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    Biology 2013ers MARATHONN

    1880 - Charles Laveran discovered that Plasmodium was the pathogen which was the cause of malaria. 1885 - Camillo Golgi proved that there were 2 forms of the disease. 1897 - Ronald Ross revealed that malaria could be transmitted through mosquitoes. 1950 - WHO launches an unsuccessful attempt at...
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    Biology 2013ers MARATHONN

    Yep second part is correct. Well done! First part would be incorrect as we can't assume that salts are the only contribution to solute concentrations.
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    Biology 2013ers MARATHONN

    Identify the changes that would occur in the body if the hypothalamus detects a drop in blood solute concentration.
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    comprehension tips?

    Use the first 5-7 minutes of your reading time reading through the texts. With factual texts (e.g. newspaper articles) usually the beginning is most important and it gradually becomes less and less significant so don't spend all your time reading one long text but allocate your time effectively...
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    Biology 2013ers MARATHONN

    Haha no way man..
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    Biology 2013ers MARATHONN

    Carbon dioxide: 70% as bicarbonate ions, 23% as carbaminohaemoglobin and 7% dissolved in plasma. Oxygen: 98.5% as oxyhaemoglobin and 1.5% dissolved in plasma. Water: Main solvent that forms plasma. Salts: Dissolved in plasma as ions (i.e. electrolytes). Lipids: As chylomicrons dissolved in...
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    Biology 2013ers MARATHONN

    Kidney - Decrease in nitrogenous wastes. Lungs - Increase in oxygen and decrease in CO2. Intestines - Increase in digestive end products.
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    Biology 2013ers MARATHONN

    Quarantine is a strategy used to control the spread of disease by minimising the risk of pests and diseases entering Australia. Animal and plant quarantine involves sending plants and animals that come into Australia to special quarantine stations where they are analysed for any signs of exotic...
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    How many of Donne's poems should we thoroughly know?

    I think it would be best to have a brief understanding of all poems (with quotes and techniques) in case they do specify. Apart from that, have your deep analysis on 3-4 poems, making sure that they are from different categories (i.e. Holy sonnet or non-Holy sonnet) so that you can adapt to a...
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    Belonging Essay Question 2013 PREDICTION

    No not specifically. What they have asked is time, connections to places, understanding and interactions.
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    Biology 2013ers MARATHONN

    Haha no problem. Basically its a combination of a few dot points. So you would mention the advantages and disadvantages of renal dialysis (e.g. It enables individuals with kidney problems to be able to excrete wastes. Despite this, dialysis does not allow for re-absorption of fundamental...
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    How to find the maximum velocity or accelreation?

    You apply the same method to the function you're trying to find the maximum values of, regardless of it being the original function or not.
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    Biology 2013ers MARATHONN

    During meiosis a wide variety of gametes are produced as a result of the random segregation and independent assortment of chromosomes. The chromosomes in each homologous pair randomly separate where one entire chromosome of each pair moves into a daughter cell during the first meiotic division...
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    Atar requirements for veterinary science (Anywhere near Sydney)?

    Ohhh I see. My mistake..
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    Where do you rank? Take a Free Online Physics Exam

    Because the question says 'which is false,' its correct in saying the answer is the incorrect one. EDIT: I think the answer given is right if you think about it. The wording is quite tricky though.
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    Belonging Essay Question 2013 PREDICTION

    Would you guys ever recommend going against a question or would that just be risking it?
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    Atar requirements for veterinary science (Anywhere near Sydney)?

    According to their website, USYD still offers undergraduate Veterinary Science. The 2012 cut off was 97.35. http://sydney.edu.au/vetscience/bvsc/entry.shtml http://sydney.edu.au/vetscience/bvetbiol-dvm/documents/2014-BVetBiol-DVM_web.pdf
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    undergrad med in UWS

    Yeah Blacktown is in GWS. Hmm I dont think the UMAT score is lowered if you get a higher ATAR. But iirc, I read somewhere that the UMAT score required for GWS applicants is also lower than non-GWS applicants.
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    undergrad med in UWS

    UWS gives special consideration to people from GWS. If you're from GWS you need an ATAR of 93.55 whereas others would need 95.55 iirc. Once you meet the ATAR threshold they rank everyone against their UMAT scores. The UMAT score required varies between 145-155. They add section 1, 2 and half of...
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    Undergrad at UNSW

    Here's a table that shows the cut off for UNSW: So the minimum ATAR requirement is 96, combined with a UMAT score of 70. The 'UMAT score' is the average of all 3 sections. A score of 70 is quite hard to achieve so make sure your ATAR is really high. This way the UMAT score is considerably...
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