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HSC Biology Revision 2020
HSC Biology Revision 2020
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What causes Infectious disease?
Bacteria
Fungi
All of the above
Viruses
2
Define the HSC Verb: Analyse
Make clear or plain
Provide a cause and effect relationship
Provide reasons in favour
Identify components and the relationship between them
3
In the context of HSC biology, PCR stands for:
Passenger Car Radio
Polymerase Chain Reaction
Principle Component Regression
Property Condition Report
4
How do bacteria reproduce?
budding
spores
binary fission
meiosis
5
What is an infectious disease?
Diseases caused by antigens that cannot be passed on
A disease carrying organism that develops the disease
A virus transmitted from one to another
Diseases caused by pathogens and can be passed on
6
Biodiversity is
all the biotic and abiotic factors in an area
the environment and its components
the ability to be resilient
the variability among living organisms
7
What are examples of an infectious disease?
Flu
Lung cancer
Brain cancer
HIV
8
Which of the following identifies
haploid
and
diploid
correctly?
haploid = 2n, diploid = 2n+2
diploid = n, haploid = 2n
diploid = haploid
haploid = n, diploid = 2n
9
Mitosis or Meiosis?
Mitosis
Meiosis
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What is a mutagen?
A nucleotide
A mutation that causes a mutated outcome
An agent that causes mutation
11
What is the name for the systematic use of cross breeding to improve the quality of a plant?
artificial selection
natural selection
hybridisation
survival of the fittest
12
Mitosis or Meiosis?
Mitosis
Meiosis
13
What is the codon for
tryptophan
(Trp)?
UAG
AAG
GUA
UGG
14
DNA is...
a lipid
a biological catalyst
a molecule that carries genetic instructions; a nucleic acid
an example of monosaccharide
15
How many units are in HSC Biology?
4
8
578
3
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What is the identifiable feature of a
fungus
?
the prescence of a cell wall
membrane bound organelles
a lack of membrane bound organelles
a circular ring of DNA
17
Which of the following species groups provides an example of
convergent evolution
?
finches of the Galapagos
sharks and dolphins
survival of the fittest
types of bears
18
Which of the following is NOT a type of mutation?
deletion
transition
inversion
duplication
19
Define the HSC Verb: Assess
Support an argument or conclusion
Make a judgement of value, quality, outcomes,results or size
Sketch in general terms
Identify components and the relationship between them
20
The following pedigree shows ...
Autosomal recessive inheritance
Autosomal dominant inheritance
Y-linked
X-linked recessive
21
What is the date of our HSC Biology exam?
23rd of October
28th of October
22nd of October
29th of October
22
Define the HSC Verb: Summarise
Make a judgement based on criteria; determine the value of
Suggest what may happen based on available information
Express, concisely, the relevant details
Identify components and the relationship between them
23
The following pedigree shows ...
X-linked recessive
Autosomal dominant inheritance
Y-linked
Autosomal recessive inheritance
24
Which of the following is the best description of DNA?
a twisted ladder
triple helix
semi conservative strands held by peptide bonds
double helix
25
Define the HSC Verb : Explain
Provide main features/characterstics
Provide a cause and effect relationship
Recognise and name
Provide a judgement based on criteria
26
Define the HSC Verb : Describe
Arrange or include in classes/categories
Provide main features/characteristics
Draw conclusions
Show how things are similar or different
27
During what stage of
meiosis
does
crossing over
occur?
Meiosis 1
Meiosis 2
Meiosis 3
Interphase
