2017 Course Assessment Statement Y12 Biology (BIO201) – HOW WILL I BE ASSESSED IN THIS SUBJECT? Achievement Level Internal or Brief Description My grade for My final Standard and External prelims grade for Credit Assessment internals Value BIO2.6 (91158) Level 2 I Investigation involves analysing, and interpreting Investigate a pattern in information about an an ecological ecosystem. 4 credits community, with supervision BIO2.3 (91155) Level 2 I Understanding of adaptation is demonstrated Demonstrate in relation to one life understanding of process over three 4 Credits adaptation of plants or taxonomic or functional animals to their way of groups of multi-cellular life. plants or animals, or across two related life processes within one taxonomic or functional group. BIO2.8 (91160) Level 2 I Using a light microscope a specimen will be studied Investigate biological and drawn and its material at the specialised features 3 Credits microscopic level reported on. BIO2.4 (91156) Level 2 Understanding cells (both plant and animal) and the Demonstrate E life processes and understanding of life biological ideas they processes at the 4 Credits encompass. cellular level. BIO2.5 (91157) Level 2 E Understanding genetic variation and change in Demonstrate organisms by studying understanding of sources of variation within genetic variation and 4 Credits gene pools and factors that change change allele frequency. BIO2.7 (91159) Level 2 E Understanding the genetic code / DNA. Structures and Demonstrate processes related to the understanding of gene code and how information 4 Credits expression is inherited. Note: Depending on class ability. Extra internal assessments might be added if required and if the challenge and time is warranted.
2017 Course Assessment Statement – Y12 Biology (BIO201) HOW WILL I BE ASSESSED IN THIS SUBJECT? Achievement Standard Level and Credit Value Internal or External Assessment Brief Description My grade for prelims My final grade for internals BIO2.6 (91158) Investigate a pattern in an ecological community, with supervision Level 2 4 credits I Investigation involves analysing, and interpreting information about an ecosystem. BIO2.3 (91155) Demonstrate understanding of adaptation of plants or animals to their way of life. Level 2 4 Credits I Understanding of adaptation is demonstrated in relation to one life process over three taxonomic or functional groups of multi-cellular plants or animals, or across two related life processes within one taxonomic or functional group. BIO2.8 (91160) Investigate biological material at the microscopic level Level 2 3 Credits I Using a light microscope a specimen will be studied and drawn and its specialised features reported on. BIO2.4 (91156) Demonstrate understanding of life processes at the cellular level. Level 2 4 Credits E Understanding cells (both plant and animal) and the life processes and biological ideas they encompass. BIO2.5 (91157) Demonstrate understanding of genetic variation and change Level 2 4 Credits E Understanding genetic variation and change in organisms by studying sources of variation within gene pools and factors that change allele frequency. BIO2.7 (91159) Demonstrate understanding of gene expression Level 2 4 Credits E Understanding the genetic code / DNA. Structures and processes related to the code and how information is inherited. Note: Depending on class ability. Extra internal assessments might be added if required and if the challenge and time is warranted.
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