QCE BiologyPractice Examination 3

This paper covers

• Natural selection mechanisms and types — myxomatosis resistance in Australian wild rabbits
• Allele frequency change over generations — microevolution and Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium
• Biodiversity measures — Simpson's Diversity Index, species richness, evenness
• DNA structure, replication, transcription and translation
• Meiosis and sources of genetic variation
• Gene expression regulation — epigenetics and transcription factors
• Inheritance patterns — monohybrid, dihybrid, sex-linked and polygenic
• Ecological interactions — carrying capacity, interspecific and intraspecific competition
• Energy flow across trophic levels and biogeochemical cycling
• Speciation modes — allopatric and sympatric
• Molecular phylogeny and cladistics
• Biotechnology — PCR, gel electrophoresis, recombinant DNA
• Primary and secondary succession
• Linnaean taxonomy and binomial nomenclature
• Mutations — gene and chromosomal

Students are permitted to bring into the examination the materials normally allowed for this subject. Answer all questions in the spaces provided.

This is an ATARMAxxing practice paper. It is not an official examination and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or produced by the VCAA, NESA or the QCAA.