General Education – Cooma, Bega and Queanbeyan Campus
Assessment Cover Sheet- SAE3 Term 1 Test
Student’s Name: ______________________________________________________________
Course No:
29603 _________________________________________________________
Unit No:
NSWTSCN312 __________________________________________________
Unit Name:
Investigate Biological Processes _____________________________________
Date Due
16/June/2014
Extension Attached: yes/no
Teacher/Trainer: Antia Brademann ________________________________________________
Disclaimer: I, __________________________________(name) state that this assessment item is
my own work. Any ideas and comments from other people have been acknowledged as
references. I understand that if this statement is found to be untrue, I may be subjected to
disciplinary action under the TAFE NSW rules. This work has not previously been submitted for
credit.
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Assessment Information & InstructionsNSWTSCN312: SAE3 Term 2 Test
Assessment details
This is the second of two topic tests that you will complete for this unit as part of SAE3. SAE3
represents 40% of the total marks you can achieve for this unit. Test 2 therefore represents 20%
of your total mark. More information about this assessment event is detailed in the
‘NSWTSCN312: Conditions of Assessment’ and the ‘NSWTSCN312 Student Learning and
Assessment Plan’. These can be found on the bega TAFE TPC wiki.
Marking criteria
The marking criteria below are a guide to how you will be marked for your responses to the
questions in this test. A ‘pass’ represents a mark of at least 50% of total marks possible.
Test questions
Possible marks and answer
descriptor
Assessment criteria
Part A (Multiple choice)- Qs 1-20
1 mark each. Tick/circle/highlight
appropriate answer. Total marks
possible for part A- 20.
Multiplechoice answers require students to
choose one answer from a number of
choices.
Part B (Short answer)- Qs 21-30
2 marks each. Write answer
beneath relevant Q. Total marks
possible for part B- 20.
Short answers require students to give
answers only a few words long. Answers
may require students to label diagrams and
so there may be ‘multiple’ answers given for
a single Q. Marks are awarded for giving
correct scientific term/answer in the context
of the question.
Part C (Extended answer)- Qs 3135
5 marks each. Write extended
answer beneath relevant Q. Total
marks possible for part C- 25.
Answers require students to explain
concepts using relevant scientific terms
learnt in class and to provide examples to
illustrate their answers where possible.
Total possible marks
/65
Performance criteria:
Unit performance criteria addressed by this test include 4.1-4.8, 5.1-5.5.
Equipment and resources needed:
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Computer with Microsoft word and an internet connection.
Access to class notes/biological references is permitted.
Access to email to submit the completed task.
Student Feedback:
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Feedback and final results of your assessment will be given via test mark and student feedback
sheet once your test has been marked. Please contact your teacher if you require additional
feedback or are unhappy with your grade.
Assessment support:
If you require assistance or assessment adjustment because you have special requirements
please contact your teacher or Head teacher. Please contact your teacher if you are going to be
absent for an assessment.
Further Assessment Information:
Further information regarding assessment, recognition of priori learning, reasonable adjustment,
assessment appeals process and student rights and responsibilities can be found at:
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TAFE Illawarra 2013 Student Guide (www.illawarra.tafensw.edu.au)
NSWTSCN312: Student Learning and Assessment Plan
Assessment notes for instructors:
This test has been designed to be used as both an in class (hardcopy) and as a flexible delivery
resource, which can be accessed and completed via computer. Students should be given a set
time to complete the test. Open book style test is allowed.
Students with reading difficulties may need to be given extra support to read through the text in this
test. Students should be asked to identify their needs prior ti taking the test. Special adjustments
can also be made for students by printing this test to help students without access to or poor skills
with computers.
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NSWTSC312 Investigate Biological Processes
SAE3- Term 2 Test
Instructions to students
This test will be loaded onto the Bega TAFE wiki from 13:30pm on the 16th June, 2014. To
complete the assessment students must do the following:
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Complete all questions.
Ensure that answers are their own work and in their own words. Obvious plagiarism of
internet/textbook sources will result in a mark of zero being awarded for that question.
Make sure that you complete the cover sheet.
Make sure you list the information sources you have looked up to help you complete this
test (including website addresses).
Save the test as SAE3term2yourname.docx.
Submit the completed test by 3pm via email to antia@coomawaterwatch.org.au
Any questions? Pls call Antia on 0429778633.
PART A- Multiple choice (1 mark each). Highlight or underline the correct answer from the
choices below.
1. What is meiosis?
a. The process whereby a cell replicates to form new cell organelles such as the Golgi
apparatus
b. The process whereby a cell replicates to form four new daughter cells or gametes,
each having ½ the genetic material of the parent cell
c. The process whereby a cell replicates to form new daughter cells each having the
exact replica of genetic material in the parent cell
2. What is mitosis?
a. The process whereby a cell replicates to form new daughter cell organelles such as
the Golgi apparatus from the parent cell
b. The process whereby a cell replicates to form four new daughter cells or gametes,
each having ½ the genetic material of the parent cell
c. The process whereby a cell replicates to form new daughter cells each having the
exact replica of genetic material in the parent cell
3. When organisms rerpdouce asexually the off spring are:
a. Genetically similar
b. A mixture of genes from the mother and the father
c. A combination of all genes present in the population
4. When organisms reproduce sexually the off spring are:
a. Genetically similar
b. A mixture of genes from the mother and the father
c. A combination of all genes present in the population
5. Types of asexual reproduction include:
a. Budding, halving, binary fusion, parthenogenesis
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b. Budding, division via vegetative growth, parthenogenesis, binary fission
c. Mould, grasses, aphids and bees
6. Where are genes found?
a. In pairs, arranged on chromosomes
b. In the cell membrane
c. In a biochemical molecule shaped like a ladder in the DNA of a cell
7. What is descent with modification?
a. The offspring of asexually reproducing parents will have the same traits as the
parents, but not as the grand parents
b. The offspring of sexually reproducing parents will have similar, but not exactly the
same as the parents
c. The offspring of sexually reproducting parents will be more resilient to change
8. What is the common desent?
a. The idea that all living things are related because they have descended from a
common ancestor
b. The idea that all living things are related because they have descended from
number of very old organisms
c. The idea that all living things are related because they all adapt to their environment
in the same ways
9. What is adaptation?
a. The process by which random evolutionary changes are selected by nature in a
consisten, no-random, orderly way
b. Any change in heritable traits within a population across the generations
c. The process whereby an population of organisms will exhibit, over time those traits
that are best suited to its environment
10. What is natural selection?
a. The process by which random evolutionary changes are selected by nature in a
consisten, no-random, orderly way
b. Any change in heritable traits within a population across the generations
c. The process whereby an population of organisms will exhibit, over time those traits
that are best suited to its environment
11. What is evolution?
a. The process by which random evolutionary changes are selected by nature in a
consisten, no-random, orderly way
b. Any change in heritable traits within a population across the generations
c. The process whereby an population of organisms will exhibit, over time those traits
that are best suited to its environment
12. Who is famous for discovering natural selection ansd therefore evolution?
a. Charles Darwin,
b. Carl Linnaeus
c. James Dean
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13. How was the theory of evolution discovered?
a. Charles Darwin studied the organisms of Galapagos islands and compared them to
those on other continents
b. Charles Darwin travelled on the HMS Beagles
c. Through the study of genetics
14. What are some types of evidence that are now used to support the theory of evolution?
a. The fossil record, the islands of Galapagos, how things are classified
b. The fossil recod, gene studies, comparative anatomy
c. The fossil record, meiosis, natural selection and common descent
15. What is convergent evolution or cospeciation?
a. When two organisms inhabit the same environment
b. When two organisms look similar because of they have evolved from a common
ancestor
c. When two organisms look similar because they have adapted to the same
environment even though they have not evolved from a common ancestor
16. A cladogram is:
a. A diagram that, like a family tree shows the cmmon ancestry of a group of
organisms
b. Similar to a dichotmous key and used to classify organisms
c. A diagram that shows the time scale over which different organisms evolved
17. An example of convergent evolution is:
a. The golden and northern European moles
b. Fish and penguins
c. Shark and frogs
18. Who first developed the modern classification system?
a. Charles Darwin
b. Carl Linnaeus
c. James Dean
19. What is the correct scientific name for a lion?
a. Panthera leo
b. Leo panthera
c. Leo lion
20. What types of characteristsics of an organism that are used in dichotomous or taxonomic
keysa. Genetics
b. Visible characteristics
c. Colours mainly
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PART B- Short answer (2 marks each)
21. List, in order the stages of meisos.
22. What are some advantages of asexual reproduction?
23. What are the disadvantagesof asexual reproduction?
24. What are the advantages of sexual reproduction?
25. What are the disadvantages of sexual reproduction?
26. List, in order the levels of the classification systems from kingdom to species.
27. What two levels of classification are included in a scientific name for an organism (ie this is
binomial nomenclature)
28. What is a dichotomous key used for?
29. What are the different classes that are included in the phylum chordata?
30. What is the scientific name for a human being?
PART C- Extended answer (5 marks each)
31. What is the difference between mitosis and meiosis?
32. Why is meiosis an advantage to sexual reproduction?
33. Draw up a dichotomous key to enable people to classify the objects listed below:
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d.
e.
f.
Paperclip, silver standard size
Pencil-blue
Pencil-yellow
Metal thumb tack, gold, standard size
Eraser (white rectangular prism)
Blutack (large ball of recycled blu tack)
Note: a flow chart can be easily drawn up using the smart art graphic function in word (got
to INSERT  SmartArt) to draw up a flow chart, or if you can, develop a written key.
Alterantively, draw you key up by hand on a piece of paper and ask one of your teachers to
scan it and send it to Antia)
34. What types of organisms, or features of organisms might be hard to classify using a key?
35. Humans have changed the environment around them in various ways including via
huntin/fishing, pollution, land clearing, agriculture, urbanisation & climate change. Discuss
how this has impacted on biodiversity of the planet, using examples.
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References
Please list the sources of information you used (ie that you referred to as you completed the test)
to help you complete this test. Please note internet addresses. If you did not use any sources
except for your personal knowledge, please write ‘no sources used’.
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