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STUDENT ASSESSMENT TAQ SHEET
COURSE: Access to Higher Education Diploma
SUBJECT: Biology / Human Physiology
UNIT TITLE: Introduction to Cell Biology
LEVEL: 3 (Ungraded)
CREDITS: 3
How to use this document
This document contains your Tutor Assessed Questions (TAQs) for this assessment, as well as
information about formatting your work (including word counts and references) and deadlines.
Although this is an ungraded assessment, we have also included indicative grade descriptors so
that you can begin to familiarise yourself with them.
Do not attempt to fill in this document. Please use the related Student Assessment Answer
Sheet to answer your TAQs.
Further resources:
You will need to be logged in to your Learner Account to access
these resources.
We advise that you check the
Ascentis Subject Set Unit Specifications – Biology
OR
Ascentis – Subject Set Unit Specifications – Human
Physiology for the ‘indicative content’ of the unit, as this may
help you to understand how you could meet specific
assessment criteria.
Student Handbook
Library: Log in to your Learner Account and click on ‘Library’ to view
various resources to help you with your learning.
You will need to be logged in to your Learner Account to access
these resources, which also require a password:
Study Skills - How to make sure your work is ‘Ready for
Marking’
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, IMPORTANT NOTE:
The podcasts in this unit are essential reading / listening in
order to complete this unit, please use them fully
Read through all the instructions below before you begin to
write anything.
We have produced a podcast to help you understand the questions.
YouTube Podcast giving extra help with your assessment
(You can find the Podcast transcript in the Appendix at the end of
this document)
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, Course: Access to Higher Education Diploma
Subject: Biology / Human Physiology
Unit title: Introduction to Cell Biology
Level: 3 (Ungraded)
STUDENT ASSESSMENT TAQ SHEET
TAQs for this unit
Your Tutor Assessed Questions (TAQs) for this unit are shown below.
AIMS AND This assessment is designed to enable you to demonstrate your
OBJECTIVES understanding of the features of prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells, of
eukaryotic membrane structure and how substances enter and leave
cells. You will also demonstrate understanding of mitosis and
meiosis.
NOTE:
Read through all the instructions below before you begin to
write anything, including the information on your Student
Assessment Answer Sheet.
You will need to be logged in to your Learner Account to access
these resources, which also require a password:
Learning materials: Introduction to Cell Biology
TAQ 1:
Assessment criteria 1.1
Animal Cell
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STUDENT ASSESSMENT TAQ SHEET
COURSE: Access to Higher Education Diploma
SUBJECT: Biology / Human Physiology
UNIT TITLE: Introduction to Cell Biology
LEVEL: 3 (Ungraded)
CREDITS: 3
How to use this document
This document contains your Tutor Assessed Questions (TAQs) for this assessment, as well as
information about formatting your work (including word counts and references) and deadlines.
Although this is an ungraded assessment, we have also included indicative grade descriptors so
that you can begin to familiarise yourself with them.
Do not attempt to fill in this document. Please use the related Student Assessment Answer
Sheet to answer your TAQs.
Further resources:
You will need to be logged in to your Learner Account to access
these resources.
We advise that you check the
Ascentis Subject Set Unit Specifications – Biology
OR
Ascentis – Subject Set Unit Specifications – Human
Physiology for the ‘indicative content’ of the unit, as this may
help you to understand how you could meet specific
assessment criteria.
Student Handbook
Library: Log in to your Learner Account and click on ‘Library’ to view
various resources to help you with your learning.
You will need to be logged in to your Learner Account to access
these resources, which also require a password:
Study Skills - How to make sure your work is ‘Ready for
Marking’
© DistanceLearningCentre.com, 2022 1
, IMPORTANT NOTE:
The podcasts in this unit are essential reading / listening in
order to complete this unit, please use them fully
Read through all the instructions below before you begin to
write anything.
We have produced a podcast to help you understand the questions.
YouTube Podcast giving extra help with your assessment
(You can find the Podcast transcript in the Appendix at the end of
this document)
© DistanceLearningCentre.com, 2022 2
, Course: Access to Higher Education Diploma
Subject: Biology / Human Physiology
Unit title: Introduction to Cell Biology
Level: 3 (Ungraded)
STUDENT ASSESSMENT TAQ SHEET
TAQs for this unit
Your Tutor Assessed Questions (TAQs) for this unit are shown below.
AIMS AND This assessment is designed to enable you to demonstrate your
OBJECTIVES understanding of the features of prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells, of
eukaryotic membrane structure and how substances enter and leave
cells. You will also demonstrate understanding of mitosis and
meiosis.
NOTE:
Read through all the instructions below before you begin to
write anything, including the information on your Student
Assessment Answer Sheet.
You will need to be logged in to your Learner Account to access
these resources, which also require a password:
Learning materials: Introduction to Cell Biology
TAQ 1:
Assessment criteria 1.1
Animal Cell
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