Reproduction
Inquiry question (IQ1): How does reproduction ensure the continuity of a species?
1. explain the mechanisms of reproduction that ensure the continuity of a species, by analysing sexual and
asexual methods of reproduction in a variety of organisms, including but not limited to:
● animals: advantages of external and internal fertilisation
● plants: asexual and sexual reproduction
● fungi: budding, spores
● bacteria: binary fission
● protists: binary fission, budding
2. analyse the features of fertilisation, implantation and hormonal control of pregnancy and birth in
mammals.
3. evaluate the impact of scientific knowledge on the manipulation of plant and animal reproduction in
agriculture.
Cell Replication
Inquiry question (IQ2): How important is it for genetic material to be replicated exactly?
1. model the processes involved in cell replication, including but not limited to:
● mitosis
● DNA replication using the Watson and Crick DNA model, including nucleoƟde composiƟon, pairing
and bonding
2. assess the effect of the cell replication processes on the continuity of species
DNA and Polypeptide Synthesis
Inquiry question (IQ3): Why is polypeptide synthesis important?
1. construct appropriate representations to model and compare the forms in which DNA exists in eukaryotes and
prokaryotes
Genetic Variation
Inquiry question (IQ4): How can the genetic similarities and differences within and between species be
compared?
1. conduct practical investigations to predict variations in the genotype of offspring by modelling meiosis,
including the crossing over of homologous chromosomes, fertilisation and mutations