<p>Did anyone else have the "In eukaryotic organisms, photosynthesis occurs in which organelle?" and "the CO2 gets transferred to the what in photosynthesis?"</p>
<p>There was no information on these questions in the passages, so either you knew the answers from Bio class or you were SOL, right?</p>
<p>Yeah, I remembered it from AP Biology. Luckily, I take it this year. Whew.</p>
<p>Not hard questions, but I have never seen questions like that, where the answer was not at least implied by the info in the passage, and I have taken the ACT now 9 times!!</p>
<p>There was no indication at all in the passage pointing to the answer--I checked. I knew both answers, taking Bio this year as a Sophomore, but I found it unique that none of the information was in the passage..</p>
<p>I think I read somewhere that they don't have to ask questions that are directly within the passage, just related to it. Besides, I think everyone knows the answers as they were pretty obvious....I mean a 7th grader would have no problem answering them.</p>
<p>i know! im like they cant do this..its against their own rules</p>
<p>Even my little sister knows the answer to this and she's graduating into middle school this year :rolleyes:</p>
<p>I didn't know the answer to the CO2 one. I don't think it's reasonable to assume that somebody would know that. By the way, tennisgal89, I was taught about the chloroplast thing in both grade school and high school, but I only ever learned about chemical formulas last year. </p>
<p>The science test should be and is usually about understanding information IN THE PASSAGE, just like reading. Those two questions were absurd. My would-be high score shouldn't be penalized because I don't recall an arguably obscure fact from chemistry.</p>
<p>I've seen questions like this every time I've taken the ACT. There was a genetics passage on the February ACT and a very basic nuclear chemistry passage on the October ACT (those are the only two times I've taken it). Both of these passages had one or two questions that couldn't be answered with just the stuff given to you.</p>
<p>well the sugar I knew, but the other sci problems that have issues right now... made lucky educated guess haha</p>
<p>Indeed, this test was nothing like practice tests I have taken (including official ones)</p>
<p>I had a similar question on the Feb. 10th ACT except it was about something having to do with RNA, DNA, and something I didn't remember from biology....kinda sucked</p>
<p>edit...just noticed someone 2 or 3 above me said the same thing</p>
<p>Also the question about nucleotides and amino acids. I didnt remember anything.</p>
<p>On page 98 of The Real ACT Prep guide
It says "You do not need advanced knowledge in these subjects, but you will need some knowledge - scientific terms or concepts - to answer some of the questions"</p>
<p>That is enough justification to ask those two questions.</p>
<p>it showed the equation of the molecules... to showed that the C and the O from CO2 went into sugar
so that was kind of there..</p>
<p>cbf88...yea obv if i was in elementary school/middle school..i would know most a lot of the questions</p>
<p>but when ur in high school (esp. a junior) ur not gonna necessarily remember stuff from 5 years ago</p>
<p>I got the question right, thanks to 5th grade botany, but is it reasonable to ask students to infer from a chemical formula, to change it to the correct named form, and know what it is?</p>
<p>I have trouble remembering this stuff in my chemistry class, you needed to have knowledge to do it.</p>
<p>Also, chloroplasts, c'mon, the only way I got it was that I know they were talking about chlorophyll and sugar.</p>
<p>blackpen2008,</p>
<p>I agree that the quote you provided is sufficient for the chloroplast answer, but I am comfortable stating that C6H12O6 = sugar constitutes advanced knowledge. </p>
<p>Admittedly, if you have taken Organic CHM then you should be flogged if you dont know it, but most High-schoolers arent even offered the opportunity to take anything past basic CHM. </p>
<p>Yes, I am saying that AP Chem is basic CHM, I apologize to all who are offended by this statement.</p>
<p>Recently, I read somewhere that there are a few questions on every Science ACT that are based on previous knowledge. Maybe they just changed this recently. Sorry I'm not specific at all, lol.</p>
<p>My tutor wants to see the test, maybe a test change for the future.</p>