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Name of Centre:
West London College
Learner achievement (please circle) NB: All learner
achievement is provisional until confirmed at the AVA Awards
Board.
Level Achieved: L3
Achievement P M D
Resubmission? Y N
Title of Access to HE Diploma: Biomedical Science
Unit title: Cells Unit code: CBB508
Learner: Tuto
Assessor: Raquel BALDAN VOWLES
Description of Assignment:
This unit is assessed through a mixture of written tasks, questions and answers and drawings
contained in one workbook. There is a word limit of 2000 words (+/- 10%) for the whole assignment.
Task 1 involves composing a handout for a fellow student who missed the lecture on the relationship
etween structure and function of cell organelles and cellular specialisation. [AC1.1, AC1.2]
Task 2 involves answering a series of short questions on the plasma mem
ane, movement of
molecules across the mem
ane and levels of organisation in body systems. [AC2.1, AC2.2, AC4.1]
Task 3 involves completing a table to compare the similarities and differences between mitosis and
meiosis and answering a structured question relating to the role of these processes in adults. [AC3.1]
Task 4 involves writing an outline for a magazine article on how medical science uses stems cells in
the development of treatments and/or research [AC4.2]
See attached task instruction sheets for details.
● Where you use information or facts from a source such as a textbook or website, ensure that
your work is referenced in the text and you include a reference list. You should follow the
Harvard system.
● Ensure that you read the grade guidance below so that you know what is required to get a
Merit or Distinction.
Date set: 08/12/2021 Date for draft submission
(if applicable): N/A
Date for final
submission: 05/01/2022
Extension date
(if agreed):
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Learner declaration:
The explanations and evaluations in this work have been developed and written by me.
I have not submitted material copied from the Internet, text books or other sources in place of my own thinking
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and writing.
When I have refe
ed to the work of others I have done so to discuss, comment on or argue their ideas.
I have kept quotation and paraphrasing to an absolute minimum and only to support points I have made.
I understand that referencing the names of authors whose ideas I have used without including my own
interpretation of those ideas, does not meet the assessment criteria and cannot attract the Pass, Merit or
Distinction grades.
I have not copied the work of my peers.
Learner comments: (please use this space to comment on any aspect of the assignment when handing in your work)
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ief to any written work you are handing in for
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Level 3 Unit title: Cells
Learning outcomes Assessment criteria
This is what you will learn on the unit. This is what you must be able to demonstrate that you can do in your assignment in order to achieve the unit.
The learner will: The learner can:
1. Understand the structure of the
eukaryotic cell and the functions of the
different components.
1.1. Explain how the structure of the main organelles is
elated to their function.
1.2. Explain how cells are specialised for particular
functions.
2. Understand the structure of the plasma
mem
ane and its role in transport of
substances and cell communication.
2.1. Explain the roles of the components of the plasma
mem
ane.
2.2. Compare and contrast the four methods of
transport of molecules across a plasma mem
ane.
3. Understand the processes of cell division. 3.1. Compare and contrast meiosis and mitosis.
4. Understand the nature of multi-cellular
organisms.
4.1. Differentiate between the various levels of
organisation in two named body systems.
4.2. Explain the potential of stem cells in research
and/or medicine.
Level 3 units only:
Learners achieve a Pass if they meet all Level 3 Assessment Criteria for a unit. You will achieve a Merit or
Distinction by meeting the following Grade Descriptors. Your tutor will give you feedback for all three grades.
Grade Descriptor Merit Distinction
GD1: Understanding
of the subject
The student, student’s work or performance
demonstrates a very good grasp of the
elevant knowledge base.
The student, student’s work or performance
demonstrates an excellent grasp of the
elevant knowledge base.
GD2: Application of
Knowledge
The student, students’ work or performance
makes use of relevant facts and concepts
with very good levels of insight and
The student, students’ work or performance
makes use of relevant facts and concepts
with excellent levels of insight and analysis
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analysis
GD7: Quality
The student, student’s work or performance
taken as a whole, demonstrates a very
good response to the demands of the
ief/assignment.
The student, student’s work or performance
taken as a whole, demonstrates an
excellent response to the demands of the
ief/assignment.
Grade Guidance: Learners must carefully read the guidance below which is linked to the components above
MERIT:
GD1: Understanding of the subject
You will demonstrate a sound understanding of cell processes. This will be done to a Merit level by:
● Covering the main points required by each of the questions using appropriate scientific terminology
and examples in your explanations. At Merit level, you may make some minor e
ors such as in the
form of a term used (e.g. synthesise rather than synthesis) but your meaning will be clear.
● Where you are supporting your explanations with diagrams or images, these will either be hand-
drawn or carefully selected to ensure that they generally display information that is relevant to the
point you are making. Diagrams will be co
ectly labelled – at a Merit level there may be minor
e
ors or i
elevant information in some of your diagrams, but the majority will be relevant and
accurate.
● You will co
ectly identify most of the information not given to you in the task (e.g. organelles in
task 1, A to E in task 2).
GD2: Application of Knowledge
● Across all the tasks, you will not just copy facts from your wider reading but will generally relate the
information that you have found to the question that you are asked to answer.
● In tasks 1 and 2, where required, you will generally make insightful links between structure and
function – this means you will provide a clear explanation of the structure and explain how this
structure helps the component to perform its function. You will identify most of the key organelles and
structures in your chosen specialised cell and explain how they contribute to the function of the
specialised cell.
● Your answer for Task 4 will demonstrate a very good level of insight or analysis into the use of stem
cells in research or medicine. To do this to a ‘very good’ level, you will include either scientific or
ethical considerations. You will have used your insight to focus on a consideration (or considerations)
that are particularly relevant to the example of the use of stem cells you have chosen. You will show
some analysis by explain why that consideration is scientifically or ethically important.
GD7: Quality
● Most of your writing will be fluent and logical. You will achieve this by generally ordering your
sentences co
ectly and writing in a manner that is generally accurate in terms of spelling,
punctuation and grammar. Your writing will generally have an academic tone.
● Where you have used information from your wider reading, this will be cited in your work. At a Merit
level, there may be some minor i
egularities in terms of following the Harvard style when citing in-
text or in the reference list.
● You will use a range of resources to find information.
● Your work will be within the overall word limit of 2000 words (+/-10%).
● Images and drawings will be clearly labelled and be applicable to the assignment.
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● Tasks will be clearly labelled and, overall, the work will be generally well-organised.
DISTINCTION:
GD1: Understanding of the subject
You will demonstrate a detailed and deep understanding of cell processes. This will be done to a
Distinction level by:
● Covering all of the points required by the tasks, consistently using scientific terminology in your
explanations in the co
ect form and context and by using relevant examples.
● Where diagrams and images are used, these will consistently display the information that is relevant
to your response. In order to have relevant diagrams, it is likely that you will have produced hand-
drawn diagrams so that they are focused on what is required by the task. Diagrams will be labelled
accurately and clearly.
● You will co
ectly identify all of the information not given to you in the task (e.g. organelles in task 1,
A to E in task 2).
● You will offer some relevant examples and explanations that further demonstrate understanding for
example, in task 2 named substances moving across the plasma mem
ane in specific cells, or in
task 3 why identified differences in mitosis and meiosis exist.
GD2: Application of Knowledge
● You will consistently relate the facts that you have found from your wider reading to the questions
you are asked to answer. Your wider reading will be focused on reputable, accurately cited academic
textbooks and sources.
● In tasks 1 and 2, where required, you will make consistently insightful links between structure and
function. Your response will take an analytical approach to explaining how the structure of the
component (and not another structure) allows it to perform its function – to do this analytically then
you might compare the structural forms and functions of different components to explain why they
are different, or make reference to limiting factors and how these impact on structure and function
(e.g. size, where a component is located). You will identify all of the key organelles and structures in
your chosen specialised cell and explain how they contribute to the function of the specialised cell.
● In task 3 Q2, your response will consistently be relevant to a healthy biological male