1. Inheritance and Selection

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3. Level 3 question Question: Give one thing that will affect how fast a teenager grows. Answer to be assessed by teacher.

4. Level 3 question Question: If you don’t water a plant enough, what happens to it? Answer: dies/wilts/droops

5. Level 3 question Give one reason for someone being tall. Answer to be assessed by teacher

6. Level 3 question Question: Say one thing that could change someone’s hair colour. Answer to be assessed by teacher.

7. Level 3 question Question: What is the name of the male sex cell? Answer: sperm

8. Level 3 question Question: What is the name of the female sex cell? Answer: egg / ovum / ova

9. Level 4 question Question: What is the name of the process whereby the nucleus of the sperm enters the nucleus of the egg? Answer: fertilisation

10. Level 4 question Question: Which part of the cell contains the genetic information (DNA)? Answer: nucleus

11. Level 4 question Question: Which of the following is an inherited characteristic? a.Clothes b.Facial expression c.Eye colour Answer: Eye colour

12. Level 4 question Question: Which of the following is an example of environmental variation? a.Natural eye colour b.Natural hair colour c.Dyed hair colour Answer: Dyed hair colour

13. Level 4 question Question: describe the difference between sexual and asexual reproduction. Answer to be assessed by teacher

14. Level 4 question Question: If a farmer was farming cows to sell their meat, what would he look for when he’s choosing which breed to use? Answer: the ability to produce good quality / lots of meat.

15. Level 5 question Question: List three characteristics in humans that are inherited. Answer to be assessed by teacher.

16. Level 5 question  Question: List three examples of characteristics that could be changed by the environment. Answer to be assessed by teacher

17. Level 5 question Question: Give an example of what the offspring of these two parents may look like: Answer to be assessed by teacher.

18. Level 5 question Question: Name one of Kylie’s inherited characteristics. Answer to be assessed by teacher.

19. Level 5 question Question: Name one of Natasha Beddingfield’s environmental characteristics. Answer to be assessed by Teacher.

20. Level 5 question Question: Give one advantage of using selective breeding in farming crops. Answer to be assessed by teacher.

21. Level 6 question  Give two ways in which sperm cells have a shape specialised for their function. Answer: tail to help it swim / pointed head to get it onto the egg / enzymes on its head to get into the egg / energy supply on its back.

22. Level 6 question  Give a definition for the term environmental variation.  Answer to be assessed by teacher.

23. Level 6 question  Give a definition for the term inherited characteristic.  Answer to be assessed by the teacher.

24. Level 6 question  How many parents are needed for sexual reproduction? Answer: 2

25. Level 6 question Give one advantage of sexual reproduction (as compared to asexual reproduction). Answer to be assessed by teacher.

26. Level 6 question Give one disadvantage of selective breeding. Answer to be assessed by teacher.

27. Level 7 question Using two of the breeds of dog below, describe which two you would selectively breed together and what would be good about the offspring? The Great Dane Jack Russell Afghan Hound Bulldog

28. Level 7 question Give one advantage and one disadvantage of dog breeders using selective breeding. Answer to be assessed by teacher.

29. Level 7 question If you were farming maize, what kinds of characteristics would you look for when you decide which two plants to selectively breed together (at least two)? Answer to be assessed by Teacher.

30. Level 7 question How many parents does a clone have? Answer: 1

31. Level 7 question Does cloning involve sexual or asexual reproduction? Answer: asexual

32. Level 7 question Is cloning humans legal or illegal? Answer: illegal