QWC Core Travelcard
Command word
Question
6 marks
Describe:
Recall facts, events or
processes. Give an
ordered account.
Connectives: Firstly,
finally, next…
Explain:
All the points in your
answer must be linked
logically.
Connectives: because,
therefore,
consequently…
Value
A student is given a tube
containing a liquid nutrient
medium. The medium contains
one type of bacterium.
The student is told to grow
some of the bacteria on agar
jelly in a Petri dish.
Describe how the student
should prepare an
uncontaminated culture of the
bacterium in the Petri dish
and explain the reason for
each step you describe.
Route
Keeping Healthy
Valid within zones 1-3
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QWC Core Travelcard
Mark band
Success criteria
1-2
Brief description of at least one
stage (pre-inoculation, inoculation,
post-inoculation). Weak SPaG. Poor
organisation.
3-4
Simple description of at least two
stages and an explanation of at least
one. Some SPaG errors.
5-6
Clear description of all three stages
and an explanation of at least two
stages. Almost faultless SPaG.
Route
Keeping Healthy
Valid within zones 1-3
Produced by: @misstait_85, inspired by @Dak_74
Science points
Pre-inoculation: Petri dish
and agar sterilised before
use to kill unwanted
bacteria. Inoculation loop
passed through flame to
sterilise/kill other
bacteria.
Inoculation: Loop used to
spread bacterium onto agar.
Lid of Petri dish opened as
little as possible to
prevent microbes from air
entering.
Post-inoculation: Sealed
with tape to prevent
microbes from air entering.
Incubate to allow growth of
bacteria.
QWC Core Travelcard
Command word
Question
Value
6 marks
Describe:
Recall facts,
events or
processes. Give
an ordered
account.
Connectives:
Firstly, finally,
next…
Plants and animals have become
adapted in many different ways
to reduce the risk of being
eaten by predators.
Describe these adaptations.
Give examples of animals and
plants adapted in the ways you
describe.
Route
Adaptation for Survival
Valid within zones 1-3
Produced by: @misstait_85, inspired by @Dak_74
QWC Core Travelcard
Mark band
Success criteria
1-2
At least one example of an adaptation of
either an animal or plant. Weak SPaG.
Poor organisation.
3-4
Description of an adaptation of at least
one animal and at least one plant. It is
clear how these adaptations benefit the
organism. Some SPaG errors.
5-6
Clear and detailed description of a
range of adaptations of named animals
and named plants. It is clear how these
adaptations held the organism avoid
predation. Almost faultless SPaG.
Science points
Camouflage
–
predator
less likely to see the
prey.
Mimicry/warning
colouration
–
predator
confuses
prey
with
a
poisonous organism.
Thorns/spines
–
sharp,
likely to hurt predator.
Streamlining – increase
speed, outrun predator.
Bad
taste/poison
–
predator will find this
unpleasant
and
wont
attack again.
Large
ears/position
of
eyes – predators will be
detected earlier.
Route
Adaptation for Survival
Valid within zones 1-3
Produced by: @misstait_85, inspired by @Dak_74
QWC Core Travelcard
Command word
Question
Value
6 marks
Zorses are not able to breed.
Scientists could produce more
zorses by adult cell cloning.
The diagram shows how the
scientists might clone a
zorse.
Describe:
Recall facts,
events or
processes. Give
an ordered
account.
Connectives:
Firstly, finally,
next…
Use information from the
diagram and your own
knowledge to describe how
adult cell cloning could be
used to clone a zorse.
Route
Variation, reproduction and new technology
Valid within zones 1-3
Produced by: @misstait_85, inspired by @Dak_74
QWC Core Travelcard
Mark band
1-2
3-4
5-6
Success criteria
Simple description of the early stages
of adult cell cloning. Lack of detail.
Some confusion or inaccuracies. Weak
SPaG. Poor organisation.
Almost complete description of the early
stages of the process and some aspects
of the later stages. Some SPaG errors.
Clear, detailed and accurate description
of all the major points of how adult
cell cloning is carried out. Almost
faultless SPaG.
Science points
-
-
Skin cell from zorse
(Unfertilised) egg
cell from horse
Remove nucleus from
egg cell
Take nucleus from
skin cell
Put into (empty) egg
cell
(Then give) electric
shock
Egg cell
divides/embryo
formed
Place (embryo) in
womb/uterus
Route
Variation, reproduction and new technology
Valid within zones 1-3
Produced by: @misstait_85, inspired by @Dak_74
QWC Core Travelcard
Command word
Question
Value
6 marks
Explain:
All the points in
your answer must
be linked
logically.
Connectives:
because,
therefore,
consequently…
The diagram to the right
shows a food web for some of
the organisms that live on
moorland.
Only a small percentage of
the Sun’s energy captured by
the heather is eventually
incorporated into the body
tissues of the fox.
Explain, as fully as you can,
what happens to the rest of
the energy captured by the
heather.
Route
Energy in Biomass
Valid within zones 1-3
Produced by: @misstait_85, inspired by @Dak_74
QWC Core Travelcard
Mark band
1-2
3-4
5-6
Success criteria
Science points
Brief explanation of at least two ways
that energy is captured by the heather.
Little clarity or detail. Weak SPaG.
Poor organisation.
-
Some explanation of a range of the ways
in which energy is transferred. Some
SPaG errors.
-
-
Clear, balanced and detailed explanation -
of a large variety of ways in which
energy captured by the heather is
transferred. Reference to specific
examples from the food web. Almost
faultless SPaG.
Route
Energy in Biomass
Valid within zones 1-3
Produced by: @misstait_85, inspired by @Dak_74
Respiration releases
energy (MUST make this
point to get full
marks)
Energy lost in waste
materials
Energy used in repair*
Energy used for
movement*
Energy lost as heat*
Some organisms die*
Reference to
detritivores/microbes.
*These points require a
named organism to be
given.
QWC Core Travelcard
Command word
Question
Value
6 marks
Describe:
Recall facts,
events or
processes. Give
an ordered
account.
A person accidentally touches a hot pan.
Her hand automatically moves away from the pan.
The diagram shows the structures involved in this
action.
Describe fully how the structures shown in the
diagram bring about this reflex action.
Connectives:
Firstly, finally,
next…
Route
Coordination and Control
Valid within zones 1-3
Produced by: @misstait_85, inspired by @Dak_74
QWC Core Travelcard
Mark band
Success criteria
1
Stimulus/heat detected by temperature receptors in skin.
2
Impulses travel along sensory neurone to spinal cord/CNS.
3
Chemical transmission across synapse.
4
Via relay neurone.
5
Impulses to muscle/effector via motor neurone.
6
Muscle/effector contracts, moving hand away.
Route
Coordination and Control
Valid within zones 1-3
Produced by: @misstait_85, inspired by @Dak_74