SPECIAL ISSUES AND CONCERNS

IN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND

SOCIETY
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THE ROLE OF
BIODIVERSITY TO THE
SOCIETY
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Functional Diversity
The biological and chemical processes such as
energy flow and matter recycling needed for the
survival of species, communities, and ecosystems.

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1. List and discuss the reasons why you believe
Biodiversity is important?
2. Why endangered animals and habitat should
be protected?
3. Why should Ecosystems be kept healthy?
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1. Aesthetic and Scientific Value
The value of beauty and scientific discovery
cannot be measured, but are extremely important
to life on Earth.

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2. Direct Economic Value
Maintaining biodiversity has a direct economic value to
humans. Humans depend on plants and animals for food,
clothing, energy, medicine, and shelter.

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3. Indirect Economic Value
A healthy biosphere provides many services to humans
and other organisms that live on Earth.

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 4. Recreational Value
Human outdoor activities e.g., fishing, scuba
diving, jogging, mountain trekking,
plantation, and fruit harvest.

Sardines watching in Moalboal, Cebu Antidesma collettii (Bugnay)

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 5. Human Health value
Biodiversity can help people find better cure
for illness.

Euphorbia hirta Aloe vera

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6. Value of Human Rights in biodiversity
Indigenous people can continue to live in their
native land.

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7. Intrinsic Value
◍ Biodiversity should be preserved for its
own sake.
◍ Plants and animals have rights to live.
◍ People rely on wild places and creatures
for spiritual fulfillment.
◍ To be understood, biodiversity should be
experienced firsthand in the local
environment from a range of views
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DNA Structure

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Homologous structure

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Fossil Layers

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Similarities of Embryos

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Artificial Selection

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Threats of
Biodiversity

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1. Contamination of drinking water

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2. Pollution

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3. Food Safety

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4. Deforestation

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5. Mining

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Any questions?

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