2023 In-Service Training for Senior High School Teachers

GROUP 5 – LIFE SCIENCE

By: Gamayon, Mendoza, Maron, Pasilang, Otaza, Sarucam

Template for Workshop 1 (Experiencing the Process of Determining and Addressing Students’ Learning Loss)

Most Essential Topics of What content- What questions Organize these

___(Core Subject knowledge must best assess the questions as the
Name)____
Key Areas of Life Skills (WHO, 1999)
have been MET’s prerequisite subject’s
mastered by content- diagnostic test.
Communication Decision- Creative & Self- Assertiveness Resilience students before knowledge to
& Interpersonal making & Critical awareness & Equanimity & Coping engaging into the gauge the Provide answer
Relationship Problem- Thinking & Empathy with MET? readiness of a key and score
solving Problems
student in guide.
developing the life
skill(s) aimed in
teaching the MET?
1. How does the
1. Introduction to Life
THE HIERARCHY hierarchy of life
Science 4 items
OF LIFE significant to each
other?
1. Explain what is
reproduction
2. What are the
2. Perpetuation of Life
REPRODUCTION two types of 4 items
reproduction and
contrast the
difference.
1. How can an
Ecosystem
maintain
3. How animals survive
ECOSYSTEM equilibrium of life, 4 items
if competitions
and survival exist
among organism?

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1. How do
organisms pass
4. The process of HEREDITY:
their trait from
evolution INHERITANCE AND 4 items
one generation to
VARIATION
another
generation?
How organisms
are dependent on 4 items
5. Interaction and
BIODEVERSITY other organisms
interdependence
AND ECOSYSTEM and to their
environment? Cite
an example.

Table of Specifications

Most Essential Topics of No. of % of the No. of Key Areas of Life Skills (WHO, 1999)
hours No. of items
(EARTH AND LIFE hours
SCIENCE)

Communication & Decision-making & Creative & Critical Self-awareness Assertiveness & Resilience &
Interpersonal Problem-solving Thinking & Empathy Equanimity Coping with
Relationship Problems

1. Introduction to Life 4 20% 4 1,2,3,4 1,3,4 1,2,3,4

Science

2. Perpetuation of Life 3 15% 4 5,6,7,8 5,6,7,8 5,6,7,8

3. How animals survive 5 25% 4 9,10,12 9,10,11,12 9,10, 11,12 9,11

4. The process of 4 20% 4 13,14,16 13,14,15,16 13,14,16 14,15,16

evolution

5. Interaction and 4 20% 4 17,18,20 17,19,20 17,18,19,20

interdependence

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Total 20 100% 20 17 17 19 5
High High Highest

Diagnostic Test.

1. Life is organized in a hierarchical fashion. Which of the following correctly lists the hierarchy from smallest (simple) to largest (complex)?
A. molecule, organelle, cell, tissue, organ, organ system, organism, population, community, ecosystem
B. cell, molecule, organ system, organ, organelle, population, tissue, organism, ecosystem, community
C. ecosystem, population, organ system, cell, community, molecule, organ, organism, organelle, tissue
D. organism, organ system, tissue, population, organ, organelle, community, cell, ecosystem, molecule
2. What is the smallest unit of life?
A. Organ B. Tissue C. Cell D. Ecosystem
3. What is the group of organism working with the same function?
A. Organ system B. Population C. Community D. Ecosystem
4. What will happen if one of the level of the hierarchy will vanished?
A. Nothing will happen to the next level C. There will an extinction of th next level
B. The availability of the levels will increase D. Loss of habitat for the organisms
5. Reproduction best describes as
A. It is the biological process by which offspring are produced
B. Does not involves gametes
C. Building block of life
D. Highest level of hierarchy of life
6. How does asexual reproduction occurs?
A. A mode of reproduction in which a new offspring is produced by a single parent
B. A mode of reproduction in which a new offspring is produced by a two parents
C. It is fertilization and zygote formation is observed
D. Meiosis occurs at the time of gamete formation
7. How does sexual reproduction occurs?
A. A mode if reproduction in which a new offspring is produced bya a single parent
B. A mode of reproduction in which a new offspring is produced by a two parents
C. No fertilization and zygote formation
D. Meiosis does not occur at anytime during reproduction
8. What type of asexual reproduction where a new organism develops from an outgrowth from the parent body?
A. Binary C. Fragmentation
B. Budding D. Vegetative reproduction
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9. Which term describes a system made up of living organisms interacting with their physical environment?
A. Biodiversity B. Ecology C. Ecosystem D. Communication
10. Which of the following is an example of a communicaton method used by animals in an ecosystem?
A. Photosynthesis B. Cellular respiration C. Vocalization D. Digestion
11. What is the term used to describe the relationship between two organisms n an ecosystem where both organism benefits?
A. Symbiosis B. Competition C. Predation D. Decomposition
12. Which of the following is an example of an interspecific interaction in an ecosystem?
A. A plant pollinated by a bee C. A tree absorbing nutrients from the soil
B. A predator hunting its prey D. Two birds of the same species building a nest together
13. What is the scientific study of heredity?
A. Genes B. Genetic variation C. Genetics D. DNA
14. What is the general flow of genetic information in the cell?
A. The central dogma B. Protein synthesis C. DNA unwinding D. DNA testing
15. Why is DNA important?
A. It’s in everything C. Because we eat it for energy
B. t is very small and very complicated D. It serves as the blueprint for traits of all living things
16. Which of these BEST describes heredity?
A. Genes that are dominant C. The DNA in an individual
B. The height of a person D. The passing of physical characteristics from parents to offspring
17. A small pond ecosystem has been invaded by a non-native plant species, which is spreading rapidly and outcompeting native aquatic plants. What
could be a potential consequence of this invasion?
A. Increased biodiversity in the pond ecosystem. C. Enhanced ecological balance within the ecosystem.
B. Loss of habitat for aquatic organisms. D. The passing of physical characteristics from parents to offspring
18. A forest ecosystem experiences a severe wildfire that burns a large portion of the trees and vegetation. What could be the primary ecological
process that follows this disturbance?
A. Secondary succession. C. Predator-prey interactions.
B. Climate change. D. Primary succession
19. A farmer uses excessive amounts of pesticides to control pests in their agricultural fields. As a result, the pesticide residues are washed into
nearby streams and rivers. What impact could this have on the aquatic ecosystem?
A. Increased water availability for aquatic organisms.
B. Reduced biodiversity due to the elimination of pests.
C. Contamination of water, harming aquatic organisms and disrupting the food web.
D. Loss of habitat for aquatic organisms.
20. A construction company plans to build a residential area near a wetland ecosystem. What could be a potential impact of this construction on the
wetland ecosystem?
A. Enhanced wetland habitat for waterfowl and other wetland species.

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B. Loss of wetland ecosystem services, such as water purification and flood control.
C. Increased connectivity between the wetland ecosystem and surrounding landscapes.
D. Reduced biodiversity due to the elimination of pests.

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