Hey there,

I was wondering if anyone has taken Bio 3FF3 (evolution) with Dr. Stone in the past few years and can give any insight on what to expect on the exam.

The exam is optional (which is the reason I'm asking, b/c I'm debating on whether to write it or not)

It's also open book and (either actual textbook or pdf version) as well as any notes you took over the semester. Dr. Stone commented that the exam was 'content-based' which makes me assume that it's going to be a bit harder than simply CTRL-F the answer.

Any tips would be appreciated (i.e difficulty, # of questions, etc.)
Thanks!

Open book generally means its not find and copy answers, so more about whether you get the concepts than give me the definition. The purpose of open book is so you don't have to worry about memorizing small details and can focus on the bigger concepts and simply look up the details to add to your response for support.

I haven't taken bio since gr 10 science so that's all the help I can offer.

Originally Posted by MovingTarget

Hey there,

I was wondering if anyone has taken Bio 3FF3 (evolution) with Dr. Stone in the past few years and can give any insight on what to expect on the exam.

The exam is optional (which is the reason I'm asking, b/c I'm debating on whether to write it or not)

It's also open book and (either actual textbook or pdf version) as well as any notes you took over the semester. Dr. Stone commented that the exam was 'content-based' which makes me assume that it's going to be a bit harder than simply CTRL-F the answer.

Any tips would be appreciated (i.e difficulty, # of questions, etc.)
Thanks!

took the course last year, the open book exam is very easy, i think around 30 questions. Most questions are CTRL-F type of questions. but he switches the wordings a little bit, so be a little smarter when CTL-F. Is it also open internet this year also?

Originally Posted by gggggg

took the course last year, the open book exam is very easy, i think around 30 questions. Most questions are CTRL-F type of questions. but he switches the wordings a little bit, so be a little smarter when CTL-F. Is it also open internet this year also?

Thanks for the reply! No internet allowed. In classic Dr. Stone wording "anything may be used, but a zero-tolerance policy, prohibiting communication with the world outside MDCL 1305/1307, will be implemented."

Was the exam optional last year as well? With the Yellow card system and Frequent Trier program?

Originally Posted by MovingTarget

Thanks for the reply! No internet allowed. In classic Dr. Stone wording "anything may be used, but a zero-tolerance policy, prohibiting communication with the world outside MDCL 1305/1307, will be implemented."

Was the exam optional last year as well? With the Yellow card system and Frequent Trier program?

Exam was not optional last year. But we did have yellow card and frequent tier program... The exam should be easy, but do focus on the calculations, cause those things you cant search up, but you can look up your notes. GL!

Just posting this in case anyone takes this course in the future and comes across this post.

I wrote the exam today and honestly, if you've gone to the lectures and kept up with the majority of the course material, the exam is very straightforward. Provided you're allowed your textbook and notes like we were, i would highly recommend pdf versions as you can CTRL-F the relevant sections.

Obviously, Dr. Stone knows people will do this so every single question was in the format of:


[a statement/quote from the textbook]

i, ii, iii, iv, and v choices listed that each may or may not correctly explain the statement

then, options A,B,C,D,E that have choices: "i and ii convey accurate information" or "iv conveys inaccurate information".


So the way he formats the questions prevents the answer from being right in the textbook or your notes but if you study a few days prior and learn the major concepts, it's really easy to quickly eliminate wrong options. Hope this helps someone down the road