June 2012 SAT II Biology

<p>AGGHHH And really the E is more lenient D: After I kept reading this thread I REALLY WANT THE 800 LOL … just shows all the stupid mistakes I’ve done =.=</p>

<p>I left 5 blank total and I definitely got at least 5 wrong. My grade is going to suck :frowning: Also, i thought that the primates were the most closely related to the whales. I’m just a freshman, so I could retake this as a junior if I decide to take AP Bio, but this test was definitely harder than the May one. I’m getting under a 760 for sure :(</p>

<p>^Primates are most closely related to whales?</p>

<p>^^ You were correct. Primates are most closely related to whales (out of the choices that were given), as both are mammals.</p>

<p>@ellat26 Im a freshman too xD Next year taking chem and physics :3 and ush LOL Im hardcore xD So… how did everyone do so far?? 790 for me … really likely LOL</p>

<p>I think I missed one at the most.</p>

<p>To clarify, does anyone remember the order for the fossil question? That’s the only one I’m unsure of. I think I put an order like shark, dino, bird, whale. Isn’t that a correct sequence? I remember there only being four in the sequence, but there could have been five.</p>

<p>Either way, I think I’m solid for an 800.</p>

<p>for the order, starfish came first which was 4.</p>

<p>^ Okay, but what was the order? Were there only four organisms in the sequence? I only remember there being four. I could be wrong (which is why this is the only question I’m unsure of).</p>

<p>Starfish, shark, dinosaur, bird</p>

<p>^ I agree with that ordering. Is shark, dinosaur, bird, whale correct? If it is, then it probably wasn’t a choice. So I’m not totally sure what I put.</p>

<p>can anyone post the answers on the lab questions about the net productivity?</p>

<p>Yeah I don’t think shark, dinosaur, bird, whale was an option.</p>

<p>yolobio, I believe it was variation. </p>

<p>For the rat question, even though rats are r-strategists, there’s no way they can produce 120 rats at one time. How in the world would they be able to find that many at once ._.; Rats have a type II survivorship curve. </p>

<p>I’ve missed 2 forsure right now, so I’m still at an 800, but that’ll go if I find out I get one more wrong D: daesung, I kind of know how you feel… I hate being so close but not being able to make it -_-; but that’s a really good score as a freshman. </p>

<p>Here’s the consolidated list of answers that cooking posted awhile ago:</p>

<p><bio subject="" test="" summary="" (m)="" of="" less="" obvious="" qs="">
*not in order
Questions 1 and 2: mitochondria
Question 3: chloroplast
Question 4: cell membrane
Eye questions in order: retina, iris, lens
Neuronal signaling to muscle: chemical signals
Rat lab:-80% -same diet
Abnormal chromosome seperation: <_>
Fossils evolutionary order: seastar, shark, dinosaur, bird, whale
most closely related to primates: whale
Convergent evolution: shark and whale
Uric acid: bird and dinosaur
Global Warming question: accumulation of greenhouse gases
Population growth: human-exponential, insects still in debate between bell curve and negative slope
Light absoption: less CO2- violet, aquatic plant-less O2 seeking bacteria, best zone- 400-450nm
Muscle contraction: ATP acts in moving myosin
Estrogen question: all 3
Not part of arthropods: leeches
Lichens: mutualism
Enzymes: denatured at 100 degrees celcius
Tundra: cannot grow roots into soil
Most Diverse biome: coral reef
Semipermeable membrane: water moves to side with 10% protein
Clumped population: due to mating
Implantation of embryo: lining of uterus
Cats and Dogs: same phylum
Vine lab: -does not confirm hypothesis, vines are dependent on trees

  • graph with control slightly steeper
    Plant diagram: paliside cells, guard cells(stomata), vascular bundle
    Amino acid drawing: -new bond forms at the carboxyl group
    Byproduct: H2O
    Cell division: plant cell
    Bicarbonate: acts as buffer
    ABO gene therapy: hemoglobin structure altered
    least possible offspring: 0 blood type
    negative feedback as an answer
    Both protein and RNA: ribosome
    yeast: asexual reproduction
    Mule: hybrid</bio></p>

<p>Could someone explain to me why the cell division one was a plant cell? I understand that you saw a cell plate forming, but I thought plant cells don’t have spindle fibers or centrioles.</p>

<p>OK, no brainiac, but still took the test. Only got up to question 60, which means 20 left blank. What’s the best to hope for, or should I cancel test?</p>

<p>^^ They do have spindle fibers. They don’t have centrioles, and those weren’t shown in the figure. Also, there was clearly a cell plate forming, which is characteristic of plant cells.</p>

<p>@Newsie: I would cancel, honestly. Study Barron’s and retake.</p>

<p>Ah darn. Okay -4/-3 so far depending on the insect question.</p>

<p>After this thread, I’m 100% sure that I got an 800, missing either 0 questions or 1 question (the insect and tree decomposition one). Either way, it doesn’t matter, I’ll definitely get an 800.</p>

<p>you mean the insect population curve thing? isn’t it the bell curve/upsidedown u? someone should look it up in the old thread :stuck_out_tongue: I think it’s the bell curve; imagine leaving your lunch outside in a place with lots of ants. t=0, no ants. As time passes by, more ants find the food. At a certain point in time, the max number of ants is reached. past that point, there are too many ants for the food available. some ants will leave, and towards the end, only a few stragglers will remain picking at the food that has been reduced to crumbs. </p>

<p>confirming starfish, shark, dinosaur, bird, (no whale) as the order.</p>

<p>@sahi2014: I feel the same. Go sophomores!</p>

<p>And about the insect population thing, I’m fairly certain it’s the bell curve. It just makes the most sense.</p>

<p>Oh. Wow. That makes a lot of sense for the decomp one now.</p>