Republic of the Philippines

Commission on Higher Education

Region V (Bicol)
OSMEÑA COLLEGES
Osmeña St., Masbate City

Date: July 10, 2018

Group Name: CIENTIFICOS LOCOS

For: MR. WARREN CERIN

College Instructor

Project Presented by: 1. RODEN P. GONZALES

2. DANICA RAÑOLA
3. IRISH JOHN GULMATICO
Students

Subject:

- Observation Activity in Ecology -

I. CIENTIFICOS LOCOS

II. OBJECTIVES
1. To determine the quantity of living species within the uncontrolled and controlled
Environment Specimen;
2. To distinguished the interplay of living organism in controlled and uncontrolled.
3. To understand the interrelation of the species within the uncontrolled and controlled
environment; and
4. To examine and understand the characteristics of every living organisms observed in the
area.

III. MATERIALS
 4 ruler size sticks;
 Straw; and
 Camera

IV. OBSERVATION
1. Preliminary viewing of the uncontrolled and controlled environment;
2. Upon viewing the area, take notes the observable details;
3. Afterwards, gather some relative information about the specimens/ observed organisms;
and
4. Compare and contrast the details/ notes with the research details

V. ACTIVITY PROPER
1. First, our group set a perimeter of 1x1 as restricted observable area.
2. Afterwards, we decided which area to be set as for our observation;
3. Wherein, notable observed Living Organisms were listed and observed using an open-
ended instrument.
4. Hence, our group take pictures of the observed Organisms and divided it into such as;
A. Flora; and

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B. Fauna
5. The group listed their observed organism noting their characteristics and consider each
facet that entails the said specimen, to wit;

A. Uncontrolled Environment
a. Flora

Observed Living Organisms Characteristics

Leave’s Shape: Spathulate

Dipsacus fullonum, syn. Dipsacus sylvestris, is
a species of flowering plant known by the
common names wild teasel or fuller's teasel,
although the latter name is usually applied to
the cultivated species Dipsacus sativus. 

Domain: Eukaryota
   Kingdom: Plantae
       Phylum: Spermatophyta
           Subphylum: Angiospermae
              Class: Dicotyledonae
                   Order: Dipsacales
                     Family: Dipsacaceae
Wild Teasel                          Genus: Dipsacus
(Dipsacus fullonum)                               Species: Dipsacus fullonum

Leave’s Shape: Ovate

Sweet white trillium is a perennial herb that
blooms from late March to early May. The
inflorescence is showy, and quite large compared
to others in the genus. This plant is typically found
on very rich soils of slopes and coves over mafic or
calcareous rock, often in or near seepage areas.
Kingdom: Plantae

Clade: Angiosperms
Sweet White Trillium Clade: Monocots
(Trillium simile)
Order: Liliales

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Family: Melanthiaceae

Genus: Trillium
Species: T.  simile

Leave’s Shape: Lanceolate

Parthenocissus tricuspidata, commonly called
Boston ivy, is a rapid-growing, deciduous, woody
vine that typically grows 30-50’ long or more. It is
a vigorous tendril climber that needs no support.
It clings to surfaces (e.g., brick, stone or wood
walls) by adhesive holdfasts (also called sucker
disks) located at the tendril ends. 
Kingdom: Plantae

Clade: Angiosperms

Clade: Eudicots

Clade: Rosids

Order: Vitales

Boston ivy Family: Vitaceae

(Parthenocissus tricuspidata)
Genus: Parthenocissus

Species: P.  tricuspidata

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Leave’s Shape: Ovate

This species is variable in appearance across
the world. It is a somewhat hairy plant that
has ascending, ungrooved flowing stems
bearing glossy yellow flowers about 25 mm
across. There are five
overlapping petals borne above five
green sepals that soon turn yellow as the
flower matures. It has
numerous stamens inserted below the ovary.
The leaves are compound, with three lobed
leaflets. Unlike Ranunculus repens, the
terminal leaflet is sessile.
Kingdom: Plantae
Tall Buttercup Clade: Angiosperms
(Ranunculus acris)
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Ranunculales
Family: Ranunculaceae
Genus: Ranunculus
Species: R. acris

Leave’s Shape: Ovate

Perilla is a genus consisting of one major
Asiatic crop species Perilla frutescens and a
few wild species in nature belonging to the
mint family, Lamiaceae. The genus
encompasses several distinct varieties of
Asian herb, seed, and vegetable crop,
including P. frutescens (deulkkae) and P.
frutescens var. crispa (shiso).
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots

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Perilla mint (unranked): Asterids

Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Perilla
L.

Leave’s Shape: Spathulate

It grows in swamps, along streams, bogs,
bayheads, backwaters, wet prairies, low
pinelands, pocosins, flatwood depressions,
preferring acid, sandy, or peaty soils.
The leaves are alternate, simple, oblanceolate to
oval, rounded or pointed at the tip, narrowed to
the base, thick, without teeth, smooth, sometimes
nearly evergreen, reticulate-veined, 4–10 cm long
and 1.2–3 cm broad. The flowers are crowded in
8–15 cm long racemes borne on the previous
year's twigs; each flower is 5–10 mm diameter,
with five white petals, and is subtended by a
Cyrilla racemosa slender bract. The fruit is a yellow-
brown capsule 2–3 mm long.
Kingdom: Plantae

Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Cyrillaceae
Genus: Cyrilla
Garden
Species: C.  racemiflora

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Leave’s Shape: Deltoid

An American sycamore tree can often be
easily distinguished from other trees by its
mottled bark which flakes off in great irregular
masses, leaving the surface mottled, and
greenish-white, gray and brown. The bark of
all trees has to yield to a growing trunk by
stretching, splitting, or infilling; the sycamore
shows the process more openly than many
other trees. The explanation is found in the
rigid texture of the bark tissue which lacks the
SYcamores elasticity of the bark of some other trees, so it
Platanus occidentalis is incapable of stretching to accommodate the
growth of the wood underneath, so the tree
sloughs it off.
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Proteales
Family: Platanaceae
Genus: Platanus
Species: P. occidentali
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Leave’s Shape: Lanceolate

Ctenanthe oppenheimiana, the giant
bamburanta or never never plant, is
a species of flowering
plant of family Marantaceae and is a native of
Brazil.[2] It is an evergreen perennial.
The cultivar ‘Tricolor’ is an ornamental variety,
which as a houseplant in the UK has gained
the Royal Horticultural Society’s Award of
Garden Merit.This plant can grow to more
than 1 m (3.3 ft) tall and broad, with long
narrow leaves up to 40 cm (16 in) in length.
These are dark green, heavily and irregularly
marked with cream stripes, and wine-red on
Cenante, Ctenante – the undersides.
Ctenanthe oppenheimiana Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Zingiberales
Family: Marantaceae
Genus: Ctenanthe
Species: C. oppenheimian
a

Campanula rapunculoides reaches on average

Creeping bellflower
Campanula rapunculoides
30–80 centimetres (12–31 in) of height, with a
maximum of 120 centimetres (47 in). The
stem is simple, erect and lightly pubescent
and the leaves are usually shortly hairy. The
basal leaves are triangular, narrow, with a
heart-shaped or rounded base, jagged edges

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and are up to 12 centimetres (4.7 in) long. The

upper stem leaves are sessile, lanceolate and
shortly stalked.
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Campanulaceae
Genus: Campanula
Species: C. rapunculoide
s

Leave’s Shape: Ovate

Leave’s Shape: Lanceolate

Molave is a medium size tree

which grows to 15 meters, the
leaves are compound with 3 leaflets.
The flowers are bluish, numerous, in
clusters at the end of small
branches. The fruits are round, dark
blue, 5 mm in size. Molave is well
known for
itsstrong, rough and durable wood
.

Molave Tree
Vitex parviflorz

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Leave’s Shape: Lanceolate

Buffalo grass (Paspalum
conjugatum P. J. Bergius) is a
spreading perennial grass with long
creeping stolons rooting at the
nodes. Culms are red-purple,
ascending to erect and 30-60 cm
high. Leaf blades are 8-20 cm long x
5-12 mm broad.

Sweet grass repels mosquitoes

Leave’s Shape: Elliptic

Datura species are herbaceous

sprawling annuals or short-lived
perennials, characterized by large
trumpet-shaped Fruit. The
fragrant flowers can be white, yellow,
pink, or purple and produce a spiny
capsule fruit with numerous seeds.
The leaves are simple and alternately
arranged, with lobed, wavy, or entire
margins.

Datura
Datura stramonium

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b. Living Organism

Living Organisms Observed Characteristics

Mosquitoes have thin, long bodies and

three pairs of extremely long legs. They
have scales along the veins of their wings
and long beak-like, sharp sucking mouth
parts called a proboscis. These
two features distinguish mosquitoes fro
m other flies. ... Mosquitoes feed on
sweet nectar, fruit, and other sugary
substances.
Mosquito
Culicidae

Adult cockroaches are small to

large insects (3 - 90 mm in length) and
usually have a broad flattened body.
The pronotum (a shield-like structure
on the top of the thorax behind the
head) often overhangs the body on
either side and covers the head.

Cockcroch
Periplaneta americana

The legs terminate in a hooked claw

which allows them to hook on and
climb surfaces. Only reproductive ants,
queens, and males, have wings.
Queens shed their wings after the
nuptial flight, leaving visible stubs, a
distinguishing feature of queens. In a
few species, wingless queens
Ant (ergatoids) and males occur.
Formicidae

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Typically, only a few inches in

length, some members of this
species have been known to grow to
a serpentine 14 inches.
Earthworms' bodies are made up of
ring-like segments called annuli.
These segments are covered in
setae, or small bristles, which the
worm uses to move and burrow.

We observed the earthworm’s movement

when being moved out of their habitat.
Their body is smooth and easily cut.
Earthworm
Lumbricina

B. Controlled Environment
a. Fauna

We observed that the common

goldfish has two sets of paired fins - the
pectoral fins and pelvic fins, and
three single fins- the dorsal, caudal, and
Gold fish anal fin. They lack barbells on the upper
Carassius auratus jaw, and lack scales on the head.

b. Flora

Green algae have chloroplasts that

contain chlorophyll a and b, giving them a
bright green color, as well as the
accessory pigments beta carotene and
xanthophylls, in stacked thylakoids. The
cell walls of green algae usually contain
Green Algae cellulose, and they store carbohydrate in
Chlorophyta the form of starch.

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