Be Ready!

Before the music stops,

get one piece of puzzle.

We believed that you know
the food we eat in the
Galapagos island!
large seeds cactus plant buds small seeds insects
Large ground finch large seeds Cactus finch cactus

Vegetarian finch plant buds Medium ground finch small seeds

Woodpecker finch insects

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1. Explain the concept of biodiversity.
2. Differentiate the value of species in
various categories in maintaining the
stability in an ecosystem.
3. Appreciate the importance of
biodiversity in an ecosystem.
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1. How do you define biodiversity?
2. When do we say that organisms have direct
economic value? Indirect economic value?
Aesthetic value?
3. What specific roles do organisms have to
maintain stability in an ecosystem? Give an
example.
4. How do we maintain the stability in an
ecosystem?
 You complete me!
Biodiversity is a term that describes how (1)
_________
varied/same
varied living things are in a specific area. It can
varied/same

be (2) ____________________,
economically
economically/commercially and ecologically
valuable. It also affects the (3) stability/instability
_________________
stability of
an ecosystem. The greater(4)
greater/lesser _____________the
biodiversity, the more chances the stability can be
attained in the ecosystem. Human intervention greatly
(5)affects/benefits
_____________
affects the biodiversity in an ecosystem.
Directions: Choose the letter that best describes the following statements and write it on a ¼
sheet of paper.
a. biodiversity b. direct economic value c. indirect economic value
d. stability e. aesthetic value

1. Itusually provides visual or aesthetic enjoyment like the calming

effect of La Mesa Eco Dam Park.
2. The huge Narra tree of the Morong Plaza gives people shade and
fresh air.
3. An example is Lagundi capsule, a medicine for cough coming from
the leaves of vitex negundo.
4. It describes how varied living things are in an ecosystem.
5. It is achieved when an ecosystem can withstand changes that
occurs at any rate.
Answer Key:
1. e
2. c
3. b
4. a
5. d
 On your Science notebook, list 10
organisms found in your community
and identify its specific value.