3.5 Speciation
Assessment Information
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Biology 3.3 (AS91605) is a Level 3 External worth 4 credits. These 4 credits count towards your University Entrance (UE) literacy credits for Reading and Writing.
You will be assessed in the following ways:
Topic Test (formal) - TBC
Practice Exam (formal) - TBC
End of Year Exam (formal) - Wednesday 17 November 2021 at 2PM.
For the official description of this Achievement Standard, please read the document to the right.
Past NCEA examinations
2022 Exam Paper & Assessment Schedule:
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2021 Exam Paper & Assessment Schedule:
Q1: Whio - Genetic drift, gene flow, mutation, allopatric speciation.
Q2: Cushion plants - Convergent evolution, mutation, natural selection, environmental factors.
Q3: Olive shell species - Gradualism and punctuated equilibrium
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2020 Exam Paper & Assessment Schedule:
Q1: Mutation, selection and convergent evolution.
Q2: T
Q3: P
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2019 Exam Paper & Assessment Schedule:
Q1: M
Q2: T
Q3: P
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2018 Exam Paper & Assessment Schedule:
Q1: M
Q2: T
Q3: P
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2017 Exam Paper & Assessment Schedule:
Q1: M
Q2: T
Q3: P
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2016 Exam Paper & Assessment Schedule:
Q1: M
Q2: T
Q3: P
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2015 Exam Paper & Assessment Schedule:
Q1: M
Q2: T
Q3: P
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2014 Exam Paper & Assessment Schedule:
Q1: M
Q2: T
Q3: P
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2013 Exam Paper & Assessment Schedule:
Q1: M
Q2: T
Q3: P
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Evolution of fish out of water. Both gills and lungs.
Evolution of amphibious fish, resilient to droughts and floods, access new prey.