BIOLOGY 4

1st Quarter (include Major Topics and Subtopics)

A. Issues in Environmental Science

1. Environmental Interrelationships
2. Environmental Ethics
3. Environmental Laws and Regulations
4. Sustainability and Resource Management
5. Case Studies with Local/Global Significance

2nd Quarter (include Major Topics and Subtopics)

B. Issues with Food and Materials Production from Living Systems

1. Food Production and Food Security

2. The Nature of Agriculture / Aquaculture (Brief History and Development)
3. Technology and Agriculture / Aquaculture (Regional Context, ie. Urban Agriculture)
4. Soil and Plant Nutrition (including Carbon and Nitrogen Cycles) / Water Quality and Aquatic Ecology
5. Selected Plant and Animal Diseases
6. Case Studies on Economically-important Organisms (Crops, Aquatic Resources and Livestock)

3rd Quarter (include Major Topics and Subtopics)

C. Issues in Health and Medicine

1. Bioethics
2. Epidemiology
3. Current Problems in Health
4. Natural Products and Drug Development from Philippine Biodiversity

4th Quarter (include Major Topics and Subtopics)

D. Applying Biology in Proposing Interventions or Designing Solutions to Address Pressing Issues in the
Society