ANALYSIS OF STPM BIOLOGY 2000-2009

Paper 1

Topic 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 sum 10
1 Basic Chemistry of a Cell 2 4 0 3 3 2 2 4 4 4 28
2 Structure of Cells and Organelles 5 2 3 2 2 2 3 3 1 1 24
3 Control in Cells 5 2 5 2 3 3 3 1 3 2 29
4 Photosynthesis 2 1 3 2 2 3 2 2 2 2 21
5 Respiration 3 3 1 2 2 1 2 3 2 2 21
6 Nutrition 2 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 9
7 Gaseous Exchange 1 4 2 5 2 2 3 2 5 3 29
8 Transport 2 1 2 2 4 4 2 2 1 3 23
9 Homeostasis 2 3 2 2 1 2 2 2 1 3 20
10 Nervous System 2 2 2 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 23
11 Hormones/Chemical Coordinations 2 2 2 2 4 3 3 3 2 2 25
12 Immunity 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 18
13 Reproduction 2 2 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 18
14 Development 1 0 1 0 1 2 2 2 3 1 13
15 Growth 3 2 0 2 0 1 2 2 1 1 14
16 Hereditary and Genetics 4 4 4 2 4 1 2 2 2 2 27
17 Mutation 1 1 1 1 2 3 3 3 2 3 20
18 Population Genetics 2 2 1 2 2 1 2 2 3 3 20
19 Gene Regulation and Expression 1 2 2 2 2 3 2 2 2 1 19
20 Modern Genetic Technology 2 2 2 4 1 1 2 2 1 2 19
21 Taxonomy 2 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 7
22 Biodiversity 2 2 2 4 1 1 2 2 1 2 19
23 Variation and Theory of Evolution 4 1 4 1 3 2 2 2 2 5 26
24 Ecosystem 6 4 3 1 0 2 1 1 3 2 23
25 Quantitative Ecology 0 2 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 15
sum 60 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 510
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Paper 2 Section A (structured)
Topic 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 sum 10
1 Basic Chemistry of a Cell 1 1
2 Structure of Cells and Organelles 1 1 2
3 Control in Cells 1 1 2 4
4 Photosynthesis 1 1 1 3
5 Respiration 0. 1 1 1 1 4.5
5
6 Nutrition 1 1
7 Gaseous Exchange 1 1 1 3
8 Transport
9 Homeostasis 1 1 1 1 4
10 Nervous System 1 1
11 Hormones/Chemical Coordinations 1 1
12 Immunity 1 1
13 Reproduction
14 Development
15 Growth 1 1
16 Hereditary and Genetics 1 1 2
17 Mutation 1 1 1 3
18 Population Genetics
19 Gene Regulation and Expression 1 1
20 Modern Genetic Technology 1 1
21 Taxonomy 1 1
22 Biodiversity 1 1
23 Variation and Theory of Evolution 1 1
24 Ecosystem 0. 1 1.5
5
25 Quantitative Ecology
sum 2 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 38
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Paper 2 Section B (essay)

Topic 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 09 09 sum 10
1 Basic Chemistry of a Cell 1 1 0.5 2.5
2 Structure of Cells and Organelles 1 1 0.5 2.5
3 Control in Cells 0.5 1 1 1 3.5
4 Photosynthesis 1 1 1 3
5 Respiration 1 1
6 Nutrition
7 Gaseous Exchange
8 Transport 1 1 1 3
9 Homeostasis 1 1 2
10 Nervous System 1 1
11 Hormones/Chemical Coordinations 1 1 1 1 4
12 Immunity 1 1 1 3
13 Reproduction 1 1 1 1 1 5
14 Development 1 1 1 3
15 Growth 1 1 2
16 Hereditary and Genetics 1 1 1 3
17 Mutation 0.5 0.5
18 Population Genetics 1 1 1 1 4
19 Gene Regulation and Expression 1 1
20 Modern Genetic Technology 1 1
21 Taxonomy
22 Biodiversity 1 1 1 1 4
23 Variation and Theory of Evolution 1 1 1 3
24 Ecosystem 1 1 0.5 1 3.5
25 Quantitative Ecology 0.5 1 1 1 3.5
sum 5 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 59