ARELLANO UNIVERSITY

Senior High School Department

TABLE OF SPECIFICATION (TOS)

EARTH AND LIFE SCIENCE – 2ND QUARTER EXAMINATION

NO. OF NO. OF ITEM

TOPIC % REMEMBERING UNDERSTANDING APPLYING ANALYSIS EVALUATING CREATING
HOUR/S ITEMS PLACEMENT

● INTRODUCTION TO LIFE 3 5 10 3 1 1 0 0 0 1-5

SCIENCE

● BIOENERGETICS 6 10 20 3 1 1 1 1 3 6 - 15

● PERPETUATION OF LIFE 6 10 20 2 3 1 1 1 2 16 - 25

● HOW ANIMALS SURVIVE 6 10 20 2 1 3 1 1 2 26 - 35

● HOW PLANTS SURVIVE 3 5 10 1 3 1 0 0 0 36 - 40

● THE PROCESS OF 3 5 10 0 1 1 1 1 1 41 - 45
EVOLUTION
● INTERACTION AND 3 5 10 0 2 1 1 1 0 46 - 50
INTERDEPENDEN CE
TOTAL 30 50 100 11 12 10 5 5 8
 Earth and Life Science – 2ND QUARTER
TOPIC OUTLINE

1. INTRODUCTION TO LIFE SCIENCE

❑ The historical development of the concept of life

❑ The origin of the first life forms

❑ Unifying themes in the study of life

2. BIOENERGETICS

❑ The cell as the basic unit of life

❑ How photosynthetic organisms capture light energy to form sugar molecules

❑ How organisms obtain and utilize energy

3. PERPETUATION OF LIFE

❑ Plant and animal reproduction

❑ How genes work

❑ How genetic engineering is used to produce novel products

4. HOW ANIMALS SURVIVE

❑ Nutrition: getting food to cells

❑ Gas exchange with the environment

 ❑ Circulation: the internal transport system

❑ The need for homeostasis

❑ Salt and water balance and waste removal

❑ The immune system: defense from disease

❑ How hormones govern body activities

❑ The nervous system

❑ The body in motion

5. HOW PLANTS SURVIVE

❑ Plant form and function

❑ Plant growth and development

6. THE PROCESS OF EVOLUTION

❑ The evidence for evolution

❑ The origin and extinction of species

7. INTERACTION AND INTERDEPENDENCE

❑ The principles of the ecosystem

❑ Biotic potential and environmental resistance

❑ Terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems

❑ How human activities affect the natural ecosystem