HSC Biology
HSC Biology Section I multiple choice Twenty marks of multiple choice across all four modules. Read every option before you choose: the wrong ones are built from common slips.
What the questions test Concepts from Modules 5 to 8, often in a short scenario. Reading data: a table, a graph, a cross or a pedigree. Working Scientifically: variables, controls, validity and reliability. Try 2 questions Question 1
Which comparison of the DNA in a bacterium and in a human cell is correct?
A The bacterium's chromosome is circular and not on histones; human chromosomes are linear and on histones B The bacterium has linear chromosomes inside a nucleus; the human cell has a single circular chromosome C The bacterium stores its DNA in its mitochondria; the human cell stores all of its DNA in the nucleus D Both store their DNA as linear chromosomes wound around histone proteins inside a membrane-bound nucleus
Question 2
An outbreak of gastroenteritis followed a school camp near Jindabyne attended by 120 students. The graph shows the number of new cases each day. What percentage of the students had become ill by the end of Day 4?
A 25% B 58% C 63% D 12%
Questions people ask How long should I spend on Section I? About the share of the time its marks deserve: Section I is a fifth of the marks, so roughly 35 minutes of the 3 hours, less if you are quick.