Republic of the Philippines

Laguna State Polytechnic University

Province of Laguna

Topic: Ilo 1. Introduction to Biology Week No: 1

Course Code: Science 203 Term: 1
Course Title: Special Topics in Biology Academic Year: 2019 - 2020

Article Review: Biology plays a vital role in our daily living

Biology is an utterly interesting field of science that has been the center of focus for
centuries. The complex biological concepts have been nagging one and all since times
immemorial. Regardless of the advancements occurring in the area of the science and
technology, a lot of biological phenomena are still asking a reasonable underlying
explanation. The mystery regarding the origin of life on the earth and the appearance of
humans remains to be unraveled. It is because of the biology that we exist. Whatever we
do; involves biology in one way or other. Even when you are doing nothing or sleeping,
each cell in your body is working for you. In short, right from the moment you are born,
it is biology that plays its role; you grow into a child, you encounter teenage, welcome
adulthood and after that, you start ageing. All these beautiful yet fascinating processes
have a hidden biological principle. Here are the daily life examples whereby biology plays
a significant role.

The food that we consume is the result of agriculture. We, humans, and animals depend
on the agricultural products for sustaining ourselves. Fruits, vegetables, grains, pulses,
oils, honey, sugar, tea, coffee, and other foods are all obtained from the plants. Farmers
are able to produce the high-yielding and pest-resistant varieties of the crops. Scientists
study the complex nature, occurrence, and life-cycle of the pests and with the help of
biotechnological techniques, they are able to obtain better quality and quantity of the
crops. It is because pollination occurs that the flowers sprout and seeds are obtained.
The whole process of pollination is made possible only because of the birds and honey
bees.

What keeps us alive is the food that we consume. Without food, the viability of life is not
feasible. Our food items come from plants and animals. Microbes aid in the formation of
dairy products like curd, cheese, and yoghurt. The bacterium Lactobacillus helps in the
formation of curd from milk. Similarly, yeast, one of the simplest eukaryotes, is used in
the process of fermentation. Wine is obtained from grapes through a similar process.
Furthermore, there are certain microbes and other biological processes that indirectly
help in the production of food. The microorganisms present in the soil act as a
decomposing agent, which assist in the production of the compost from dead and
decaying organic matter. This compost acts as an effective fertilizer for the growing
plants.

Whenever we get sick, we consult a doctor. The doctor gives us medicines, and we are all
good to go. How has this been made possible? The answer to this question lies in
biology. It is only because of biology that the study of various disease-causing
microorganisms has been made possible. Researchers have investigated the intricate
nature of the microorganisms, their occurrence, life-cycle, reproduction, and propagation
and hence, come up with measures of control for preventing the disease. Even the
formulation of drugs for fighting the disease-causing microorganisms has been made
possible because of the study of the biology of those microorganisms.
Science 203 – Special Topics in Biology
Task 1 – Article Review
 Republic of the Philippines
Laguna State Polytechnic University
Province of Laguna

Source: StudiousGuy.com/ Examples of biology in Everyday Life

Instructions:

1. Read and examine the article thoroughly. Take notes and highlight relevant facts.
2. Identify some words that may seems to be unfamiliar and write it on the space
provided. Kindly define those words based on your own understanding.
3. Answer the following questions briefly and accurately.

Unfamiliar words

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Questions:

1. Based on the article, list down the major daily examples whereby biology plays a
significant role.
2. How does Biologist play a key role in our life today?
3. List down some improvements that might help in our future studies regarding
Biology and its underlying disciplines.
4. As an educator, how will you introduce the modern biology in our society? Site
and example.
5. Think and write down another 2 daily examples whereby biology plays a
significant role.
6. Summarize the main ideas and facts in the articles.

Science 203 – Special Topics in Biology

Task 1 – Article Review
 Republic of the Philippines
Laguna State Polytechnic University
Province of Laguna

Rubrics:

Exemplary Unsatisfactory Total Points

Criteria Effective (15) Minimal (10)
(20) (5) 50
Student Student lacked
Student
Student evidenced clear
evidenced
evidenced clear some understanding
Comprehension considerable
comprehension understanding of the article
and Response to comprehension
of the article of parts of the and may or
Article of the article
and articulated article or did may not have
(Thinking/Inquiry) and articulated
a thoughtful not express expressed a
a thoughtful
response. personal personal
response.
response. response.
Most of the
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and facts from from the
facts from the
the article are article are
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included. missing.
included. provided or
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Summary is verbatim of the
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presented in text is
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and referencing Source are not
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provided. provided.
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included.
Student
somewhat
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engaged
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presentation
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and highlighted
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main points of
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Conclusions
comments are comments are comments are comments
(Application)
clearly stated. clearly stated. clearly stated. stated. Student
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pertaining to the
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article and how it
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educator
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Science 203 – Special Topics in Biology

Task 1 – Article Review