QCE BiologyPractice Examination 6

This paper covers

• Biodiversity measures: species richness, Simpson's Diversity Index, evenness, percentage cover
• Linnaean taxonomy, binomial nomenclature, molecular phylogeny and cladistics
• Ecosystem energy flow, trophic levels, productivity
• Biogeochemical cycles: water, carbon, nitrogen
• Ecological niche, interspecific and intraspecific interactions, carrying capacity
• Primary and secondary succession, seral stages, climax communities
• Wallum banksia heath fire ecology and post-burn succession
• DNA structure, semi-conservative replication
• Meiosis and sources of genetic variation
• Gene expression: transcription and translation
• Epigenetic mechanisms and transcription factor regulation
• Gene and chromosomal mutations
• Monohybrid, dihybrid, sex-linked and polygenic inheritance
• PCR, gel electrophoresis, recombinant DNA technology
• Natural selection types and mechanisms
• Allele frequency change, Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium
• Speciation modes, divergent and convergent evolution, adaptive radiation
• Fossil, molecular and phylogenetic evidence for macroevolution

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.