Unit Award Scheme
116514 GENETICS: INHERITANCE AND ENGINEERING
In successfully completing this unit, the Learner will have | Evidence needed | |
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shown knowledge of | ||
1 | the nucleus controlling the actions of the cell | Summary sheet |
2 | what the nucleus contains, ie chromosomes which are made of DNA | Summary sheet |
3 | the fact that chromosomes exist in pairs | Summary sheet |
4 | what a gene is, ie a section of DNA on a chromosome | Summary sheet |
5 | the fact that DNA stores genetic information | Summary sheet |
6 | genetic engineering being when genes from one organism are ‘cut out’ and transferred to another organism | Summary sheet |
demonstrated the ability to | ||
7 | label a diagram to show the relationship between DNA, genes, chromosomes, the nucleus and the cell | Student completed work |
8 | state two human characteristics that are inherited and two characteristics that are due to the environment | Student completed work |
9 | describe how chromosomes determine sex | Student completed work |
10 | research an example of a genetically engineered crop, finding out the organism that the gene was cut from and why the crop was genetically engineered | Student completed work |
11 | give one advantage and one disadvantage of genetic engineering. | Student completed work |
All outcomes recorded on an AQA Summary Sheet
Approved 3 November 2021Level - Level One