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Sometimes in olympiads you can confront with tricky polygenic inheritance problems. As I noticed, all you need to know in order to successfully solve polygenic inheritance problems is to be acquainted with probabilities and understand Pascal’s triangle shown below. Then, I share a compiled pdf with some theory and problems concerning polygenic inheritance: http://depts.washington.edu/genetics/courses/genet371b-aut00/public_html/problems/371B_practice_10.html Also, some good exercises can be …
Bellow you will find short biochemistry problems set. www2.fiu.edu/~bch3033/probsolns/Ch01.doc. Image source: Laboratory microscope vector created by freepik – www.freepik.com
Below you will find a file with the concepts of descriptive statistics. Descriptive statistics are numbers that are used to sum up and describe data. A useful tutorial for the biology olympiad can be found here: http://onlinestatbook.com/2/introduction/descriptive.html.
Below you can find a great deal of diverse genetics problems with answers. Try to solve as many as you can and do not give up if something does not turn out right. http://www.docstoc.com/docs/41377584/GENETICS-PROBLEMS-WITH-ANSWERS. Image source: https://www.freepik.com/vectors/chromosome vector created by rawpixel.com.
As I mentioned in previous post about tips and tricks, I promised to post some good websites to find biological mnemonics. Here is a list: Try this Some are here Very useful ones can be found here Also here There are more interesting pages, however, I would suggest to search having a topic in mind for example glycolysis enzymes mnemonic …
Just found an amazing textbook of genetics SCHAUM’S OUTLINE OF THEORY AND PROBLEMS of GENETICS Third edition which contains both theoretical material and most important practical problems. Buy it on Amazon or Book Depository. Image source: Mutation vector created by vectorjuice – www.freepik.com
Here you will find some good stuff about gene linkage and genetic mapping. Take a careful look at how genetic maps are made as well as practice genetics problems at the end. A very useful tutorial of genetic linkage and mapping here: Below you will find practice problems with answers More practice will never do you bad: As …
Today it’s time to learn about bacterial counts. Amazing tutorial can be found here and I compiled that information into a slide show: You can also find an amazing tutorial here. Below you find lab report from microbiology laboratory. Another one is beneath, too: One slideshow: Finally, a good slideshow should consolidate your knowledge: Big thanks to http://www2.fiu.edu/~makemson/Growth.pdf, http://www2.fiu.edu/~makemson/Growth.pdf and …
During my preparation for the IBO, a few times I encountered problems with graphs depicted on logarithmic or semi-logarithmic paper. Thus, I share with you a tutorial how to use this paper. Keep checking this or any other of my posts because they are constantly updated with new information. Some good practical examples of log graphs: Big thanks to http://www.lhup.edu/~dsimanek/scenario/errorman/graphs2.htm. …
In this lecture you will learn about plant tissues. Here you can find some good notes about plant tissues. Image source: Plant vector created by freepik – www.freepik.com
It is very important to know the main plant movements in biology olympiads. Below you can find quite good notes concerning plant movements provided by http://plantsinaction.science.uq.edu.au. For visual information, take a look at amazing plant movement videos here. Here you can find great videos, too. Image source: https://www.freepik.com/free-vector/diagram-showing-plant-cell_6360210.htm#query=plant%20biology&position=38&from_view=search.
It is of paramount importance to be able to differentiate between various angiosperms in olympiads. Not only classification, but also anatomical structure is needed to know. So below you can find a brief introduction to monocots and dicots: http://biology.clc.us.edu/. Take a look here at various plants cross sections. Here you can find almost all major plant family floral formulas and …
Recently I have found an amazing website for visual info concerning plants. Take a look here. Besides read through the notes below before every olympiad so that you can be sure you understand plant physiology. http://teacher.sanjuan.edu/webpages/dkaragianes/resources.cfm?subpage=95524. Image source: https://www.freepik.com/vectors/house-plant
Today I would like to introduce a very important point in practical part of biology olympiad. In various experiments you need to make dilutions in order to get results. So if you want to understand and learn how to make either simple or serial dilutions, read carefully the documents below. Good luck! A good tutorial about dilutions can be found …
In this section you will find past papers from Australian Science Olympiad Competition 2007. Provided by https://www.asi.edu.au/site/past_exams.php
In this section you will find past papers from Australian Science Olympiad Competition 2008. Provided by https://www.asi.edu.au/site/past_exams.php NQE 2008 Biology NQE 2008 Biology Solutions
In this section you will find past papers from Australian Science Olympiad Competition 2009. Provided by https://www.asi.edu.au/site/past_exams.php
In this section you will find past papers from Australian Science Olympiad Competition 2010. Provided by https://www.asi.edu.au/site/past_exams.php 2010 Biology Paper Sections a B Booklet 2010 Biology Paper Section C Booklet 2010 NQE Solutions Biology
In this section you will find past papers from Australian Science Olympiad Competition 2011. Provided by https://www.asi.edu.au/site/past_exams.php 2011 Biology Paper Sections a B With Solutions 2011 Biology Paper Section C With Solutions