Introductory lesson Biology TTO

• Biologie
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 1

You need for this lesson an extra device: 

telephone, tablet, 

(or a piece of paper)

What words do you think of
when you think of
biology?

Welcome to TTO

BIOLOGY: the study of life!

• Biology is the study of all living things
• Livings things are called organisms

• The word BIOS means 'life' 
• The word LOGOS means 'to study'

     

Can you give an example of
a living thing?

 All living things have 7 characteristics of life

Sensitivity: 

picking up information from your surroundings

Do plants move? Yes!

Excretion: getting rid of waste products

Breathing

Reproducing

Excreting

Growing

Feeding

Sensing

Moving

Do you know some
English names of animals?

Vertebrates have a skeleton with a backbone (spine)

Uitwendigskelet

(De rest van het dierenrijk)

backbone

Birds

Fish

Amphibians

Reptiles

Mammals

The five groups of vertebrates have each a different type of skin

hair

feathers

dry scales

slimy

scales + slime

To which class does this vertebrate belong?

1. Bird
2. Fish
3. Reptile
4. Mammal

A lizard is a(n) ......... because it has

1. amphibian / slimy skin
2. amphibian / dry scale skin
3. reptile / slimy skin
4. reptile / dry scale skin

This animal is a:

Because it has: 

Hair

dry scales

Feathers

Bird

Mammal

Slimy  skin

Scales + slime

Amphibian

Fish

Reptile

Reproduction (new babies)

Fish                            Mammal

Amphibian           Reptile

Bird

The frog is a(n) .............. because it reproduces with:

1. amphibian / jelly small eggs
2. amphibian / jelly big eggs
3. reptile / soft eggs
4. reptile / jelly big eggs

Do you know what is special about this animal: platypus (vogelbekdier)?

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Do you know what is special about the Platypus (vogelbekdier)

What new English words
have you learned this lesson?

Ik vond de inhoud van deze les:

Moeilijk te volgen

Met een beetje hulp goed te doen

Precies goed

Makkelijk te volgen

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