Transcript What will I be learning about?

LEARNING AND PROGRESS PLAN
Biology Unit 1: Lessons 6 -10
What will I be learning about?
In this unit you learn about theories that explain
organisms become adapted to their environments.
Evolution
How can science explain why
giraffes have long neck?
You will explore Darwin’s theory of evolution by
natural selection and examine evidence that
support the theory.
Genes &
Inheritance
You will also study how information is passed
from parent to off-spring through genetic
inheritance; genetic disorders will be explored.
Why can some people roll
their tongue, when other
can’t ?
Genetic Disorders
ASSESSMENT
In this unit your core
assessment will be an end of
unit test. Your practical
laboratory skills will be
assessed during lessons.
Key Vocab this Half-Term
How do you feel use preimplantation diagnosis to test
embryos for genetic
disorders?
evolution, variation,
inheritance, genes, DNA,
alleles, dominant,
recessive, cystic fibrosis,
sickle cell disease
Skills to Develop
• Evaluate sources of
evidence
• Assessing risk and working
safely
• Data analysis using simple
mathematics
By the end of this unit you should be able to......
Describe the symptoms of the genetic disorders ; sickle cell
disease & cystic fibrosis
Describe Darwin’s theory of evolution by natural selection
Explain ain how new evidence supports Darwin’s theory
Describe the structure of the nucleus of the cell containing
chromosomes
Describe the difference between dominant and recessive alleles