Edexcel IAL A2 Biology JUNE 2015 Pre realeased Material- SCIENTIFIC ARTICLE

[Cardinal]

Assalam O Alaikum...


Here is the article for Unit 5. What are your opinions about it?
Any proposed questions?
It is about using Drug in Sports etc.
I think it is better than gce article as Thats about "Zombie Cockroaches"

 

[TeenStar]

me_lonelyboy

 

[Paras]

WHATS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A PRE RELEASE ARTICLE AND THE NORMAL ARTICLE ?

 

[Dr Bob]

You get the prerelease just now to prepare and then you get the same article when you get into the exm.

 

[Bebololz]

so is there any notes or questions on it yet ?

 

[Cardinal]

Nopes.. not yet. Atleast wait for 2 weeks - Some proposed questions will show up. According to my teacher v have to pay in order to view proposed questions.

 

[Cardinal]

Here is the site where proposed questions will appear by mid of April. You have to buy them.
http://edexcelbiosolutions.com/

 

[Lallan Singh]

Here is the site where proposed questions will appear by mid of April. You have to buy them.
http://edexcelbiosolutions.com/

Its says that the web page is not available..why?

 

[Cardinal]

Well, i can view it. How about you go to google and type edexcelbiosolutions and c. Btw, the questions are not uploaded yet.

 

[Dr Bob]

One of the easiest things to do is go through the article and link in different topics from the rest of the course (including AS topic). That gives you a start on what topics to make sure you understand well e.g. paragraph 6 mentions anabolic steroids - what are steroids? How do they work? How do they get into cells? How do they change gene expression? Para 7 mentions beta blockers which work on the heart - what do you know about the cardiac cycle and how it is controlled? If it blocks synapses, how do synapses work?
Also (sounds obvious, I know), but make a vocabulary list of scientific and non-scientific words from the article e.g. heed, litigation, collude, anabolic.
You can do a lot of this by yourself without waiting for a list of questions, that aren't guaranteed to come up anyway.

 

[Cardinal]

One of the easiest things to do is go through the article and link in different topics from the rest of the course (including AS topic). That gives you a start on what topics to make sure you understand well e.g. paragraph 6 mentions anabolic steroids - what are steroids? How do they work? How do they get into cells? How do they change gene expression? Para 7 mentions beta blockers which work on the heart - what do you know about the cardiac cycle and how it is controlled? If it blocks synapses, how do synapses work?
Also (sounds obvious, I know), but make a vocabulary list of scientific and non-scientific words from the article e.g. heed, litigation, collude, anabolic.
You can do a lot of this by yourself without waiting for a list of questions, that aren't guaranteed to come up anyway.

Thanks a lot for ur suggestions. And yes today v did find out meaning of words v dont know and highlighted the topics needed to b studied like atherosclerosis,protein synthesis, Fast twitch muscle fibre and other stuffs. But I think those questions comes up every year. V will take use them when they will come. But V r also going to predicts questions on it tomorrow. Thanks Again

 

[Bebololz]

is there a thread for unit 6 discussion because i have lots of trouble in that too

 

[Cardinal]

Well, I dont think so. You can make one!

 

[me_lonelyboy]

Here is the site where proposed questions will appear by mid of April. You have to buy them.
http://edexcelbiosolutions.com/

What? that is expensive.
Alomost $33. -.-

 

[Cardinal]

What? that is expensive.
Alomost $33. -.-

Share the money with other ppl giving the same exams. Then it will cheaper for you. Its 120 AED here.
And dont rely just on these questions. V have to make questions on our own as well.

 

[Paras]

What? that is expensive.
Alomost $33. -.-

expensive? lmao thats nothing if you really want the grade. This guy is pretty accurate with his questions mind you. But yeah it does make absolute sense to share money if you think it is a lot. $33 is something you would spend anyway on something. If you split it in 2 or 3 or even 4 it becomes cheaper.
I suggest you speak to your class and split it. You'd probably pay 1 dollar per person if theres 33 people

 

[Cardinal]

thank for uploading article. any predicted questions on article

Well, yes me and my friends are forming a lot of questions and listing down topics for this article. I will upload the questions before 2nd week of April.

 

[Cardinal]

thanks Cardinal ..........

 

[Cardinal]

can any one share the link for jan 2015 Edexcel GCE Bio papers , marking schemes and examiner reports ....... bit urgent helpful for my preparation

https://www.xtremepapers.com/commun...t-papers-mark-schemes-examiner-reports.36733/

 

[Bebololz]

hey where can i find the gce article ?