Information
regarding the Bio 284a final exam
The
final exam is on Friday Dec 6 at
Section A consists of 60 true or false
questions, each worth ˝ a mark (30 marks total).
Section B consists of 22 multiple choice
questions each worth 1 mark (22 marks total).
Section C consists of 36 questions requiring
you to match elements from 2 columns, each worth ˝ a mark (18 marks
total).
Section D consists of 6 short essay questions,
from which you choose 3 to answer (each worth 10 marks; 30 marks total).
All
questions will be answered on the exam paper. You do not have to fill in markex sheets.
The
total number of available marks on the exam is 100.
As
you prepare for the exam, focus on the material presented in the
lectures. Material in the course
handbook is intended to provide additional background to help clarify concepts
presented in class. It also has a lot of
great information for those who are particularly interested in the material
covered in this course. You are not
expected to be responsible for all the information provided in the book unless
it is material that was presented in class.
However,
anything
presented in the lectures is fair game for the exam. This includes specific examples of organisms,
geological times, etc. Use the emphasis in lectures as a guide – if I breezed
over something in class, it is unlikely it will appear as a major question on the exam.
The
essay questions are intended to give you the opportunity to show that you can
integrate material and understand the context of information presented in
lecture. Thus, keep in mind the course
objectives – to
understand patterns in the distribution of life’s diversity in
space and time, and to understand the evolutionary processes that created these
patterns.
Good
luck with your studying and feel free to contact me if you have questions.