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In Section B some questions required a name, such as Question 5b, while others required students to formulate and set out an extended answer, such as Question 4a. , for which five marks were available.  \nStudents are always advised to use the reading time to assess the Section B questions , identify the key requirements and start to formulate their answers.  \nThe examination papers are scanned and then marked online. Students must make every attempt to write their responses in the spaces provided. It is suitable to continue under the question or elsewhere, if necessary, but this can sometimes be avoided if an answer is formulated before being written.  \nIt is most important that students put their responses to Section B in a form that scans easily. Pencil is suitable for responding to multiple choice questions , labelling diagrams and drawing.  \nSpecific information  \nThis report provides sample answers or an indication of what answers may have included. Unless otherwise stated , these are not intended to be exemplary or complete responses.  \nThe statistics in this report may be subject to rounding resulting in a total more or less than 100 per cent.  \n2021 VCE Biology external assessment report  \nSection A  \n\n| Question | Correct\u003Cbr>answer | % A | % B | % C | % D | Comments |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| 1 | B | 8 | 84 | 6 | 2 |  |\n| 2 | C | 18 | 27 | 44 | 10 | mRNA is comprised of a ribose-phosphate backbone as distinct from DNA, which contains a deoxyribose sugar. To form mRNA, nucleotides must be joined together forming a nucleotide chain. |\n| 3 | A | 36 | 17 | 23 | 24 | The mRNA is stated as being used to produce a new type of molecule. mRNA is used in protein synthesis to produce proteins. In translation, mRNA must bind to the ribosome, which is comprised of rRNA and associated proteins. |\n| 4 | D | 3 | 7 | 53 | 37 | The probe is labelled as a DNA probe in the diagram provided. In this question, it is complementary to the mRNA molecule with the target sequence. As a DNA strand, thymine will be the complementary base pair for the adenine in the mRNA molecule. |\n| 5 | D | 6 | 17 | 8 | 69 |  |\n| 6 | C | 6 | 3 | 86 | 6 |  |\n| 7 | B | 20 | 47 | 16 | 16 | Given that ribulose 1, 5-biphosphate can react with either carbon dioxide or oxygen, increasing the concentration of oxygen will allow the rate of reaction 1 using oxygen to increase and decrease the rate of reaction 2. |\n| 8 | C | 3 | 1 | 92 | 3 |  |\n| 9 | A | 96 | 2 | 1 | 2 |  |\n| 10 | D | 6 | 9 | 14 | 70 |  |\n| 11 | D | 16 | 14 | 20 | 50 |  |\n| 12 | A | 71 | 5 | 18 | 6 |  |\n| 13 | C | 20 | 5 | 69 | 6 |  |\n| 14 | B | 3 | 57 | 24 | 16 |  |\n| 15 | B | 12 | 69 | 7 | 12 |  |\n| 16 | C | 10 | 8 | 79 | 3 |  |\n| 17 | C | 15 | 5 | 70 | 9 |  |\n| 18 | A | 59 | 15 | 9 | 17 |  |\n| 19 | B | 3 | 63 | 11 | 22 |  |\n| 20 | B | 15 | 77 | 4 | 3 |  |\n| 21 | D | 4 | 48 | 4 | 44 | Mammals appeared approximately 210 million years ago (mya) while flowering plants appeared approximately 130 mya. |\n| 22 | C | 5 | 4 | 88 | 3 |  |\n| 23 | A | 68 | 21 | 4 | 7 |  |\n\n© VCAA Page 2  \n2021 VCE Biology external assessment report  \n\n| Question | Correct\u003Cbr>answer | % A | % B | % C | % D | Comments |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| 24 | D | 6 | 8 | 14 | 72 |  |\n| 25 | C | 8 | 17 | 64 | 11 |  |\n| 26 | D | 5 | 4 | 3 | 88 |  |\n| 27 | B | 12 | 77 | 10 | 2 |  |\n| 28 | A | 72 | 11 | 6 | 11 |  |\n| 29 | D | 2 | 4 | 15 | 79 |  |\n| 30 | D | 10 | 13 | 31 | 46 | Step 2 is polymerase chain reaction (PCR) , which requires two primers for the amplification of DNA. Step 1 is the isolation of mtDNA, which is not present in the nucleus. |\n| 31 | A | 43 | 28 | 10 | 20 | A valid experiment must measure what it states it will measure. Therefore, the correct locus must be chosen for the experiment to be valid. |\n| 32 | C | 35 | 9 | 51 | 5 |  |\n| 3","cbCairDjHAWGgzGD","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCairDjHAWGgzGD","pdf",208927,14,"English","# General comments\n# Specific information\n## Section A\n## Section B","[{\"question\":\"What general advice does the report give for answering Section B questions?\",\"answer\":\"Use the reading time to assess each Section B question, identify key requirements, and start formulating the answer. 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