Biology

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-> Our tips and advice for BIOLOGY (0610) paper 4

1. To start, the main tip I can give you is to start early. People who begin practicing papers early in 10th grade usually score numerous a stars. I cannot stress this enough, start today.

2. Getting an A* in biology can be an easy task if u have a good grip on your basics, for that we advise that you complete your syllabus at least twice (once from the book and once from the syllabus) before sitting for the examination.

3. Once you are thorough with the topics from the book (appx 14 chapters) then you should shift your focus to doing past papers. Our teachers advise that u should do papers of all variants and series from at least the past 10 years (from 2015)

4. Biology is a subject that is highly dependent on memory. Read the chapters and then make your notes afterward which help in ingraining the facts.

5. Go through your textbooks diligently throughout the year, and keep the study guides for the end game.  Most questions come directly from the book, so it will help you crunch those topping percentiles. 

6. For theoretical chapters like plant nutrition, transportation in plants, control and coordination, reproduction, etc. as you do past papers, you will get familiarised with the answers to questions as they are mostly repeated.

7. Stress reading theory and syllabus just before the exam, refrain from learning new stuff as exams get closer, and focus on textbooks/revision guides.

8. DO past papers repetitively as most of the concepts are repeated every year. After doing those questions, try to go over and learn the mark schemes as the points are repeated but the questions are framed differently. (usually 6 marker questions)

9. Labeling and creating diagrams are easy marks, make sure to go through them before sitting for the examination.

10. Underline the keywords, they fetch you marks.

11. Make a review sheet (a document of all the questions you got wrong and their answers) and review it before the exam. 

12. DO NOT STRESS ABOUT THE PAPER. Be confident about your preparation and you will ace it!

-> Our tips and advice for BIOLOGY (0610) paper 6 (ATP)

1. Scoring 40/40 in ATP is not a formidable task. One should start preparing by doing past papers from the past 8 years which will prevent them from losing marks in tricky one or two markers. (going through the commonly asked questions will also help with this)

2. Questions related to magnification and graphs are almost always asked. So get those basics out of the way when you start preparing for the ATP.

3. Make sure to always include Units, write your answer in 3 SF, and always use a decimal point in quantitative answers.

4. For the calculation questions, make sure to show working. Sometimes the question might seem simple enough to do it through the calculator, however, you might end up losing a mark.

5. Lastly, for the investigation, write in a structured manner, going step by step, and do not forget to include the safety precautions + the apparatus used to enhance the details and increase your marks. Additionally, investigations are repeated so go through past ones.

-> Our recommended websites for Biology-:

1. GCEGuide- This website has an easy-to-use interface and a vast collection of past papers that you can access.

2. Exam-mate- It can provide you with topical past paper questions that can help you prepare and score in chapter-wise assessments.

3. Markhint- This website allows u to find topical questions, but the best part is that it segregates questions on their difficulty which can help students test themselves before exams.

4. caiefinder- Do u have a question or a part of it and want to find its MS? Just type in the correct consequent words on this website and it will easily show you the mark-scheme without any hassle.

-> Our recommended YouTube channels for Biology-:

1. Cognito- This channel has more than 80 short and concise videos with interactive animations, which can help u clear the basics of topics and feel more confident about the exam.

2. Science with Hazel- Has made a one-shot video that covers the whole syllabus, and is a good option for last-minute revision.

3. IGCSE Study Buddy- This is another great YouTube channel that can help cover the syllabus of biology and get a better understanding of the concepts.