Year 10 Biology - Separate Sciences

Week beginning 20th July

This work is only for triple science students. Work for combined scientists can be found on the Science (Combined) page.

This week's video seminar

Scroll down for this week's tasks.

Learning intentions

  • Describe how genes are transferred from one organism to another in genetic engineering.

  • Explain the benefits and risks of genetic engineering.

  • Describe the different methods of cloning in plants and animals.

  • Explain the benefits and risks of animal and plant cloning.

Total study time this week: 2 hours

Office hours

If you have any questions or need support, please email Miss Smith at any time.

Tasks to be submitted by 4pm on Friday:

  • Complete 4 out of 7 daily goals on Tassomai or at least 1 hour.

  • Complete the Genetic Engineering and Cloning Seneca Quiz.

Genetic Engineering and Cloning

This week we are looking at the topic B14 Variation and Evolution. Please use pages 224 - 231 in the online GCSE Biology textbook on Kerboodle found here and section 4.6 Inheritance, Variation and Evolution from the exam specification.

You have been sent a link to your school email to join the class on Google Classroom to be submitted should be completed on there. All other tasks can be competed on paper, in a notebook, on PowerPoint, or a word document. Please keep your work safe.


Tasks

  1. R&R your Variation and Evolution Exam Question from last week using the mark scheme found here. (10 minutes)

  2. Read pages 224 - 225 in the online GCSE Biology textbook found here. Use this to complete Task 1 of the Genetic Engineering and Cloning Tasks assignment on Google Classroom. You can watch the video found here for support. (20 minutes)

  3. Read pages 226 - 229 in the online GCSE Biology textbook found here. Use this to complete Task 2 of the Genetic Engineering and Cloning Tasks assignment on Google Classroom. (15 minutes)

  4. Read both web pages, page1 and page2, and complete Task 3 of the Genetic Engineering and Cloning Tasks assignment on Google Classroom. You can use the videos for support, video1 and video2. (30 minutes)

  5. Read pages 226 - 231 in the online GCSE Biology textbook found here. Use this to complete Task 4 of the Genetic Engineering and Cloning Tasks assignment on Google Classroom. (30 minutes)

  6. Complete the Genetic Engineering and Cloning Seneca quiz using the class code wrh363olid. (15 minutes)




Seneca Learning for Separate Science

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Tassomai for Separate Science

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