My aim with this site is to help others with their efforts at studying for the NET Life Sciences exam.
I choose individual questions from previous years (currently working on the December 2019 exam) and not only answer them, but also provide a short explanation. Because after all, the answer isn’t any use if you don’t understand the reasoning behind it!
If you have any specific questions that you want answered, whether it’s from a different exam or even just a general biology question, let me know! I’m always thrilled to know that I’m reaching people, and I’d love to help.
- Anterograde axonal transport
What is the motor protein involved in anterograde axonal transport? - Histones and transcriptional repression
Which post-translational modification is associated with histones and transcriptional repression? - Dihybrid cross
How do you determine the genotype of parents from offspring in a dihybrid cross? - Uses of RNA sequencing
What is RNA sequencing used for? - How to study for the NET: My top tip
My top tip on studying for the NET Life Sciences exam – using the Feynman technique. - Cell potency of the inner cell mass of a blastocyst
What is the cell potency of the inner cell mass of a blastocyst? - How to study for the NET: Two tips for practice questions
Two tips on practicing and studying for the NET Life Sciences exam - Vitamin deficiency
What are some diseases caused by vitamin deficiency? - How to study for the NET: Two tips for revision
Two revision tips on studying for the NET Life Sciences exam - Genes involved in producing continuous variation
What is the term for interacting genes which are involved in producing continuous variation in phenotypes in a population? - How to Study for the NET exam: 2 More Tips
Two more tips on studying for the NET Life Sciences exam - DNA methylation
What are the characteristics and processes of DNA methylation? - How to study: Top ten tips
Three study methods that I find very useful – and applicable to the CSIR NET Life Sciences exam. - Exploring fermentation
What are the characteristics of fermentation? - Interaction between species
What is the name of the interaction where the actor and recipient both suffer a cost? - Probability distribution of individuals in a population
What is the probability distribution of the sex of individuals in a population? - Radioactive half-life
How do you calculate radioactive half-life? - Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium
What is the equation for Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium? - Mating success and mating system
What is the relationship between variance in mating success and mating system? - Secondary antibody in electron microscopy
What do we use for indirect labelling of secondary antibody in electron microscopy? - Mechanism of Autophagy
What is the mechanism of autophagy? - Identical Except For One Single Locus
What is the term used for mice that are genetically identical except for one single locus? - Process of acclimatization to high altitude
Which processes are involved in high altitude acclimatization? - Sodium-independent iodide/chloride transporter
What is the name of the sodium-independent iodide/chloride transporter? - Cleavage pattern of centrolecithal eggs
What is the cleavage pattern of centrolecithal eggs?