1 biology preamble
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| 23 A. Introducing Biology 1. Biology as a science of life 2. Procedure for biological work 3. Importance of Biology 4. Body symmetry, sectioning and orientation 5. The microscope The meaning of biology. Candidates must be able to differentiate between a living thing and an organism. The two major branches of biology Botany and zoology specialized areas bacteriology, molecular biology, histology, cell biology, ecology etc. Description of skills required by biologists in their work. The scientific method Identifying the problem, defining the problem, hypothesizing, experimenting, recording, analyzing and concluding. Description of following steps for writing report on biological experiment or investigation Aim, hypothesis scientific framework, materials drawing of setup, method, results observation, discussion and conclusion. Application of biology to everyday life. Careers associated with the study of biology. Description of the following terms : i) Body symmetry (bilateral and radial) ii) Sectioning longitudinal and transverse and vertical iii) Body orientation of specimen anterior, posterior, lateral, dorsal and ventral views. Distinction between i) posterior and anterior views SECTION B (For candidates in Ghana only) |