Title of the Proposed Study

A Research Paper
Submitted in Fulfilment of the Requirements of the Course
BIO 2241: Ecology Laboratory under
Prof. Denisse Kate R. Almanon, MS
Faculty of the Biology Department
Ateneo De Davao University

By

Name of Student

Date of Submission
 TABLE OF CONTENTS

Page No.

TITLE PAGE

TABLE OF CONTENTS

LIST OF TABLES

LIST OF FIGURES

LIST OF APPENDICES

CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER 2. REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURES
2.1. xxxxxxxxxxxx
2.2. xxxxxxxxxxxx
2.3. xxxxxxxxxxxx
2.4. xxxxxxxxxxxx
2.4.1. xxxxxxxxxxxxx
2.4.2. xxxxxxxxxxxxx
2.5. xxxxxxxxxxx
CHAPTER 3. PROPOSED ENVIRONMENTAL SOLUTION
3.1. xxxxxxxxxxxx
3.2. xxxxxxxxxxxx
3.3. Conceptual Framework
CHAPTER 4. CONCLUSION

LITERATURES CITED

APPENDICES
 CHAPTER 1

INTRODUCTION

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should be 5 spaces from the left margin. Left margin is 1.5 inches or 3.81 cm, while the Top,

Bottom and Right Margins is only 1 inch or 2.54cm. There should be 2 singles spaces between

the Chapter Number and the Chapter Title. There should be 3 single spaces between the Chapter

Title and the Body of the Chapter/Subheading (if any). The Body of the Chapter spacing is

double space. Paragraphs must be justified.

Content: The Introduction must contain the brief Background of the Study, Objectives,

and Significance of the Study written in paragraph form without any subheadings.

The background of the study includes a review of the area being researched, current

information surrounding the issue, previous studies on the issue, and relevant history on the

issue. Provide proper citation.

State the general objective. Then, give the specific objectives of the study. Then, establish

why you are interested in the problem. Describe its significance or implication/s to the scientific,

environmental, local, national, and/or global communities.

References with no dates (ND) are not allowed.

 CHAPTER 2
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REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE
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2.1 Subheading 1

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Follow the correct format when presenting Figures and Tables. Remember to acknowledge the

sources of your Figures and Tables.

Note that the Figure Title should be found below the Figure, and is written in bold letters. The

word figure is abbreviated, except when mentioned within the text or paragraph. If the title is long,

the rest of the title shall be left-aligned with single spacing only. A brief description follows the

title written in single-space. Legends and the unit used should also be included. If the figure has a

title in the image, crop it.

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terminology used in the figure. These terms must be consistent with those used in the text and in

other figures. The lettering in the legend should be of the same type and size as that used in the

figure.
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PROPOSED ENVIRONMENTAL SOLUTIONS

3.1 Title of the method or approach you are proposing

Format is the same in Chapter 1.

3.2 Conceptual Framework

Present the process flow of the overall method you are proposing
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