Unit Award Scheme

122477 INHERITANCE VARIATION AND EVOLUTION (UNIT 3)

In successfully completing this unit, the Learner will have		Evidence needed
demonstrated the ability to
1	describe two sources of evidence that support the theory of evolution	Summary sheet and/or student completed work
2	describe the main characteristics of fossils, ways they are formed and things that can be learned from them	Summary sheet and/or student completed work
3	explain at least two reasons why there are few traces of early life forms and the key ways this impacts the understanding of how life began	Summary sheet and/or student completed work
4	describe two natural and human causes of extinction	Summary sheet and/or student completed work
5	describe at least two ways antibiotic-resistant strains of bacteria can arise and spread	Summary sheet and/or student completed work
6	describe at least two ways the emergence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria can be reduced and controlled, including how these impact antibiotic development	Summary sheet and/or student completed work
7	describe the way organisms are named and classified in the Linnaean system	Summary sheet and/or student completed work
shown knowledge of
8	the fact that scientific advances led to the proposal of new models of classification, including the three-domain system	Summary sheet and/or student completed work
demonstrated the ability to
9	describe and interpret at least two evolutionary trees.	Summary sheet and/or student completed work

All outcomes recorded on an AQA Summary Sheet

Approved 12 November 2024Level - Level One