| 5
Exam Essay Trends: |
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1. |
"Theme"
(concept) questions-across the curriculum |
| 2. |
Internal
choice |
| 3. |
Experimental
design |
| 4. |
Evolution |
| 5. |
Giving
examples (after 2003, questions become much broader and thematic.) |
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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 |
| 2005 |
#2A chromosome structure and function |
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#3A angiosperm adaptations and
comparison to moss |
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#4A immune system function |
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#1B animal behavior |
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#3B protein sysnthesis |
| 2006 |
#1B mitosis and meiosis/reprodution |
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#2B biomolecule structure/function |
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#3B transpiration |
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#4B energy flow/trophic levels |
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#1A prokaryotic v eukaryotic cell
structure |
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#3A transipration/gas exchange |
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#4A transport of oxygen and glucose in
mammals |
| 2007 |
#1B adaptive behaviors of animals |
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#2B immune system |
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#3B mRNA processing/protein
production and transport |
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#4B energy flow/ecology |
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#1A membrane structure and function |
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#2A cephalization/nervous system
structure and function |
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#3A desert community structure and
function |
| 2008 |
#2B organizational structure v
function |
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#1A protein structure and function |
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#3A regulation |
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#4A fertilization in angiosperms |
| 2009 |
#2B sexual reproduction in plants |
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#3B properties of water |
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#4B adaptations for oxygen uptake |
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#2A ATP/GTP structure and function |
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#4A DNA dogma |
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2.
Internal choice |
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Almost
every question has internal choice!! |
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3.
Experimental design/analysis |
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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 |
#3
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 |
| 2005 |
#1A yeast respiration |
| 2005 |
#4B water potential and osmosis |
| 2006 |
#2A population density curve analysis |
| 2007 |
#4A recombinant DNA/restriction maps |
| 2008 |
#1B DO |
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#2A aquatic ecosystem production |
| 2009 |
#1B transformation |
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#1A fish response to temperature |
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4.
Evolution |
|
| 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 |
#2A
Darwin's contributions and modern theory |
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#4B
classification |
| 2005 |
#2A chromosome structure and function |
|
2005 |
#3A angiosperm adaptations |
|
2005 |
#2B angiosperm, flatworm, segmented
worm, reptile adaptations |
| 2006 |
#1A prokaryotic v eukaryotic cell
structure |
|
2007 |
#3B Hardy-Weinberg |
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#4B homology |
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2009 |
#3 A phylogeny |
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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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