Yes, at this point in your
study of cell biology, this looks like an aptitude question! (It
certainly shouldn't after we've covered cell signaling, however!). Although
it seems so foreign, we can examine its structure and talk about how to
begin answering it. 1. Don't panic when you encounter something unfamiliar! Seriously...take a deep breath (or whatever behavioral trick works for you) and ask yourself:
So...following these suggestions... 2. What's a hypothesis and what's a mechanism? (Major
themes of BI250!) 7. BI250 exam questions will test what you should have memorized.
Some BI250 exam questions, like this one, will also test how
well you can apply what you've learned: how well you can synthesize
information, how well you can analyze data, and how well you
use what you know to solve unfamiliar problems. 8. The structure of the exam also provides useful information! To some extent, the amount of space provided for the answer and the point value indicate how important a question is. Generally speaking, an answer should not exceed the space provided and you should allow yourself about 1 minute per point to answer BI250 questions: thus, 10 min for a 10 pt. question, etc. |