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The document provides an overview of Lesson 1 in a life science course. It discusses the historical development of the concept of life, the origin of the first life forms, and unifying themes in the study of life. The lesson covers the evolution of prokaryotes and eukaryotes, levels of biological organization, the flow of energy, evolution, interacting systems, structure and function, and ecology. Learning objectives focus on explaining how views of life have changed over time and describing the connections between living things.

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Life Science

The document provides an overview of Lesson 1 in a life science course. It discusses the historical development of the concept of life, the origin of the first life forms, and unifying themes in the study of life. The lesson covers the evolution of prokaryotes and eukaryotes, levels of biological organization, the flow of energy, evolution, interacting systems, structure and function, and ecology. Learning objectives focus on explaining how views of life have changed over time and describing the connections between living things.

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LIFE SCIENCE

Lesson 1 - Quarter 2
Lesson 1
1. Historical development of the concept of life
2. The origin of the first life forms
3. Unifying themes in the study of life
Learning Objectives
1. Explain the evolving concept of life based on
emerging pieces of evidence.
2. Describe how unifying themes (e.g., structure and
function, evolution, and ecosystems) in the study
of life show the connections among living things
and how they interact with each other and with
their environment.
Get Started!

Arrange the scrambled letter to form a word.

F O S S I L S
These are remnants of traces of an animal or plant
material that may have been replaced by rock material
and imprinted on sedimentary rocks.
Get Started!

P R O K A R Y O T E S

These types of organism were believed to be the


earliest life forms on Earth
Collaborative
Activity
01
Historical
Development of the
Concept of Life
Prokaryotes
These are organisms whose
cells lack a nucleus and other
organelles. They are small,
single-celled organisms that
have a relatively simple
structure. They are surrounded
by a plasma membrane, but
they have no internal
membrane-bound organelles
within their cytoplasm.
Arrange the following pictures in order. Write number
1 to 6 under each picture to show the order of the
appearance of life forms on earth.
2 6
7

3
5 4
1
How old is the earth?

4.6 billion years


Life on earth, probably began only between 3.5
and 4.0 billion years ago. Evidences from fossil
records show the emergence of the different life
forms. The common ancestor of all life was
prokaryotic.
Cells are microscopic and most have no parts to
fossilize. The tectonic plate movements have
destroyed nearly all rocks older than about 4 billion
years, and most of the younger rocks have been
heated or undergone processes that destroy the
traces of biological material.
At present, the oldest cell
microfossils (microscopic fossils) are
filaments from 3.5 billion-year-old
rocks in Western Australia. The
filaments resemble chains of modern
photosynthetic bacteria and the rocks
in which they occur are the remains of
ancient stromatolites.
The researchers look for biomarkers specific to
eukaryotes. It is a substance that occurs only or
predominantly in cells of a specific type. Eukaryotes are
organisms having true nucleus. The DNA is enclosed
within the nucleus whereas DNA of most prokaryotes
lies enclosed in the cell’s cytoplasm. The first eukaryotes
were protists.
The evolution of life is brought about the changes
in the environment which are linked to changes in
climate and geology. These Earth’s environmental
changes made the Earth’s environment more suitable
for a wider variety of life forms.
Activity

Below are some key events happened in the past.


Create a timeline that will show the sequence of
events of the history of life. Use the information
below as your guide. You may just use the keywords
as part of your timeline.
● The genus Homo gave rise to modern humans, Homo
sapiens, us. It is estimated that they have been around 2-3
to 2-4 million years, coinciding with the first evidence of
stone too usage.
● The first mammals are our most direct ancestors, evolved
from Amniotes. One of the earliest known mammals was
Eozostrodon lived about 210 million years ago.
● Studies of fossils from the Devonian Period 416 - 359
MYA indicates that land plants had evolved features we
recognized today, such as leaves, roots and secondary
wood.
● Simple eukaryotes, but more advanced organisms,
thought to developed 1.6 - 2.1 billion years ago.
● Oldest known fossilized prokaryotes have been dated
approximately 3.5 billion years ago.
● Around 1.1 billion years ago multicellular organisms are
thought to have started to develop.
● Animals in the most basic sense of the word, have
evolved from eukaryotes. Fossils of early sponges have
been discovered in 665 million years old rock.
● 560 million years ago, some highly significant fossils of an
organism which was name Charnia were discovered.
These enigmatic early animals were anchored to the sea
floor where they are thought to have absorbed nutrients.
Unifying Themes in
the Study of Life
The ecosystems - the biological
communities- include living organisms
(biotic factors) like animals, plants,
insects and bacteria (interacting to its
environment).

Non-living components (abiotic


factors) like the rock, soil, water and
sunlight. These are classified as
inanimate objects that may influence,
alter or impact the life of biotic factors.
The field of science that deals with the study of
life is the Life Science or Biology. It involves
different disciplines that are connected to one
another, through which biologist termed as unifying
themes.
4 Pics 1 Word
Guess the mystery word
using the 4 pictures as
clues.
Arrange the biological hierarchy from the smallest to
the largest level. Write your answer in the boxes.
Characteristics of Living Things
1. Living things are made up of cells (basic unit of life and
function).
2. Living things metabolize.
Metabolism - sum of all life-sustaining chemical
reactions in living things
● Anabolism - substances needed by organisms to
grow, store energy that are put together.
● Catabolism - some complex substances are broken
down, releasing the energy.
3. Living things grow and develop.

4. Living things respond to stimuli.


Stimulus is anything
that can trigger a
physical or
behavioral
change.
5. Living things interact.

6. Living things reproduce.


To perpetuate the life.

7. Living things adapt and evolve.


5. Living things have organized structure.
Unifying Themes of Life

1. Levels of Organization
2. Flow of Energy
3. Evolution
4. Interacting Systems
5. Structure and Function
6. Ecology
7. Science and Society
1. Levels of Biological Organization
Levels of Biological Organization
2. Flow of Energy
Energy is used by
organisms to grow and do work.
Without it life stops.Almost all
the energy that living things
need is obtained from the sun.
The flow of energy among
organisms helps determine how
organisms interact within their
environment.
3. Evolution
Theory of evolution helps explain how
all kinds of organisms came into
existence. It explains why organisms
look the way they do, and how
organisms of the past are related to the
organisms alive today. It also explains
the relationships among various groups
of living organisms.
4. Interacting Systems
Living things interact with each
other and with the environment.
A living community is highly
structured and interdependent.
5. Structure and Function
A relationship exists between
structure and function at all
levels of biological organization.
In biology, structure is always
related to function.
6. Ecology
To fully understand the biological
world, biologists have recognized
and studied the interdependence of
organisms with each other and with
their environment. This branch of
biology is called ecology. Ecology
is the study of complex
communities of organisms in
relation to their environment.
7. Science and Society
Knowledge from biological science
can be applied to specific problems
in the society to improve
human life.

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