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Intro To Life

This document provides an introduction to life science and discusses various topics related to biology. It begins by outlining the objectives of understanding the historical concept of life, conditions that allowed early life to emerge on Earth, and themes that interconnect all living things. Various definitions of biology are presented, along with the main branches of biology that study plants, animals, and microorganisms. Medical and other specialized branches are also described. An activity involving pictionary is outlined to help learn the seven main characteristics shared by living systems: cellular organization, ordered complexity, sensitivity, growth and reproduction, energy utilization, homeostasis, and evolutionary adaptation. Students are then assigned to create digital posters on topics related to theories of the origin of life.

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Intro To Life

This document provides an introduction to life science and discusses various topics related to biology. It begins by outlining the objectives of understanding the historical concept of life, conditions that allowed early life to emerge on Earth, and themes that interconnect all living things. Various definitions of biology are presented, along with the main branches of biology that study plants, animals, and microorganisms. Medical and other specialized branches are also described. An activity involving pictionary is outlined to help learn the seven main characteristics shared by living systems: cellular organization, ordered complexity, sensitivity, growth and reproduction, energy utilization, homeostasis, and evolutionary adaptation. Students are then assigned to create digital posters on topics related to theories of the origin of life.

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Introduction

to Life
Science
Objectives
✢ 1. Discuss the historical development of the
concept of life including theories, experiments
and evidences;
✢ 2. Describe the conditions on early Earth that
made the origin of life possible and the first life
forms; and
✢ 3. Discuss the unifying themes of life and how
they are interconnected 2
Life
What is LIFE??

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Biology
 Greek word bios "life" and the suffix -logos, "study
of.“
 a natural science concerned with the study of life and

living organisms, including their structure, function,


reproduction, growth, origin, evolution, distribution
interaction with other organisms, and taxonomy
Branches of Biology
✢ Mainly composed of the 3 main divisions

1. Botany – deals with the study of plants

2. Zoology – studies about various animal


groups

3. Microbiology – studies microscopic


organisms.
Branches of biology dealing with
animals:
✢ Ornithology  — The study of birds.

✢ Ichthyology — The study of fish.

✢ Entomology — The study of insects.


Branches of Biology relevant to the
study of evolution
✢ Limnology — The study of the physical and
biological conditions of freshwater,
particularly of lakes and ponds.
✢ Ecology — The study of the interaction of
organisms with each other and with their
environment.
✢ Chemistry-based branches of biology:
✢ Biochemistry— The study of life at the
chemical level, in particular the chemistry
of proteins, carbohydrates, and nucleic acids.
Branches of biology dealing with
microorganisms and microscopic
structure:

✢ Cytology — The study of living cells, in particular, their


physiological properties, structures, organelles, and method
of division.
✢ Histology— The study of the microscopic structure of
cellular tissue.
Medical branches of biology:
✢ Anatomy — The study of the macroscopic structure
of multicellular organisms.
✢ Genetics — The study of heredity, especially the
mechanisms of hereditary transmission and variation
of inherited characteristics.
✢ Parasitology — The study of parasites.
✢ Pathology — The study of the nature of disease and
its causes, processes, development, and consequences.
✢ Physiology - The study of the physical function of
living organisms.
Others
✢ Anatomy- - structure of living things
✢ Embryology – development and growth of
multicellular life form from conception of
birth
✢ Phycology – study of algae
✢ Mycology – study of fungi
✢ Virology – study of viruses
✢ Taxonomy – classification of living things
based on their relationships which each
✢ Protozoology – study of protozoa
✢ Bacteriology – study of bacteria
✢ Herpetology – study of amphibians and reptiles
✢ Helminthology – study of worms
✢ Cell Biology – cell
✢ Molecular Biology - molecular composition of
organisms
✢ Aquatic Biology – study of aquatic organisms
✢ Reproductive Biology – study of reproductive
structures.
ACTIVITY
PICTIONARY

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Mechanics :
✢ Each group will be given 7 minutes to
guess the words/phrase describe/illustrate
using a drawing/sketch. Assign a leader
who will draw and members of the group
will be the guesser. The group with the
highest words/phrase guessed wins the
game.

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Groupings:
✢ GROUP 1-6 ✢ GROUP 2- 7
○ Ron ○ Lister
○ Dianah ○ Ivan
○ Aram ○ Julius
○ Stephen ○ Vince
○ Irina ○ Neil
○ Princess ○ Halley
○ Angelo ○ Alyssa
Kim 14
Are you
ready?
ACTIVITY
PICTIONARY
5 minutes
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✢7 Characteristics
shared by Living
Systems

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Cellular organization
✢All organisms consist of one
or more cells. Often too tiny
to see, cells carry out the
basic activities of living

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Ordered complexity
✢All living things are both
complex and highly ordered.
Your body is composed of many
different kinds of cells, each
containing many complex
molecular structures 18
Sensitivity
✢All organisms respond to
stimuli. Plants grow toward a
source of light, and the pupils of
your eyes dilate when you walk
into a dark room.
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Growth, development, and
reproduction
✢All organisms are capable of
growing and reproducing, and they
all possess hereditary molecules that
are passed to their offspring,
ensuring that the offspring are of the
same species. 20
Energy utilization
✢All organisms take in energy and
use it to perform many kinds of
work. Every muscle in your body
is powered with energy you
obtain from the food you eat.
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Homeostasis
✢All organisms maintain
relatively constant internal
conditions that are different from
their environment, a process
called homeostasis.
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Evolutionary adaptation
✢All organisms interact with other
organisms and the non-living
environment in ways that
influence their survival, and as a
consequence, organisms evolve
adaptations to their environments. 23
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Evaluation
15 minutes
Ordered Cellular
Complexity Organization
Sensitivity Growth,
development
Homeostasis and
Energy reproduction
Utilization Evolutionary
adaptation
✢ Examine each photograph, think and write down in a ¼ sheet of
paper their immediate observation of what characteristic of life
is illustrated/ being portrayed in each photo.
Assignment:
Make a digital poster on the ff. ✢ e. Oparin’s Theory
topic: ✢ f. Coacervation Theory
✢ a. Theory of special ✢ g. J.B.S Haldane’s
creation Hypothesis
✢ b. Cosmozoic theory ✢ h. Urey-Miller hypothesis
✢ c. Theory of spontaneous
generation or ‘Abiogenesis’
✢ d. Biogenesis Theory NOTE: Choose 2 topics for each group,
no duplication of topic.

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What to do:
✢ Each group will be tasked to make a digital poster
pertaining to the historical development of the concept of
life including theories and evidences.
✢ Read the chosen topic and make your own synthesis. The
poster should be attractive and should contain important
information.

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What to do:
✢ The poster should have the following details:
○ a. Topic/ Title (e.g. Biogenesis Theory)- *at the top
○ b. Proponents (e.g. Francisco Redi)- *at the top
○ c. Leading questions (based on the topic, pose very
important question/s; it should be appealing to
audience such that they would be encouraged to read
through); (e.g. When did the first life forms emerged?
Does life come from life or non life? Explain how
Francisco Redi proved the ‘Biogenesis’ theory. *at
the bottom
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NOTE
✢ THE DIGITAL POSTER SHOULD BE IN
PDF FORMAT
✢ Permanent groupings (3 groups)
✢ Deadline: Wednesday Oct. 2
✢ FILE NAME: GROUP#-LAST NAMES
○ Ex: G1-Felicitas,Muncal, Renzales
○

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Thank You!
earthlings!
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