Homework Worksheet
TN-BIO-GR5-89561 · v2.-7
Inherited Variation
Grade 5 · Biology · Genetics · Edexcel
Grade
Grade 5
Subject
Biology
Topic
Genetics
Subtopic
Inherited Variation
Curriculum
Edexcel
Difficulty
Core
Time
25 minutes
Total marks
36
Student name
Teacher name
Date
Learning objectives
- Recognise inherited variation accurately in biology contexts.
- Explain the underlying rule of inherited variation in the student's own words.
- Apply inherited variation to multi-step and unfamiliar problems.
- Justify a chosen method and identify errors in another student's work.
Skills assessed
- Fluency and recall
- Method and setting out
- Reasoning and justification
- Problem solving in context
- Self-assessment
Instructions
- Write your name, your teacher's name and the date in the header.
- Answer every question in the space provided. Continue on the back if needed.
- Show all working — method marks are awarded even when the final answer is wrong.
- Aim to finish in about 25 minutes.
- Complete the reflection box at the end before you hand the sheet in.
Warm-up
Bloom: Remember · 3 marks
Answer quickly. These check you are ready for the topic.
1.State one fact you already know about inherited variation.
[1]2.State one fact you already know about inherited variation.
[1]3.Write down one fact you already know about inherited variation.
[1]
Recall
Bloom: Remember · 3 marks
Complete from memory. No calculator, no notes.
1.Complete the key term used in inherited variation described here: item 1.
[1]2.Complete the key term used in inherited variation described here: item 2.
[1]3.Complete the key term used in inherited variation described here: item 3.
[1]