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Lesson 2 Biodiversity and A Healthy Society: Diagnostics

This lesson focuses on the interconnections between society, the environment, and health by examining biodiversity as a source of food, medicine, and other biological resources. It covers how biodiversity relates to (a) health and medicine, (b) food, (c) energy, (d) water storage and flood control, and (e) air and water treatment. Students are instructed to observe components of biodiversity in their backyard/garden and identify some benefits, such as Aloe vera being used in beverages and lotions as an antioxidant that treats sunburn and constipation, and bees pollinating many fruits and vegetables that are important foods.

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Lesson 2 Biodiversity and A Healthy Society: Diagnostics

This lesson focuses on the interconnections between society, the environment, and health by examining biodiversity as a source of food, medicine, and other biological resources. It covers how biodiversity relates to (a) health and medicine, (b) food, (c) energy, (d) water storage and flood control, and (e) air and water treatment. Students are instructed to observe components of biodiversity in their backyard/garden and identify some benefits, such as Aloe vera being used in beverages and lotions as an antioxidant that treats sunburn and constipation, and bees pollinating many fruits and vegetables that are important foods.

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Lesson 2 Biodiversity and a Healthy Society

This section focuses on the interconnections among society, environment and


health. It tackles the value of biodiversity as a source of food, medicine, and other
biological resources in relation to the consumption of goods. The lesson specifically covers
the relationship of biodiversity with (a) health and medicine; (b) food; (c) energy; (d) water
storage and flood control; and (e) air and water treatment.

Diagnostics
Instructions: Visit your house backyard/garden or the nearest one outside your house.
Observe the components of biodiversity that you can find and identify some of their
benefits. Use the table below.

Components of Biodiversity Benefits (e.g., food, health and medicine, energy)


 Many industries have been using the plant in their products
such as beverages, lotions, ointments, to name a few.
 Powerful antioxidant
Aloe vera  Reduces oral plague
 Often treats constipation
 Prevents Wrinkles
 Relieves Sunburn
 Can use to create soap
 Delicious and Loaded With Nutrients. Papaya is the fruit of
the Carica papaya plant.
 Has Powerful Antioxidant Effects.
Papaya tree(Carica papaya plant)  Has Anticancer Properties.
 May Improve Heart Health.
 May Fight Inflammation.
 May Improve Digestion.
 Protects Against Skin Damage.
 Delicious and Versatile
 Fights Inflammation
 Controls Blood Sugar Level
Dandelion  Reduces Cholesterol
 Lowers Blood Pressure
 Helps In Weight Loss
 Food that we consume each day relies on pollination mainly
by bees, but also by other insects, birds and bats.
Bees and other insects  Many domestic and imported fruits and vegetables require
pollination. Examples include avocados, soybeans, asparagus,
broccoli, celery, squash, and sunflowers for oil, cucumbers,
citrus fruit, peaches, kiwis, cherries, cranberries and melons.
 Can be one Ingredient for tinola
 Fights free radicals
Moringa(Malunggay)  Maintains hormonal balance
 Reduces inflammation
 Protects your cardiovascular system
 Use for medicines
 Powerful antioxidant
 Reduces oral plague
Feverfew  Often treats constipation
 Prevents Wrinkles
 Relieves Sunburn

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