Biology – the science of life
Answers are for parents and teachers.
1
Choose five of the ten branches of biology and write in your notebook, in one sentence each, what each one studies.
Free answer; each branch must be described correctly (for example, botany – plants, cytology – the cell).
2
Ask an adult in your family which biological knowledge their work or daily life relies on, and write down the answer.
Free answer (for example, a gardener knows plant care, a doctor knows the human body).
3
Write five examples from daily life where biology is used (food, medicine, gardening, protecting nature and so on).
Free answer; the examples must involve living organisms.
4
Which kind of biology specialist (for example an ecologist, botanist or microbiologist) would be most useful for your school or neighbourhood? Write 2–3 sentences on what problem they could solve.
Free answer; the branch must be named correctly and the problem must fit what it studies (for example, an ecologist – litter in the yard).