Slovakia Maturita Biology case studies
Slovakia Maturita Biology · Put your knowledge to work in context.
The Maturita z biológie is the external, state-set part of the Slovak school-leaving examination in biology, taken by students at the end of gymnázium or secondary school who choose biology as a maturita subject. It is a general biology examination, not a university entrance test for one faculty, so it is useful for anyone who needs a certified upper-secondary biology result: applicants to medical and veterinary faculties, biology and teaching programmes, and students who simply want a science subject in their maturita portfolio. The Slovakia Maturita Biology case studies are 5 cases and about 3,050 words.
1The Fermenting Jam Jar
A student left an open jar of homemade strawberry jam (pH 3.4, water activity about 0.85, 55% sugar) on a kitchen counter for ten days. The surface developed a fuzzy grey-green layer and a faint musty smell, while the jam below remained unchanged.
573 words, about 3 min2Two Brothers and a Clotting Disorder
Two brothers, aged 8 and 11, both have prolonged bleeding after minor cuts and frequent nosebleeds. Their mother has no symptoms; their maternal grandfather also had a bleeding tendency.
669 words, about 3 min3The Wilting Tomato in a Sealed Pot
A tomato plant is grown in a sealed transparent chamber with a fixed air supply. Over 24 hours the chamber CO₂ concentration is monitored: it falls steadily during the light period and rises during the dark period.
600 words, about 3 min4Antibiotics on a Petri Dish
In a school lab, a student streaks a bacterial culture evenly across four agar plates and places paper discs soaked in different antibiotics at the centre of each plate. After incubation at 37 °C for 24 h, plate 1 shows a large clear zone around the disc, plate 2 a small clear zone, plate 3 no clear zone, and plate 4 a clear zone with a few isolated colonies growing inside it.
629 words, about 3 min5Moths, Lichen and a Changing Forest
In a woodland, a species of moth has two forms: a pale form and a dark (melanic) form. Before industrialisation, tree trunks were covered in pale lichen and the pale form was common (~95%).
579 words, about 3 min