What is

Biodiversity?
Biodiversity and Stability

Grade Science 10
Quarter 3- Module 7
Most Essential Learning Competencies:

Explain how species diversity increases the

probability of adaptation and survival of organisms
in changing environments. (S10LT-IIIh-41)
Biodiversity
Used to describe the
differences or variations of
organisms in different
ecosystems.
 Ecosystem
Geographic area where plants, animals,
and other organisms work together to
form a bubble of life.
 Rainforest

Which area has

high biodiversity?
 *An ecosystem with high biodiversity has
various species of organisms.

*An ecosystem with low biodiversity does

not have various species of organisms.
Directions: Classify
the following into low
or high biodiversity

LOW BIODIVERSITY
Directions: Classify
the following into low
or high biodiversity

HIGH BIODIVERSITY
Organisms are a part of biodiversity and may be
• economically valuable (Generate income, shelter,
food, medicines, clothing)
• ecologically valuable (level of benefits: that make
up natural ecosystems provide to support native
life forms)

Organisms is important in maintaining

balance in the ecosystem.
THE VALUE OF SPECIES CAN BE DIVIDED INTO
VARIOUS CATEGORIES:

❑DIRECT ECONOMIC VALUE

❑inDIRECT ECONOMIC VALUE

❑Aesthetic VALUE
 THE VALUE OF SPECIES CAN BE DIVIDED INTO
VARIOUS CATEGORIES:
DIRECT
Species are sources of the basic needs of
ECONOMIC human such as food, clothing, shelter,
VALUE medicine and energy.

Rosy periwinkle “tsitsirika”

Vitex negundo “Lagundi”
 THE VALUE OF SPECIES CAN BE DIVIDED INTO
VARIOUS CATEGORIES:
inDIRECT A species has an indirect economic value
if there are benefits produced by the
ECONOMIC organism without using them.
VALUE

Planting Trees reduces flooding

 THE VALUE OF SPECIES CAN BE DIVIDED INTO
VARIOUS CATEGORIES:
Aesthetic Lot of species provides visual or artistic
VALUE enjoyment.

Pilgrimage Island Hundred

Puerto Princesa Subterranean Islands National Park
River National Park
 WHY
BIODIVERSITY IS
VERY
IMPORTANT?

It sustains through flow of energy the

food web on earth and contributes to
environmental stability.
WHAT IS Stability?
 Stability
The resilience to winthstand changes
that may occur in the environment.

An ecosystem rich in biodiversity will likely

be more stable than having a low
biodiversity.
 ACTIVITY
Direction: Give the value of the following organisms and
classify them according to their categories by putting a
check () on the space/column provided.
Organism Value Direct Indirect Aesthetic
Economic Economic Value
Value value
1.Dog
2. Mango Tree
3. Carabao
4. Flower
5. Bamboo
UPS AND DOWNS OF Population
Growth
WHAT IS Population ?
Group of organisms of the same species
that live in a certain area.
 Why population’s size
increasing or decreasing ?
Birth rate The number of births in a
(Natality) population.

Death rate The number of organisms that

(Mortality) are dying in a population.
“philippine eagle”
Monkey-eating eagle
POPULATION DENSITY
Refers to the number of organisms per
unit area.

If population density is high meaning there are

many organisms crowded into a certain area.

If population density is low meaning there are

very few organisms in an area.
Sample Population Density of people in a certain
community.
 LIMITING Factors that affect
population density

❑DENSITY-DEPENDENT LIMITING FACTORS

❑DENSITY-INDEPENDENT LIMITING
FACTORS
❑DENSITY-DEPENDENT LIMITING FACTORS
▪ Population growth
is influenced by
population density.

Ex.
Diseases,
competition,
Parasites,
Predation
 ❑DENSITY-INDEPENDENT LIMITING
FACTORS
▪ Abiotic factors in the environment that affect
population regardless of their density.

Temperature Natural disaster Human Activities Drought

LIMITING Factors that affect
population density

❑Immigration Movement of individuals into a

population.

❑Emigration Movement of individuals out of

a population.
Carrying capacity
-Maximum amount of population that
a certain area can support.
POPULATION GROWTH
POPULATION GROWTH

-Organisms reproduce at
constant rate.

- Depicts a J-shaped graph

POPULATION GROWTH
- Organisms reproduce
increasingly but gradually
decreases due to a finite
amount of resources

- Depicts an S-shaped curve

 SITUATION DENSITY-INDEPENDENT LIMITING FACTOR
OR DENSITY-DEPENDENT
The oil spill in Cavite area harmed
many aquatic organisms in the
vicinity.
An increase in population of house
lizards in Barangay Himpot causes
a decrease in population of
mosquitoes.
Population of wild boar decreases
because of deforestation.

A new strain of Dengue virus

breaks out in the country.