SELF-LEARNING HOME TASK (SLHT)

Subject: SCIENCE Grade __10_ Level 10 Quarter: 3 Week: 7a

1. MELC : Explain how species diversity increases the probability of adaptation

and survival of organisms in changing environment.

Competency Code: S10LT-IIIh-41

Objectives:
K- Explain how species diversity increases the probability of adaptation
and survival of organisms in changing environment.
S- Differentiate how diversity of species increases the probability of
adaptation and survival of organisms in a changing environment through
picture analysis.
A- Display resilience to withstand changes that may occur in the environment
by writing a slogan to protect the biodiversity.

Name _________________________ Section ________ Date ________

School: ___________________________ District: ___________

A. Readings/Discussions:

Biodiversity is a term that describes how varied living things are in a

specific area. Increased genetic diversity leads to increased chance of species
survival. Species with a limited variety of phenotypes and where all members of
the species are similar to one another have a smaller chance of coping with
environmental variability compared to a species with greater diversity. Adaptation
refers to the ability of an organism to survive and reproduce in a particular
environment. This may involve changes in behavior or physical structure to
survive. For example, if we take a street dog (that lives in a tropic place) in Alaska
(cold country), it will grow thicker fur to survive cold temperature. Likewise, when a
dog in a cold country brought to the tropics, it will shed its fur to adapt the warm
climate.
Stability of an ecosystem can be described as the resilience to withstand
changes that may occur in the environment. There are many changes that occur
in the environment which may be a result of natural or human activities. These
changes may severely reduce biodiversity and result to the instability of the
ecosystem.
The value of species can be divided into various categories:
1. Direct economic value
The species is considered to have direct economic value if their products are
sources of food, medicine, clothing, shelter, and energy. For example, some
medicines being used nowadays have formulations extracted from plants or
animals. Vinblastine and vincristine are two chemicals that have been extracted
from rosy periwinkle (tsitsirika inTagalog) and are used in chemotherapy for
Hodgkin’s disease and some form of cancer, including lymphocytic leukemia.
Another common plant, Vitex negundo (lagundi) is extracted for cough syrup
production.
 2. Indirect economic value
A species has an indirect economic value if there are benefits produced by the
organism without using them. For Example, certain species maintain the chemical
quality of natural bodies of water, prevent soil erosion and floods, cycle materials
in the soil, and absorb pollutants.
3. Aesthetic value
A lot of species provides visual or artistic enjoyment, like a forested landscape
and the calming beauty of a natural park; or they may be used for spiritual
meditation like the Prayer Mountains.
Types of Biodiversity:
1. Genetic Diversity - is the diversity of genetic characteristics (expressed
or recessive) within a species (i.e. between individuals and populations of
the same species). This component of biodiversity is important because it
allows populations to adapt to environmental changes through the survival
and reproduction of individuals within a population that have particular
genetic characteristics that enable them to withstand these changes. The
maintenance of high genetic diversity within populations is therefore
conservation and management priority as this provides the greatest capacity
for any population to adapt to a broad range of environmental changes.
Conversely, failure to maintain genetic diversity limits the capacity for a
population to adapt, making it vulnerable to even small changes in the
environment and increasing the likelihood of extinction.
2. Species Diversity - is simply the number and relative abundance of
species found in a given biological organization (population, ecosystem,
Earth). Species are the basic units of biological classification and hence, this
is the measure most commonly associated with the term 'biodiversity'.
Worldwide, about 1.75 million different species have been identified.
However, many environments and groups of organisms are not well studied
and estimates of species numbers range from 3 to 100 million. Diversity in
species is important for economic, biological, social and cultural reasons.
Major threats to species diversity are loss of habitat and fragmentation, over
exploitations (fishing, hunting, and extraction), pollution, the introduction of
invasive species (e.g Asian Green Mussels) and global climate change. In
order to conserve species diversity, natural resource management and
habitat protection are vital.
3. Ecosystem Diversity - can be defined as the variety of different habitats,
communities and ecological processes. A biological community is defined by
the species that occupy a particular area and the interactions between those
species. A biological community together with its associated physical
environment is termed an ecosystem.
 B. Exercises

Exercise 1
Directions: List down organisms in the first column of the table, give 3
descriptions following the example and draw a happy face () to what categories
of species value are they belong. Use a separate sheet for your answer.

Organism Value Direct Indirect Aesthetic

economic economic value
value value
Example: -Freshen the 
Tress air

- Provide 
shade
- Source of 
lumber
1. -

2. -

3. -

4. -

5. -

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Answer the following questions briefly:
1. What are the organisms that you have listed?

2. Were you able to describe the value of the organisms?

3. Which of these are classified as Direct Economic Value, Indirect Economic

Value and Aesthetic Value?

Exercise 2
Directions : Study and analyze the picture below of the species interacting in
the
ecosystem of their adaption and survival and answer the following
questions briefly.

1. How will you describe the different species depicted in the picture?
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2. How can you describe their habitat?

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3. Which of the species have a greater access for food? Explain.

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4. What are the different functions of each species for their survival and
adaptation
in their environment?

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C. Assessment/Application/Outputs (Please refer to DepEd Order No. 31, s. 2020)

Directions: Choose the best answer; write the letter of the correct answer
in
your answer sheet.
1. Biodiversity contributes to the sustainability of an ecosystem
because ________.
A. the flow of energy in an ecosystem remains constant
B. all the organisms in the ecosystem have genetic material
C. there is an increased chances for an organisms to survive
D. organisms are allowed to respond to internal and external stimuli
2. Which of the following statements about biodiversity is TRUE?
A. more biodiversity Less species
B. more biodiversity  More population in an ecosystem
C. more biodiversity  Less chance for an ecosystem to sustain itself
D. more biodiversity  Better chance for an ecosystem to sustain
itself
3. Which level of biodiversity includes the available habitat in an area?
A. species diversity
B. genetic diversity
C. ecosystem diversity
D. all of these
4. Some animals have unique features, such as a stinger, claws, or the
ability
to change colors. These features are example of ______.
A. absorption
B. adaptation
C. illustration
D. recognition
5. Which of the following is NOT a reason organisms migrate?
A. to reproduce
B. to get more food
C. to find a more suitable climate
D. to avoid being eaten by a predators
6. Which of the following is considered to have direct economic value if
their
products are sources of food, medicine, clothing, shelter, and energy?
A. aesthetic value

B. direct economic value

C. indirect economic value
D. ecological Biodiversity value
7. A particular value species which benefits produced by the organism
without using them is _______.
A. aesthetic value

B. direct economic value

C. indirect economic value
 D. ecological Biodiversity value
8. Which of the following is types of biodiversity is simply the number and
relative abundance of species found in a given biological organization?
A. species Diversity
B. genetic Diversity
C. human Diversity
D. ecological Diversity
9. Which of the following value of species provides visual or artistic
enjoyment, like a forested landscape and the calming beauty of a
natural
park; or they may be used for spiritual meditation like the Prayer
Mountain?
A. aesthetic value

B. direct economic value

C. indirect economic value
D. ecological Biodiversity value
10. Which of the following types of biodiversity which has a variety of
different
habitats, communities and ecological processes?
A. species Diversity
B. genetic Diversity
C. human Diversity
D. ecological Diversity

C. Suggested Enrichment/Reinforcement Activity/ies

Directions: On a short sized- bondpaper write a slogan that implies a message to

protect the biodiversity of species.

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terms of attractive in though it may
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constructed neatness. messy
and not messy Good
construction
and not
messy
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exceptionally creative and creative and does not
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of thought and amount of thought was creativity
effort was used thought was put into
put into
decorating
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use of new new ideas of ideas and new ideas
ideas and and originality to and
originality to originality to create slogan originality to
create slogan create create a
slogan slogan

References:

Printed Materials:

1. Carmelita M. Capco (2002) Biology, Phoenix Science Series, Phoenix Publishing

Co., Inc. City Quezon, Philippines.
2. Science – Grade 10, Learner’s Materials, First Edition 2015
3. Earth and Life Sciences, (2016), Rex Book Store, Inc. (RBSI), Sampaloc, Manila,
Philippines.

Website

1. https://socratic.org/questions/how-does-diversity-affect-species-survival
2. https://www.khanacademy.org/science/high-school-biology/hs-evolution/hs-
evolution-and-natural-selection/a/hs-evolution-and-natural-selection-review
3. https://www.slideshare.net/JEvzOlliuqNobrac/science-g10-3rd-

Prepared / Edited by: LALAINE H. ROMANO

JSHT - 1

Reviewed by: JUVIMAR E. MONTOLO

Education Program Supervisor-Science

GUIDE

For the Teacher:

Advise the students to read the Reading and Discussion portion before they
attempt to answer the practice exercises. Let the learners go through the parts
sequentially to help them understand the topic easily. The Key Answers are for you
to refer during the checking. Don’t include it in the printing.

For the Learner:

Read thoroughly and understand the Self-Learning Home Task from the first part
to the last part. By doing so, will help you understand better the topic. If you still have
enough time, do it twice for more understanding. You can use a dictionary if you find
it hard to comprehend the science terms. Use a separate sheet for your answers.

For the Parent/Home Tutor:

Assist your child and make sure that he/she reads the Self-Learning Home Task
from the beginning up to end, to ensure proper understanding of the concepts. Don’t
feed the answer to your child. Let her/him do it of his own.

Assessment:
1. C
2. D
3. C
4. B
5. D
6. B ( Note: Pls don’t include the Answer Key in printing)
7. C
ANSWER KEYS:
8. A
9. A 1
Exercise
10. D
-Their answer may vary in the table and
their answers in the process questions

Exercise 2

1. Possible answers: The picture shows how diverse our ecosystem is.

2. Their habitat is suited for their survival and adaptation

3. Small mammals, answer may vary

4. Answer may vary