ST.

JOHN PAUL II COLLEGE OF DAVAO

EDUCATION DEPARTMENT

Physically Detached Yet Academically Attached

LET’S INITIATE!
Activity. Answer each question comprehensively.

1.) Define parasitism, mutualism, and commensalism and give an example of each.
• Parasitism happens when one animal varieties (the parasite) benefits from another
living being (the host), ordinarily by living on or inside the host. In this relationship, the
parasite benefits and the host are regularly hurt. A few examples of parasites are
tapeworms, fleas, and barnacles.
• In mutualism, two species act in manners that benefit both by giving each food, safe
house, or another asset. One example of a mutualistic relationship is Humans and
plants. It is a well-known fact that plants and humans could not exist without each
other. This mutualistic relationship is based on the fact that humans utilize the oxygen
that plants give off and exhale carbon dioxide and plants use the carbon dioxide to
create that oxygen that the humans need.
• Commensalism is a connection that benefits one animal groups yet has pretty much
nothing, if any, advantageous or then again unsafe impact on the other. For
example, the remora fish can attach itself to a shark, whale, or large turtle and be
carried from meal to meal, feeding on scraps scattered by its host.

2.) . Differentiate the primary ecological succession from the secondary ecological
succession and give an example to each.

Primary ecological succession includes the progressive foundation of networks of

various species in dormant regions where there is no dirt in an earthly biological system
or no base dregs in a sea-going environment while secondary ecological succession is
a progression of networks or environments with various species create in places
containing soil or base dregs. This sort of progression starts in a space where an
environment has been upset, eliminated, or obliterated, however some dirt or base
dregs remains.
ST. JOHN PAUL II COLLEGE OF DAVAO
EDUCATION DEPARTMENT

Physically Detached Yet Academically Attached

3.) Differentiate the r-selected species and the K-selected species and give an example to
each.
r-selected species are those with a high rate of population growth (r). They will more
often than not have short life expectancies and to have many, typically little, posterity
and to give them practically zero parental consideration or assurance. They defeat
normally gigantic misfortunes of posterity by creating so many posterities that a couple
of will probably get by to imitate a lot more posterity to move this regenerative example
along. Models incorporate green growth, microscopic organisms, and most bugs. On
the other hand, K-selected species will generally recreate sometime down the road and
have few posterities with genuinely long-life expectancies. Normally, the posterity of K-
chose well evolved creature species creates inside their moms (where they are
protected), and are conceived genuinely enormous. After birth, they mature gradually
and are really focused on and secured by one or the two guardians, and at times by
living in crowds or gatherings, until they arrive at conceptive age and start the cycle
once more. Most life forms have regenerative examples between the limits of r-chose
and K-chose species.
ST. JOHN PAUL II COLLEGE OF DAVAO
EDUCATION DEPARTMENT

Physically Detached Yet Academically Attached

LET’S INQUIRE!
Activity. Answer each question comprehensively.

Criteria:
5 points = the answer is correct and provides a wide array of relevant information or context,
and not less than 5 sentences.
4 points = the answer is correct and provides relevant information or context.
3 points = the answer is correct and provides very minimal information or context.
2 points = the answer provided is somehow relevant to the concept.
1 point = the answer provided is not relevant to the concept.

1.) How would you reply to someone who argues that we should not worry about the
effects that human activities have on natural systems because ecological succession will
repair whatever damage we do?

I'd ask them to clarify for what valid reason they trust that we should not worry about the
effects that human activities have on natural systems because ecological succession
will repair whatever damage we do and to give me instances of where they think
they've seen it occur. Some of the time, that will occur. More often than not, in any case,
progression will occur, yet the plants filling in are invasives that can't uphold the nearby,
local untamed life's capacity to repeat. Territory is either excessively divided or
excessively attacked for that to happen more often than not.

2.) How would you reply to someone who contends that efforts to preserve species and
ecosystems are not worthwhile because nature is largely unpredictable?

However, the regular is generally erratic, there are parts we truly do know about. For
instance, we realize that over hunting one animal varieties may make another species
congest and ultimately ruin the entire natural surroundings. As we probably are aware
the unfortunate result, we ought to have effectively protected the normal framework
and keep away from the catastrophic event.
ST. JOHN PAUL II COLLEGE OF DAVAO
EDUCATION DEPARTMENT

Physically Detached Yet Academically Attached

LET’S INFER!
Activity. Human Population.

•
List two factors that may limit human population growth in the future. Do you think that
we are close to reaching those limits? Explain.

•
If the human species were to suffer a population crash, what are three species that
might move in to occupy part of our ecological niche?

• In future: land and super microorganisms; Water. Indeed, in light of the fact that
the populace is continue to develop while the land is restricted; the utilization of
anti-infection agents additionally makes issues. Squandering water is as yet an
issue to be tackled.
• Most likely some ominous. People's specialty in climate is muddled, on the
grounds that people are from one side of the planet to the other. Elusive out an
animal category can supplant people. There may be a few cornerstones animal
types who can change climate that once different by people somehow or
another to make another climate for different species.