BTEC International Level 2 Applied Science

Unit 12: Unit 12 — assessment criteria

BTEC International Level 2 Unit 12 (Unit 12) — 30 Guided Learning Hours.

Internal / Optional30 GLH11 criteria
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Assessment criteria

Reproduced verbatim from the Pearson specification — the same grid the assignment brief carries. A unit grade is the highest band where all criteria in that band (and every band below it) are met.

Pass

7 criteria
A.P1Outline the role of enzymes as catalysts in the digestive system.
A.P2Describe the functions of the main respiratory structures.
A.P3Describe how the circulatory system transports materials to the cells.
A.P4Outline how the renal system regulates fluid in the body.
A.P5Describe the functions of the components of the male and female reproductive systems.
B.P6Describe how the nervous system controls and coordinates a body system.
B.P7Describe how a chosen endocrine gland regulates a body system.

Merit

2 criteria
A.M1Explain how the components of a system are specialised to carry out their function.
B.M2Compare and contrast the way in which the nervous system and the endocrine system coordinate body functions.

Distinction

2 criteria
A.D1Evaluate the impact on the human body if one of the systems malfunctions.
B.D2Explain how the nervous and endocrine systems can work together to regulate body functions.

Command verbs in this unit

The verb decides the depth expected — that is what separates Pass from Merit and Distinction work on the same learning aim.

OutlineDescribeExplainCompareEvaluate
Pearson's ladder runs Identify → Describe → Explain → Compare / Analyse → Evaluate / Justify / Assess. A Merit or Distinction criterion on the same aim always implies the Pass beneath it: an “evaluate” answer that never first “explains” fails, however polished it reads. Hover a verb for what it demands.

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