Republic of the Philippines

CAVITE STATE UNIVERSITY-CCAT

Cavite College of Arts and Trades Campus
Rosario, Cavite

DEPARTMENT OF ARTS AND SCIENCES

GNED 06: SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, AND SOCIETY

LESSON 4: Genetically Modified Organism

Name: Lady Anne A. Rabin

Course/Year/Sec.: BSBM 201-E

I. Direction. Complete the table below. 10 points each.

Genetic Diversity Species Diversity Ecosystem Diversity

Explanation: Explanation: Explanation:

● Genetic diversity, ● Species diversity
based on the word refers to the ● Ecosystem diversity
itself, refers to the diversity of plants refers to the habitat
diversity of each and animals of each species. All
animal or plant that according to their living organisms
has its own set of biological have diversity when
genes. It means that organization, which it comes to
all living things we call species that ecosystems
have diversity live in a particular because they have
because of their location. different responses,
different genetic tolerances, and
characteristics. needs when it
comes to their
habitats.

Example: Example: Example:

● The varieties of
mango, which ● A good example of Some scenarios that show
include the carabao species diversity is ecosystem diversity are the
mango, the indian Australia's Great following:
mango, the Barrier Reef, which
alphonso mango, contains the world's ● Dogs can't live
the kesar mango, largest collection of underwater, but
and far too many coral reefs, with 400 whales can.
others to list, are a types of coral, 1,500 ● A polar bear can't
good example of species of fish, and live in a tropical
genetic diversity. 4,000 types of area, but a jaguar
The reason why mollusks. can.
there are many
different types of
mango is because
farmers used to do
plant breeding to
produce a new
 hybrid variety by
crossing two
dissimilar varieties.
It helps us bring
together the
features of both
varieties in a single
hybrid.

II. Using the Venn Diagram, compare and contrast In situ conservation to Ex situ Conservation. 10 points.

In Situ Conservation Ex Situ

Conservation

 This type of conservation

refers to conserving living  This type of conservation refers
 Its goal is to
organisms in their natural or to the conservation of living
conserve all
original habitat so that when organisms outside of their
living natural or original habitat so that
the time comes that they are
ready to be released, their
species. they can have someone who will
behavior and ways of survival control their species, assess
are all natural, like how they them for medical attention, and
used to be. protect them from predators. 

Prepared by:

ROMMEL MARIANO
Instructor, DAS