LEARNING COMPETENCIES IN GRADE 7: ENHANCED SCIENCE
Content Learning Competency
I. Microscopy
Biological Techniques,
Procedures and Methods
 Proper use of laboratory
Apparatus/Equipment
 Slide preparation
Levels of Biological
Organization
Animal and Plant Cells
Fungi, Protists and Bacteria
II. HEREDITY:
INHERITANCE AND
VARIATION
1. Sexual Reproduction
2. Asexual Reproduction
III. ECOSYSTEM
1. Components of an
ecosystem
2. Ecological relationships
2.1 Symbiotic relationships
2.2 Non symbiotic
relationships
3. Transfer of energy through
trophic levels
Code
a. Identify parts of the
microscope and their
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functions.
b. Focus specimens using
the compound microscope.
c. Conduct laboratory hands-
on activities in preparing S7LT-IIb-2
biological specimen.
c. Describe the different
levels of biological
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organization from cell to
biosphere.
d. Differentiate plant and
animal cells according to
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presence or absence of
certain organelles.
e. Explain why the cell is
considered the basic
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structural and functional unit
of all organisms.
f. Identify beneficial and
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harmful microorganisms.
g. Differentiate asexual from
sexual reproduction in terms
of:
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1. Number of individuals
involved
2. Similarities of offspring to
parents.
h. Describe the process of
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fertilization.
i. Differentiate biotic from
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abiotic components of an
ecosystem .
j. Describe the different
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in an ecosystem.
k. Predict the effect of
changes in one population on
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other populations in the
ecosystem.
l. Predict the effect of
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the ecosystem.