KS4 Biology Homework
B5 & B6
Name___________________________________
Teacher_________________________________
General Tasks
Task
1) Create a sequence of revision flash cards….
2) Draw a graph of your results and describe any trends
and patterns
Complete the practice exam question or past paper
questions
Complete the worksheet as directed by your teacher
Complete the practice 6 mark exam question
Success Criteria
Your flash cards should
include:
 Keywords
 Diagrams
 Equations
 Short summaries of
concepts
Your graph should
 Be drawn with pencil
and ruler
 Have even scales
which fill the page
 Have a best fit line
 Circle anomalies
 Carefully explain what
your graph tells you
and what patterns you
can see
 Answers need to
match the number of
marks for the question
 Keywords should be
correctly used
 Give full answers
explaining the science
 For calculations show
your full working
 Write the best answer
you can using your
own knowledge
 Then use your revision
guide or other
resources to revise
and check your first
your first answer
 Now produce a second
better answer
Stretch and Challenge
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Evaluate your recent practical experiment. Think
carefully about what you did and what you could do
better
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Write your own 6
Mark question that
you could share with
the class and create a
mark scheme for it
Give specific
suggestions for what
you could do to
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Use the stimulus material provided and complete your
coursework research
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Plan the practical given by your teacher
Create test questions on this topic
Doddle assignment
improve your results if
you were going to
repeat the
experiment.
Do not just say “repeat
more times”
Explain why your
suggestions would
make a difference
PRINT out your
research
Put the reference
under each piece of
research
Include a FULL
Bibliography at the
listing all your sources
Justify why you
decided to use your
source and rank them
from good to bad
Include
 Step by step method
 Risk assessment
 Results table
 Include a mark sheet
 Target different levels
 If applicable, go
through the set
presentation/revision
 Answer quiz questions
B5 The Living Body
Task
1
Task
Write a glossary of key terms including:
 Endoskeleton, exoskeleton, bone marrow,
cartilage, ligaments, tendons, fixed joint,
hinge joint, ball and socket joint, greenstick
fracture, compound fracture, simple fracture,
Success criteria
 Complete all keyword
definitions and be able
to use them in context
Extension thinking
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2
Complete a cartoon strip with at least three stages,
showing the process of contraction of the heart
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Add the following
words to your glossary:
Ossification, levers,
synovial joints,
antagonistic pairs,
osteoporosis,
Complete and annotate
the cartoon strip
Extension Thinking
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3
Complete a poster on the benefits of blood donation
and why a transfusion might be necessary
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Add to your cartoon
strip with the roles of
the SAN and the AVN
A leaflet that
demonstrates the
importance of blood
donation
Extension thinking
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4
Complete the worksheet B5-d-01 pages 1-3.
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Add to your leaflet,
information explaining
blood grouping and
which blood groups can
be given to whom.
Complete all questions
Extension Thinking
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5
Complete the 6 mark question “Explain how and why
the small intestine has a large surface area”.
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Complete all additional
pages on the worksheet
B5d-01
Answer to question
Extension Thinking
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6
Write a poem/story about the function of the kidney
e.g. ‘The journey of Walter the water molecule’
Add to your answer
information about the
lacteal and the
lymphatic system.
Extension Thinking
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7
8
Create a leaflet for couples struggling to conceive
identifying reasons for this and potential infertility
treatments.
Choose one of the three sheets from B5-h-02 on the
What would happen if
the body took in a
poison consisting of a
small molecule. What
would happen to it in
the kidney? Does this
explain why the kidney
filters and then
reabsorbs?
Extension Thinking
Include a section on your leaflet
that discusses the ethics of
infertility treatnments.
Extension Thinking
topics of growth and repair to complete.
Complete the third sheet, plus
one other.
B6 Beyond the Microscope
Task
1) Make a labelled 3-D model of a bacterial cell.
2) Complete worksheet B6a2 (Understanding microbes).
3) Design a poster on one name pathogen from
Salmonella, Cholera, Tuberculosis, HIV.
Success Criteria
 You should include
Cell wall, bacterial
DNA and flagella
 Extension – A real
challenge! Can you
also make a model of
a virus?
 You should be able to
analyse the results
from the class
practical
 Extension- complete
the additional
questions.
Include the following
information:
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4) Research various sites describing biogas production
in various parts of the world and summarise the key
features of a generator.
the type of pathogen
how the pathogen
enters the body
how the pathogen
reproduces in the
body
the effect of the
pathogen on the body,
including damage to
cells and any toxins
produced
the symptoms of the
disease
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Extension - How could
you prevent
transmission of the
pathogen?
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Summarise the key
features, particularly
the factors important
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5) How is alcohol produced in industry Worksheet B6c2
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6) Produce a timeline showing ‘A brief history of beer’
7) Draw a pie chart to show the percentage of gases in
biogas
8) 6 mark question – Immobilised lactase is used to
make lactose-free milk instead of using a solution
containing lactase. Explain the advantages and
disadvantages of using immobilised lactase instead of a
solution
in the activity of the
microbes – the
substrate,
temperature, etc
Extension – can you
build a model of a
biogas generator?
Produce a PowerPoint
presentation covering
the criteria
Extension - Explain in
detail how the alcohol
is pasteurised.
Explain why bottled
beer needs to be
pasteurised.
Describe the different
strains of yeast
involved and their
tolerances to alcohol.
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Include information
about developments
in the fermentation
process.
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Label your chart
Extension- explain the
reasoning behind the
composition
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You will also be
assessed on your
written
communication
Try to include at least
5 relevant points.
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