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BIODIVERSITY AND EVOLUTION

This section presents activities on causes of extinction. Specifically, you will learn how
to measure the index of diversity and population density, the difference of threatened, extinct,
and endangered species and environmental problems. Refer your answers in page 53-70 of
Science Learner's Module.

Index of diversity

I. Complete each statement.

1. A group of living things within a certain area that are all the same species is called
____________________.

2. Two or more group of living things within a certain area is called _______________.

3. The variety of life in the area is called ________________________.

4. Communities with __________ index of diversity can withstand environmental

changes.

5. Sugar cane plantation is an example of ____________________ while Banahaw

forest is an example of ________________________.

6. A measure of the product of number of species and number of runs divided by

number of trees is called __________________________.

Population density

1. Population size change when anyone ___________ to another place,

____________out from home. ___________ rates and __________ rates change
the population size.

2. Anything that limits the size of a population such as environmental conditions is

called ______________________________.

3. Examples of environmental conditions are _________________________,

____________________, ____________________, ______________________,
______________________, and ___________________.

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4. The maximum population size an environment can support is called

__________________________.

5. _________________________ is the number of individuals divided by the size of

area.

II. Identify the following pictures as to whether population (PO) or community (CO). Write
your answer in the blank provided.

___________________________________ ___________________________________

___________________________________ ___________________________________

Endangered, Threatened, Extinct

I. Complete each statement.

1. When the last member of a certain species dies, the species is ________________.

2. When the population of a species begins to decrease rapidly, the species is

______________________.

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3. When the population has become low that is possible to be extinct, the species is
_______________________.

4. Examples of endangered species are __________, ___________,

____________________, _____________________, and __________________.

5. There are ______ species of birds, _______ species of mammals, and _____
species of reptiles which are reported as threatened.

Environmental problems

I. Complete each statement.

1. Materials in the environment that people use to carry on with their lives are called
__________________________.

2. The major causes of deforestation are ____________________________________,

_______________________________, ___________________________________,
________________________, and _______________________.

3. The consequences of cutting down trees are _____________________________,

____________________, and ___________________________________________.

4. An issue of declining the number of animals rapidly as the human population gets
bigger is called ____________________________.

5. The process by which a body of water becomes enriched in dissolved nutrients that
stimulate the growth of aquatic plants resulting to the depletion of dissolved oxygen is
called _______________________________.

6. The buildup of pollutants in organisms at higher trophic levels in a food chain is called
____________________________________.

7. When cars burn fuel, they produce ___________________, ___________________

and _________________________.

8. The trapping of heat by gases in the earth's atmosphere is called

_______________________________________.

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9. An increase in the earth's temperature from the rapid buildup of carbon dioxide and
other gases.

10. The breeding place and nurseries of marine animals are ___________________
and _____________________ respectively.

11. ___________________ causes yellowing of trees.

12.A society should live under the carrying capacity of the environment is called
________________________________.

II. Identify the following pictures which environmental issue does each shows. Write
your answers in the blanks provided.

________________________________ ________________________________

________________________________ ________________________________

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________________________________
________________________________

III. Crossword puzzle

3 4 5

7 8

10

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Across Down
1. Cuttting down more trees 2. The town in Palawan where park is reserved for animals
4. pH lower than 5.6 3. Acid precipitation
6. Mass death of fishes 5. Gases that contributes to the global warming
7. Toxic wastes produced in making pains and electrical
9. Variety of life
insulators.
8. Smoke and fog
10. How do we use natural resources?

III. Solve the following problems. Show your proof in the "I think" box and write your final
answer in the "My answer" box.

1. Compute for the population density of wildflower in three inches length and 5 inches
width.
I THINK MY ANSWER

2. Compute for the index of diversity if there are twenty mahogany trees and four runs
and five kinds of trees in Recto Memorial National High School.

I THINK MY ANSWER

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TWO-TIER MULTIPLE CHOICE

Encircle the letter of the correct answer.

1. A. Given are the data of the number of species and runs, which of the following
can withstand environmental conditions more than the others?

Area 1 =20sq. m Area 2=20sq.m. Area 3=20sq.m

Name of Species Number Name of Species Number Name of Species Number
trees of trees of runs trees of trees of runs trees of trees of runs
mahogany 15 8 mahogany 10 20 mahogany 21 5
narra 10 narra 7 narra 19
mango 9 mango 5 Total no. Of trees 40
acacia 6 acacia 12
Total no. Of trees 40 Ipil-ipil 8
Total no. Of trees 40
a. Area 1 b. Area 2 c. Area 3 d. Area 1 and 3

B. Why do you think so?

a. If there is a lower index of diversity, the greater chance to survive.

b. Communities with a few species can withstand environmental conditions.

c. If there is a higher index of divesity, the greater chance to survive.

d. Communities living beyond the carrying capacity of the environment survive.

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2. Below is the graph showing the number of threatened species from 1996-2008.
How would you describe the trend of the bar graph?

a. decreasing b. increasing c. decreasing then increasing

B. Why do you think this had happened during those years?

a. All people were taking good care of our people.

b. Some people were taking good care of our environment.
c. There was a continuous and massive destruction of habitats, hunting, killing and
selling of animals.
d. All people were aware of the laws that protect the rights of the animals.
3. A. Based on the bar graph, which animal kingdom is most threatened species?

Figure 2. The percentage of threatened species by category.

a. Mammals b. Birds c. Reptiles d. Amphibians

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B. Why do you think this has been happening?

a. Climate change c. Habitat destruction
b. Pesticides d. All of the choices

4. A. If you find pieces of candy wrappers under your chair, what will you do?

a. Ignore them c. Sweep them away with your feet away from you.

b. Call somebody to sweep them d. Pick them up without being told.

B. Why would you do that?

a. I don't take care about the litters around me.

b. I didn’t do littering.

c. This is one little way of showing concern of classroom cleanliness.

d. I am lazy to pick them up.

5. A. You have already finished your morning snacks with your friends. All plastic cups
and plastic wrappers are empty. What are you going to do with them?

a. Leave them scattering on the floor.

b. Throw them in the garbage.

c. Call the cleaners-of-the-day or janitor to clean them for you.

d. Segregate and dispose them to the proper trash cans.

B. Why would you do that?

a. We don’t care about the trash.

b. We are lazy students.

c. This is an initiative of showing care for the school and community.

d. It is okay to just throw in the trash cans.

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