Module # 6 Biodiversity and Genetically Modified Organisms
Lesson 1: Biodiversity and Healthy Society (COVID – 19 Issues)
Intended Learning Outcomes:
At the end of the lesson, student should be able to:
1. Determine the interrelatedness of society, environment, and health.
2. Identify and know the basic information of COVID -19.
Introduction:
The number of species of flora, fauna, and microbial organism, the enormous
diversity of genes in these species, the varied ecosystems of Earth, such as deserts,
rainforests and coral reefs are all part of a biologically diverse planet and all of which
together forms biodiversity. Not only that it refers to those rare and endangered forms of
life but these also must include those that we’re not seen in the naked eye so to speak
with different forms of viruses and bacteria. All of these species together with the genes
they have, and their environment. Thus, we can consider to have biodiversity into three
levels
1. Genetic level. This refers to the genetic differences between specific or certain
species
2. Species level. This refers to the place in which specific kind of flora or fauna
occur in varying shapes, sizes and color.
3. Ecosystem level. This refers to a place or environment having number of species
which depend on each other
A proper and suitable conservation and sustainable development strategies attempt
to recognize this as essential to any approach to preserving biodiversity.
Content:
Biodiversity is important in sustaining all forms of life on the planet. The
condition of the natural habitat where we thrive greatly depends on a lasting diversified
and balance environment. If there is one species that have been lost in an ecosystem,
, then the rest of the species in that particular ecosystem will be greatly affected by the
lost. If a predator is lost in an agricultural farm then there would be no species who
would eradicate small animals and even pest who eats from the crops that are found in
the area. Therefore, biodiversity plays an essential role in ensuring good harvest and
maintain a lasting natural resource. More over biodiversity safeguards us for a fresh air,
enough supply of water and fertile soil where we can plant our crops.
Essentials of Biodiversity
We may not have realized it but our health highly reliant of biodiversity.
Sustaining food supply, providing us source of supplements, nutrients, various forms of
vitamins and minerals and a lot of forms of medicines are among the essential reasons
why biodiversity is highly essential to us. These are also among the reasons of
mankind in supporting the provisions for fresh water and clean air. Thus, also
contributing to economic and cultural enrichment. Undoubtedly it will be difficult for us
mankind to achieve a healthy society without having us to take care or maintaining out
biodiversity. However, there are still threats to biodiversity that hinders mankind to
achieve a universal good health
Abrupt and slow changes in our biodiversity can cause severe and unpredictable
effects on an overall health of living things to include mankind. Clearing of land to
provide additional areas for residential purpose for instance could be a cause for human
to be in closer contact to species of animals that may spread diseases not only to
humans but also to other animals. These may also cause the imbalance for certain
ecosystem reducing the equal distribution of predators that controls disease carrying
organism to be in contact to humans
Biodiversity an essential source of medicines and great opportunity for medical
research
Clearing of land may bring about the loss of plants and other organisms useful in
medical research or that may contain substances used as medicines. Biodiversity loss
can impact greatly on traditional medicinal practices that utilize wild animals and plants.
Some modern drugs are also derived from wild species like inter alia pain killers like
2
Lesson 1: Biodiversity and Healthy Society (COVID – 19 Issues)
Intended Learning Outcomes:
At the end of the lesson, student should be able to:
1. Determine the interrelatedness of society, environment, and health.
2. Identify and know the basic information of COVID -19.
Introduction:
The number of species of flora, fauna, and microbial organism, the enormous
diversity of genes in these species, the varied ecosystems of Earth, such as deserts,
rainforests and coral reefs are all part of a biologically diverse planet and all of which
together forms biodiversity. Not only that it refers to those rare and endangered forms of
life but these also must include those that we’re not seen in the naked eye so to speak
with different forms of viruses and bacteria. All of these species together with the genes
they have, and their environment. Thus, we can consider to have biodiversity into three
levels
1. Genetic level. This refers to the genetic differences between specific or certain
species
2. Species level. This refers to the place in which specific kind of flora or fauna
occur in varying shapes, sizes and color.
3. Ecosystem level. This refers to a place or environment having number of species
which depend on each other
A proper and suitable conservation and sustainable development strategies attempt
to recognize this as essential to any approach to preserving biodiversity.
Content:
Biodiversity is important in sustaining all forms of life on the planet. The
condition of the natural habitat where we thrive greatly depends on a lasting diversified
and balance environment. If there is one species that have been lost in an ecosystem,
, then the rest of the species in that particular ecosystem will be greatly affected by the
lost. If a predator is lost in an agricultural farm then there would be no species who
would eradicate small animals and even pest who eats from the crops that are found in
the area. Therefore, biodiversity plays an essential role in ensuring good harvest and
maintain a lasting natural resource. More over biodiversity safeguards us for a fresh air,
enough supply of water and fertile soil where we can plant our crops.
Essentials of Biodiversity
We may not have realized it but our health highly reliant of biodiversity.
Sustaining food supply, providing us source of supplements, nutrients, various forms of
vitamins and minerals and a lot of forms of medicines are among the essential reasons
why biodiversity is highly essential to us. These are also among the reasons of
mankind in supporting the provisions for fresh water and clean air. Thus, also
contributing to economic and cultural enrichment. Undoubtedly it will be difficult for us
mankind to achieve a healthy society without having us to take care or maintaining out
biodiversity. However, there are still threats to biodiversity that hinders mankind to
achieve a universal good health
Abrupt and slow changes in our biodiversity can cause severe and unpredictable
effects on an overall health of living things to include mankind. Clearing of land to
provide additional areas for residential purpose for instance could be a cause for human
to be in closer contact to species of animals that may spread diseases not only to
humans but also to other animals. These may also cause the imbalance for certain
ecosystem reducing the equal distribution of predators that controls disease carrying
organism to be in contact to humans
Biodiversity an essential source of medicines and great opportunity for medical
research
Clearing of land may bring about the loss of plants and other organisms useful in
medical research or that may contain substances used as medicines. Biodiversity loss
can impact greatly on traditional medicinal practices that utilize wild animals and plants.
Some modern drugs are also derived from wild species like inter alia pain killers like
2
