Philippine Science High School Main Campus

Biology 1 Ecology, Evolution, and Biodiversity

1st Quarter / SY 2012-2013

Biology 1 is a two-unit introductory course that meets daily and is offered to second year students. The subject
tackles concepts in Ecology, Evolution, and the Diversity of Organisms, and incorporates Biology as a discipline, the
scientific method, and various life sciences that can be encountered along the way. The defining characteristics and
life cycles of bacteria, protists, fungi, plants, and animals are given emphasis to, always with respect to evolution,
their suitability to their niche, and their role in the biosphere.

I. Biology as the Study of Life

A. Characteristics of Life
B. Themes in the Study of Biology
C. Levels of Organization
D. Branches of Biology

II. Ecology
A. Introduction to Ecology: Review of Ecosystems
1. Biomes
2. Flow of Energy in Ecosystems
LAB ACTIVITY + LAB REPORT
B. Population Ecology
1. Characteristics of a Population
2. Factors Limiting Populations
3. Human Populations
C. Human Impact on the Biosphere
LONG TEST

III. Evolution and the Origin of Life

A. Evolution
1. Early Theories of Evolution (Up to Lamarck)
2. Darwins Theory of Evolution
LAB ACTIVITY + LAB WORKSHEET
3. Evidences of Evolution: Fossil Record, Morphology,
Embryology, and Biochemistry
4. Introduction to Concepts of DNA and Genes
5. Mutation as the Raw Material for Evolution
B. The Origin of Life
1. Spontaneous Generation vs. Biogenesis
2. The Chemosynthetic Theory
LONG TEST
FIRST PERIODIC EXAM

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35% Quizzes and Long Exams (minimum of 150 points total) http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bayopisay2015
25% Periodic Exam
20% Activities Dawn T. Crisologo
(lab, presentations, groupwork, reports, projects) Email: dtcrisologo@pshs.edu.ph
20% SW/HW (8%) + Recitation (8%) + Notebook (4%) Blogsite: http://bayo2pisay.wordpress.com
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This topic outline counts as ONE POINT of your NOTEBOOK GRADE. Please Mobile Number: (0915) 518.5031
print or photocopy it and place it in your NB along with a copy of your lab Consultation Hours: anytime, by appointment
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Name: _____________________________________
Main reference: Miller, K.R., & Levine, J. (2000). Biology (5 ed.). Prentice Section : ____________________________________
Hall, New Jersey.