
Experimental design |
4. |
Evolution |
5. |
Giving examples |
1. Theme questions
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1991 |
#1 carbon question |
1992 |
#2 biological recognition |
1993 |
#1 membrane energetics |
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#2 physiology-nutrient cycling |
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#4 biochemistry-physiology |
1995 |
#3 energy transfer |
1996 |
#1 biochemistry-physiology |
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#2 structure-function |
1997 |
#2 regulation |
1998 |
#4 interdependence in nature |
1999 |
#2 cell to cell communication |
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#4 DNA dogma |
2000 |
#2 feedback (regulation)/homeostasis |
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#3 DNA dogma |
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#4 defense |
2001 |
#1 structure/function |
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#4 DNA dogma |
2002 |
#1A DNA dogma/biotech |
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#3A structure/function |
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#1B DNA dogma-viral infection |
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#3B cell structure/function |
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#4B germ layer structure/function |
2003 |
#3A population genetics |
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#1B DNA dogma |
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#2B regulation/hormones |
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#3B water |
2004 |
#1A meiosis |
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2. Internal choice
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Almost every question has internal choice!! |
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3. Experimental design
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1987 |
#3 plant hormones |
1990 |
#1 respiration lab (DATA) |
1991 |
#1 transpiration (DATA) |
1992 |
#1 diffusion and osmosis |
1993 |
#3 excercise-design expt.-hypothesis given |
1994 |
#3 enzymes-design expt. |
1995 |
#4 gel electrophoresis (DATA) |
1996 |
#3 seeds-seedlings (DATA) |
1997 |
## slugs! (DATA) generate hypothesis |
1998 |
#2 transformation procedure |
1999 |
#1 photosynthesis-design |
2000 |
#1 enzymes with graph-design expt. |
2001 |
#4 graph DO/explain conditions |
2002 |
#2A animal behavior (DATA) |
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#4A osmosis/diffusion graph/explain |
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#2B exercise/homeostasis |
2003 |
#1A fruitfly genetics/interpret |
2004 |
#3A DPIP photosynthesis |
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#2B primary production |
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4. Evolution
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1990 |
#1 transition to land |
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#4 animal phylogeny |
1991 |
#4 adaptations |
1992 |
#4 mechanisms/evidence |
1994 |
#1 pop genetics/speciation |
1995 |
#2 adaptation |
1997 |
#4 pop genetics |
1998 |
#3 evolution of sex |
1999 |
#3 domains |
2000 |
#4 adaptations |
2001 |
#2 natural selection mechanisms |
2003 |
#4A cell death |
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#4B speciation |
2004
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#2A Darwin's contributions and modern theory |
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#4B classification |
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5. Examples
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1993 |
#2 human impact |
1995 |
#1 symbiosis |
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#3 energy transfer |
1996 |
#6 H2O phys-L.O. functioning |
1997 |
#4 choose organism |
1998 |
#1 specific cell |
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#2 application of gene transfer |
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#3 organisms/sex |
1999 |
#4 choosing historic experiment |
2000 |
#4 organisms (A) plants (B) animals |
2003 |
#2A regulation/homeostasis |
2004 |
#4A symbiotic relationships |
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#1B prokaryote biology |
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#3B homeostatic control |
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