Grade 8-Living Things and Their Environment

FOURTH QUARTER/FOURTH GRADING PERIOD

MODULE 3: Biodiversity
LEARNING COMPETENCY: Explain the advantage of high biodiversity in
maintaining the stability of an ecosystem
CODE: S8LT-IVh – 21

ACTIVITY # 1
What is the importance of biodiversity to ecosystems?

Introduction

Biodiversity is a key to an ecosystem’s stability. The more diverse an

ecosystem is, the more it is stable.

Objectives:
1. Differentiate low from high biodiversity.
2. Give advantages of high over low biodiversity.
3. Identify ecosystems with low and high biodiversity
4. Predict what will happen to an ecosystem with low biodiversity.

Materials

Photos of different localized ecosystems

Pencil/ball pen
Manila paper (by group )

Procedure/Observation

1. Get photos of various localized ecosystems from your teacher.

2. Together with your group mates,identify which of them have high or low
biodiversity.

Q1. Which ecosystem/s have high biodiversity? low biodiversity?

 3. Study the photo below

(Photo by Honey RitzelBarillo)

Figure 1. A corn plantation at Pugaan, IliganCity

Q2. Does it have a high or low biodiversity? Why do you say so?

Q3. What do you think will happen if pests attack the corn plants?

Q4. What happens when a strong typhoon comes and heavy flooding occurs?

Q5. How will thesecalamities affect the workers and owner of the plantation?
4. Examine the photo below.

(Retrieved from: lrmds.deped.gov.ph)

Figure 2.Reef fish and coral Olango Island marine park, Cebu.
Q6. What biotic components are present in this ecosystem?
Q7. Describerelationships and interactions occuring among these biotic
components.
Q8. Why is high biodiversity advantageous over low biodiversity?
Q9. What is the importance of biodiversity to ecosystems?

Application
Describe the status of biodiversity in your own locality. Is it high or low
biodiversity? Show some evidences such as videos or pictures.
Optional Localized Photos (for teacher)