LESSON PLAN IN SCIENCE 10

Competency:

1. Explain why reproduction, variation and adaptation are necessary for the
survival of species.
Topic: Biodiversity and Evolution
COMPETENCY CODE: S10LT-IIIh-41
I- Objectives
1. Determine how organisms adapt to a certain environment for their survival.
2. Create a flip book about the life of a certain microorganism (how it reproduce
and adapt to a certain environment).
3. Appreciate how organisms reproduced.

II- Subject Matter

Materials
 Fact sheet
 Worksheets

III- Procedure
A. Motivation
 “USE and TUNE ME UP”
The students will be grouped into four (4). Each group will pick one of the
following words below then use and tune it up with their favourite song.
Evolution
Reproduction
Adaptation
Variation
1. Activity
A. Worksheet No. 1: “Four Clues, One Answer” (See Attached
Worksheet)
Note: Printed worksheets will be distributed to the students
2. Analysis/Discussion
A. How important reproduction is?
B. How does variation of organisms and environmental changes help them to
adapt and survive on a certain environment?
C. Why is it reproduction, adaptation and variation necessary for the survival of
the species?
3. Abstraction
 Organisms inhabiting the Earth have changed overtime, their structures, traits
and abilities allowed them to adapt and survive in their environment. .
 Organism that is adapted and has structures fitted to survive in a given
environment would likely produce offspring.
 Organisms with the best and desirable traits would likely adapt to environmental
change.
 4. Application
A. Worksheet 2: “All About Me ” (See Attached Worksheet)
5. Evaluation
 The students will create a flip book about the life of a certain organism
(how it reproduce and adapt to a certain environment).
IV- Assignment
Brief discussion: A process Common among
1. Can destruction of our natural involving no sex plants and
cells. protists.
resources affect the survival of Formation of new
The offspring is
species? How? Cite an example. offspring within a
identical to its
References: short period of
parent.
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worksheets

Learner’s Material

It is important Worksheet No. 1

for the survival This could be in “Four Clues, One Answer”
of all living asexual
things. processes.
It could be also It produces new
in sexual offspring.
processes.

A. __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __
 Female comes Females begin by
They have both
laying clutch of
the female andwhen
into heat
they eggs.
maleare 6 weeks
old.
reproductive
organs.
Their eggs are
Male sheds sperm over always laid in a
the eggs to fertilize them. body of water.
The one that is The oneThey also
that is make
exercisingMales
the role
canofbe a often exercising thebabies
like humans too. D.__ __ __ __
male will
be grow
fertilea as youngrole of a female
Spermassack.
6 weeks too. will bite it off.
Learner’s Material

F.__ __ __ __ __ __ __
E.__ Worksheet 2:
Sperm cell New individual “Who Really Am I?”
fuses with Egg develops from a Directions: Choose and cut a picture then
cell. zygote. paste it on the space provided before the
Produces a descriptions of a certain organism.
greater chance
Common
of variation
among animals.
within a
species.

C.__ __ __ __ __ __
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Learner’s Material

A.

I am protected from the predators with

my thick spines.

I often curl into a ball to hide from

something that is threatening.

I sometimes scrape a small hole with

my soft belly into the ground

B.
 I have one or two humps that store fat.

I can survive for a week without water

and for months without food.

I am a company to those who transport

goods.

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Learner’s Material
C.

I live in the Arctic. I hibernate through

the coldest part of the year

I have thick fur that helps me keep warm

on land.

I have layers of fat that keep me warm

when I swim on the cold water

D.
 I have dry scaly skin, clawed feet and
external ear openings.

I live in tropical and sub-tropical regions.

I have venom-secreting glands in my

mouth to protect myself from predators.

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FACT SHEET NO.1

 Evolution refers to the theoretical process by which all species develop from
earlier forms of life. According to this theory, natural variation in the genetic
material of a population favors reproduction by some individuals more than
others, so that over the generations all members of the population come to
possess the favourable traits.
 Reproduction refers to the production of offspring or new individuals through
sexual or asexual .
Two types of Reproduction
1. Sexual Reproduction- reproduction that involves the union of male and
female gametes, each contributing half of the genetic makeup of the
resulting zygote.
2. Asexual Reproduction- refers to the formation of new individuals without
involving sex cells.
  Adaptation is the ability of the organisms to adjust and thrive in a given
environment. Organism that is adapted and has structures fitted to survive in a
given environment would likely produce offsprings.
 Variation refers to differences in traits of organisms in population. It increases
the chance of survival of living A process Common among
involving no sex plants and
things. Organisms with the best
cells. protists.
and desirable traits would likely Formation of new
The offspring is
offspring within a
adapt to environmental changes identical to its
short period of
parent.
and may gradually become better time
suited to survive in a given
B. A S E X U A L R E P R O D
environment. U C T I O N

Guide Questions: (Answers and Examples may vary)

1. What is the difference between sexual and asexual reproduction? Give at least
five (5) examples each.
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2. How does variation of organisms help them to adapt on a certain environment?

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Teacher’s Guide
It is important
for the survival This could be in
Worksheet No. 1
of all living asexual
“Four Clues, One Answer”
things. processes.
It could be also It produces new
in sexual offspring.
processes.

A. R E P R O D U C T I O N
 Female comes Females begin by
They have both laying clutch of
the female andwhen
into heat
eggs.
they
maleare 6 weeks
old.
reproductive
organs.
Their eggs are
Male sheds sperm over always laid in a
the eggs to fertilize them. body of water.
They also make
The one that is The one that is
babies
exercisingMales
the role
canofbe a often exercising the too.
like humans D.F R O G
male will
be grow
fertilea as youngrole of a female
Spermassack.
6 weeks too. will bite it off.
Teacher’s Guide
Worksheet 2:
E. CR HA T S
A. L E E “Who Really Am I?”
Sperm cell New individual A.
fuses with Egg develops from a
cell. zygote.
I am protected from the predators with
Produces a
my thick spines.
greater chance
Common
of variation
among animals. I often curl into a ball to hide from
within a
species. something that is threatening.
I sometimes scrape a small hole with
C. S E X U A L R E P R my soft belly into the ground
OD U C T I O N
B.

I have one or two humps that store fat.

I can survive for a week without water

and for months without food.

I am a company to those who transport

goods.

C.

I live in the Arctic. I hibernate through

the coldest part of the year

I have thick fur that helps me keep warm

on land.
I have layers of fat that keep me warm
when I swim on the cold water
D.

I have dry scaly skin, clawed feet and

external ear openings.

I live in tropical and sub-tropical regions.

I have venom-secreting glands in my

mouth to protect myself from predators.

Assessment

I- Read and understand each question carefully. Choose the best answer.

1. It refers to the ability of an organism to adjust and thrive in a given

environment.
a. Fitness c. Variation
b. Adaptation d. Reproduction
2. It is a theoretical process by which species change over time.
a. Evolution c. Reproduction
b. Variation d. Fossils
3. Which of the following statements supports about the variation among
organisms?
a. It refers to a single trait of organism in a population.
b. It increases the chance of survival of organisms.
c. Both a and b
d. B only
4. A process where sperm cell unites with egg cell.
a. Reproduction c. Sexual Reproduction
b. Asexual Reproduction d. Evolution
5. Which of the following statements supports about the adaptation of
organisms in the environment?
a. Organisms with the best and desirable traits would likely to adapt
environmental changes.
b. Organisms that are larger than the others will surely adapt the
environment easily.
c. A only
d. Both a and b
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MODULE 3
BIODIVERSITY AND EVOLUTION

Learning Competency:
Explain why reproduction, variation and adaptation are necessary for
the survival of species.

Competency No. 1(S10LT-IIIh-41)

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