BTEC International Level 2 Applied Science

Unit 22: Unit 22 — assessment criteria

BTEC International Level 2 Unit 22 (Unit 22) — 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

5 criteria
A.P1Describe processes used in the past to change biological characteristics in plant and animal systems.
A.P2Describe the contemporary processes used in the biotechnology industry to change biological characteristics in plant and animal systems.
B.P3Describe areas where biotechnology is used to improve manufacturing and medicine.
B.P4Describe a variety of techniques used within biotechnology.
B.P5Describe two processes used for gene manipulation and summarise their advantages and disadvantages.

Merit

4 criteria
A.M1Explain the differences in how genes have been selected in the past and present in plant and animal systems.
B.M2Explain how different products can be produced through biotechnology to improve human health and make manufacturing more productive.
B.M3Explain how different techniques allow biotechnology to make improvements to society.
B.M4Describe how a biotechnology procedure is used on an industrial scale.

Distinction

2 criteria
A.D1Evaluate the use of biotechnology procedures in plant and animal systems over time.
B.D2Evaluate the use of biotechnological techniques and procedures giving consideration to ethical, environmental and social issues.

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.

DescribeExplainEvaluate
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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