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Envi Sci Week 3

The document provides a study guide for a university course on environmental science and meteorology, outlining self-study questions on topics like biodiversity, evolution, ecosystems, and threats to biodiversity. Students are instructed to research these topics through lecture notes, textbook chapters, and educational videos on endangered species like pangolins and turtles. A multiple choice quiz and written group report are assigned as assessments to be completed by certain deadlines.

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University of the Philippines

College of Science
Institute of Environmental Science and Meteorology
Env Sci 1
Environment and Society

STUDY GUIDE: WEEK 3 (3 hours), 24-29 Sep 2020

LECTURE TOPIC: BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY & BIODIVERSITY LOSS

Activity 1

Self-study. By the end of this week you are expected to know the answers to these questions:

1. What are the major components of the earth’s biodiversity?


2. How does biological evolution work?
3. What is the difference between biomes & ecosystems?
4. Why is biodiversity important?
5. What are the threats to biodiversity?
6. What is the status of Philippine biodiversity?

Refer to the following sources:


1. Lecture notes
2. Chap. 8, Botkin and Keller (2014)
3. Chap. 4, Miller & Spoolman (2016)
4. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DqC3ieJJlFM (pangolins)
5. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wt8hT_DxSRg (leatherback turtles)
6. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=exAMbKk8kLo (leatherback turtles)
7. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5uRVv7GGQM (pollination)

The videos on pangolin and leatherback turtles will help you recognize the characteristics and
habitats of these critically endangered species as well as the threats.
The video on pollination will illustrate species interaction and the resulting ecological services.

Activity 2

Multiple choice quiz.


This will be conducted through UVLE on 29 Sep 2020. The quiz will cover lecture topics from
weeks 1-3.

Activity 3

Written report. Write a report to answer and discuss the following question:
What are the threats to Philippine biodiversity? Provide case studies. You may include tables
&/or figures. Cite the references.
This essay is worth 10 points and should be done by group. Your answer should not exceed two
pages A4 paper, using 12 font size and single spacing. Save your file in pdf with this format
SURNAME1, SURNAME2, SURNAME3, SURNAME4_Written report.pdf. Deadline of submission is
30 Sep 2020. Submit in the designated dropbox in UVLE.

Here are some tips for writing written reports:


Correct attribution of sources through citations (make a list of references cited).
Clarity
Accuracy
Organization
Coherence
Grammar & typographical errors

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