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Grade 8 Biology Note 1

This document provides an overview of biology and its contributions. It discusses how biology uses various technological products like microscopes and thermometers. It then outlines how biology plays an important role in agriculture through selective breeding and increasing productivity, community health as the basis for healthcare, and food production. Biology also contributes to improving the environment and production of natural products like cosmetics. The document lists common instruments used in biology and their functions. It provides homework assignments and exercises for students to complete.

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Grade 8 Biology Note 1

This document provides an overview of biology and its contributions. It discusses how biology uses various technological products like microscopes and thermometers. It then outlines how biology plays an important role in agriculture through selective breeding and increasing productivity, community health as the basis for healthcare, and food production. Biology also contributes to improving the environment and production of natural products like cosmetics. The document lists common instruments used in biology and their functions. It provides homework assignments and exercises for students to complete.

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Day 1 Page Number: 1-6

UNIT-1
BIOLOGY AND TECHNOLOGY
Introduction
Biology uses several technological products.
BIOLOGY FOR DEVELOPMENT
Biological studies in general contribute for the development of a country in many aspects. Biology plays
role in agriculture, health care, food production development.
Contribution for
Community Health Is the basis for all health care activities
Use of Agro- Increasing productivity using fertilizers,
Role in Agriculture Chemicals herbicides, and pesticides is by using
(is an activity of biological principles.
producing crops and
Selective Biological knowledge is used in animal
BIOLOGY

raising animals.)
Breeding husbandry.
Food In the production of nutritional substances.
Production
Role for our Improvement of environment and how humans
Environment can live in harmony with the environment.

Role in Natural
Products; cosmetics
(used for beautify Biological knowledge and techniques are also important for
the body. They are production of medicinal substances and cosmetics from natural
used for protecting resources.
the skin, hair, nails,
lips and eyes)
Homework
Do activity 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4 and 1.5

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Day 2 Page Number: 7-15

TECHNOLOGICAL PRODUCTS USED IN BIOLOGY


Biological studies use various technological products.
Instrument Function
Microscope To study smaller objects (enlarge images of small objects)
Binocular (Field To observe distant or far objects
glass)
Thermometer To measure and indicate temperature
Stethoscope To listen to sounds produced in the body, especially from the heart and
lungs
Sphygmomanometer To measure blood pressure
Incubator To maintaining an organism in an environment that encourages its
development
Refrigerator To cool things
Balance To determining the weight or mass of an object
Centrifuge To separate two or more substances of different mass by rotating at a
central axis
Homework
Answer exercise 1.1 from page 7

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Class work
Answer exercise 1.2 from page 15
Read and discuss the unit summary from page 16-17

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Day 4 Page Number: 17-20
Class work
Answer the review exercises for unit 1 from page 17-20
Technological Products Used in Biology

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