Teknik Menjawab Soalan - Describe Eutrophication Process

(UPDATED SPM 2020).

Algal bloom in the house

1. Indeed, eutrophication is one of the most famous question for Biology SPM.

 Download the rest of the question here.
FADDDDD ( 1
To answer the question above, I give you technique to answer it by using 
F & 5 'D's).

2. The FADDDDD outline:

 CLICK TO ENLARGE

3. The specific question for this FADDDDD would be about the process & consequence of
eutrophication. Let's discuss what are the initials in the FADDDDD:

F - Fertilizers
A - Algal bloom
D - Die (submerged plants)
D - Die (aquatic life aka fishes)
D - Die (alga itself!)
D - Decomposition
D - Dead zone
4. The FADDDDD is favorable as it covers all important points needed for full marks. Below is
the example of a good answer from an A-list student:

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Q: Discuss the eutrophication process which leads to

a high BOD in an ecosystem. 

Answer Outline:
The answer is given full marks (nearly 100%) because it contains these important points:

1. Can you see the red bold words? Those are the important terms (istilah) enlisted as
FADDDDD.
2. Can you see the blue bold words? Those are the right examples.
3. Can you see the red-underlined sentences? Those are the correct explanations.

SHORTCUT SERIES (Updated for SPM 2020): Teknik LAOS dalam

Menulis Jawapan Berkaitan Larutan (LAOS Technique for Writing
Solution-Related Answer)
UPDATE 2020: LAOS is still relevant even in the new syllabus!
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1. Mari kita bincangkan satu soalan popular SPM di bawah:

(Let's discuss one popular SPM question example as shown below):
SPM 2014: Terangkan apakah yang
berlaku kepada sel darah merah (SDM)
pada R (5 markah)
SPM 2014: Explain what happens to the
red blood cells in R (5 marks)
2. Kita akan gunakan teknik LAOS untuk menulis jawapan.
(We shall use LAOS technique to write our answer).

L = LARUTAN - huraikan larutan samada hipotonik, hipertonik, atau isotonik.

(describe the solution either hypotonic, hypertonic, or isotonic one).

A = AIR - bahan yang meresap ialah air, bukan bahan lain!

(water as diffusing substance, nothing else!)

O = OSMOSIS - air meresap masuk/keluar secara osmosis.

(water diffuses into/out of cell via osmosis)

S = SEL (huraikan keadaan sel pada akhir proses - segah/flasid/krenasi/hemolisis)

(describe the cell condition in the end - turgid, flaccid, crenation, haemolysis)

3. Diagram proses:
SDM dalam air suling yg bersifat hipotonik (RBC in hypotonic distilled
water)

Air meresap masuk sel (Water diffuses into cell)

 Sel mengalami hemolisis (Cell undergo haemolysis)

4. Skema jawapan (answer outline):

- This post will be updated by Friday 16 October 2020

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Sunday, 11 October 2020

Mental Health Day Special - Be Kind to

All
"Be kind to all. Everyone is fighting with his/her own inner demon" -
Cikgu Heery

One Love, CH

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Friday, 9 October 2020

Bicara Hujung Minggu - Image is a Cage

"We see people as images preconceived by our thoughts. Unbeknownst
to us, images are just concepts and fictions concocted by our past
experience, smeared by prejudices. If we see people as they are, we
accept them totally - because finally we realize we are a flux of
consciousness, rife with impermanence. Empathy will be born,
transcending to genuine communication & relationship" - Cikgu Heery

Shout-out to my old flame, half the world away in the Rain City

One Love, CH

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Wednesday, 7 October 2020

Special 111 Days Left - ADH &

Osmoregulation
KOMEN 2020: Subtopik ini adalah WAJIB utk sekurang2nya satu soalan dalm Bio SPM
COMMENT 2020: This topic is a MUST for at least 1 question in Bio SPM

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1. Kita tahu jika lagi banyak minum air, lagi banyak kita buang air! Jom tengok bagaimana ini
berlaku.

(We know that the more we drink, the more we pee! Let's see how this occurs)

2. Air banyak dlm badan menyebabkan tekanan osmosis darah menurun. Ini dikesan
oleh hipotalamus selaku osmoreseptor. Hasilnya, kelenjar pituitari akan
merembeskan kurang hormon antidiuresis (ADH)

(Too much water will cause lower blood osmotic pressure. This is detected
by hypothalamus as the osmoreceptor. So, pituitary gland will secrete less antidiuretic
hormone (ADH))
3. Kurang ADH menyebabkan tubul ginjal kurang dirangsang utk menyerap semula air. Maka,
lebih banyak air dibuang dlm air kencing.

(Less ADH causes kidney tubules to be less stimulated in reabsorbing water. So, more water
will be expelled in the urine) 
4. Maka, dalam bas ekspres, saya sentiasa makan cips kentang supaya tekanan osmosis darah
saya tinggi --> banyak ADH dirembes --> banyak air diserap semula --> kurang rasa nak kencing
dlm bas!

(So, in express bus, I always eat potato chips so my BOP is high --> more ADH secreted -->
more water is reabsorbed --> less inclination to urine in the bus!)

One Love, CH

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Sunday, 4 October 2020

Bicara Hujung Minggu - Love According

to Biology
"Nature has no reason - it just is. Black hole has no reason. We watch
sunset for no particular reason, that's why it is always pure &
beautiful. Loving also has no reason - either we love someone or we
don't. The moment we give reason,  love is no longer there & it
becomes just another business transaction" - Cikgu Heery

One Love, CH
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Wednesday, 30 September 2020

Progress on reference book for sale

(Cikgu Heery's Nota Biologi SPM Edisi
2020) - Almost Done!

 This project will be the most ambitious task I ever worked on. Hold on guys, the book is
coming :-)

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Tuesday, 29 September 2020

Best Comic Notes - The Story of Corpus

Luteum
KOMEN 2020: Sila beri perhatian - KL adalah popular sbg soalan Biologi SPM yg berkaitan dgn
kitar haid

COMMENT 2020: Pay attention guys - CL is popular as part of SPM questions regarding
menstrual cycle.

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1. KL terhasil selepas folikel
Graaf membebaskan oosit sekunder pada hari ke-14
kitar haid. Maka, kita boleh buat kesimpulan
bahawa KL = folikel kosong.
(CL is formed after Graafian
follicle releases secondary oocyte on day-14 on
menstrual cycle. We can conclude that CL = empty
follicle)

2. Istilah 'korpus luteum' bermaksud 'badan kuning'

dlm bahasa Latin
(The term 'corpus luteum' means 'yellow body' in
Latin)

Yellow indeed!
Source: USNW Embryology

3. KL menyambung tugas folikel terdahulu dgn

merembeskan hormon progesteron. Hormon ini
sama spt estrogen dlm mengekalkan ketebalan
endometrium.
(CL continues the job of previous follicles by
secreting progesterone hormone. This hormone is
similar to oestrogen in maintaining the
endometrium thickness)
4. Jika blastosista berjaya melakukan penempelan,
KL akan terus meningkatkan aras hormon
progesteron utk menyokong perkembangan embrio.
(If blastocyst successfully conducts implantation,
CL will continue to increase the progesterone's level
in order to support the embryo development)
5. Ini berlaku utk 3 bulan pertama. Kemudian, tugas
KL diambil alih oleh plasenta
(This occurs in the first 3 months. Then, CL's role
will be taken over by placenta)

6. Selepas 3 bulan atau jika masih tiada

penempelan, KL akan menyusut. KL yg susut tanpa
penempelan menyebabkan aras hormon estrogen &
progesteron menurun & haid berlaku. Ini
membolehkan hormon perangsang folikel berfungsi
semula & kitar haid bermula semula.
(After 3 months or if there's still no implantation,
CL will degenerate. Degenerating CL without
implantation will cause oestrogen & progesterone
hormones to decrease & menses occurs. This enable
the follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) to function
again & the cycle is restarted)
Soalan KBAT/HOTS - Flight or Fight Responses (Updated for SPM
2021)
UPDATE 2020: New syllabus also highlights the same responses. Learn them all!
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1. Let's go straight to the question:

Q: A person encounters a potentially dangerous wild

animal in the forest. Describe the changes occurring
in the person's body that trigger the Fight-or-Flight
responses.

2. Some question wants to describe from stimulus to responses. But, most question asks about
responses only. So, pay extra heed what the question really wants you to answer.
3. Here, I include the stimulus to responses points:
4. Here is a cool note to memorize all 6 (or 7) responses. Good luck! :-)