Science II. Biology Course Outline SY 2011-2012

Zamboanga State College of Marine Sciences and Technology
Fort Pilar, Z.C.
www.zscmst.edu.ph

1st QUARTER: Science of Living Things

Topic A. Introduction to Life Science
1. Branches of Biology
2. Methods of Science:
3.Characteristics of Living Things
4. Theories about the Origins of Life
Topic B. Studying Living Things
1. The Microscope
2. The world of Microorganisms
3. Cells and Cell Theory
Topic C. The Life of the Cell
1. Life Substances
2. Cell Functions
3. Cell Division
Topic D. Biotechnology

2nd QUARTER: Diversity of Living Things
Topic A. Classifying Living Things
1. A Classification System for Organisms
2. Monerans and Viruses
3. Protists
4. Fungi
Topic B. Plants
1. Simple Plants
2. Complex Plants
3. Growth of Flowering Plants
4. Reproduction in Flowering Plants
Topic C. Animals
1. Invertebrates
2. Cold-blooded Vertebrates
3. Warm-blooded Vertebrates
4. Animal Behavior
3rd QUARTER: Human Life
Topic A. The Human Body
1. Support, Movement and Control
2. Supply and Transport
3. Internal Checks and Balances
4. Reproduction and Life Stages
Topic B. Maintaining a Healthy Body
1. Nutrients and your Health
2. Defending the Healthy Body
3. Maintaining the Balance
Topic C. Your Body’s Performance
1. Exercise
2. Making Choices about Drugs
3. Hazards in our Surroundings
4th QUARTER: Heredity and Changes
Topic A. Heredity
1. The Basis of Heredity
2. The Inheritance of Traits
Topic B. Organisms in the Past and Present
1. Inferring from Fossils
2. Time and Change
3. Variation and Change