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Question 10 (9 marks) For their student-designed scientific investigation, a student wanted to investigate whether highlighting herd immunity in vaccination advertising campaigns i
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a. Using supporting evidence from the article above, explain how modern H. sapiens genomes can be used to show the past relationships between Neanderthal and Denisovan populations.
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a. Analyse the results. 3 marks
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b. The article states that the D1 population genome appears to be quite different from the genomes of both the D0 and D2 populations. Considering mechanisms for speciation, describ
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b. i. Based on their findings, what strategy could the student recommend to Australian health authorities to increase vaccination rates? 1 mark il. Propose another strategy that Au
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c. i. Outline the importance of randomly placing participants into groups. 2 marks Extra space for responses Clearly number all responses in this space. e s a £ 2 H 3 = o [=] ° E)
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c. Outline the reasoning for the second group of scientists’ hypothesis that people in New Guinea must have interbred with Denisovans much earlier than 30 000 years ago. 2 marks
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ii. Comment on the validity of the results. Do not refer to randomly placing participants into groups in your answer. 2 marks o ° = 2 H E) Ed @ Fl &
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d. Explain why it is likely that the scientific understanding of the history of the migration of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples will change. 2 marks N H T
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Question 11 (7 marks) Tasmanian devils (Sarcophilus harrisii) are marsupial carnivores endemic to Tasmania. The species is affected by two cancers, known as devil facial tumour 1 (
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a. In order to identify D1 and D2, a PCR was performed under the following conditions: heating to 94 °C, followed by reducing temperature to 60 °C and then increasing temperature t
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b. The PCR products then undergo gel electrophoresis. The following results show the fragments that are separated for the control (normal), D1 and D2 samples. control (normal) D1 D
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