SHS

Earth and Life Science

Activity Sheet
Quarter 2 – MELC 1
Week 1
Origin of Life

REGION VI – WESTERN VISAYAS

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Earth and Life Science
Activity Sheet No. 1: Origin of Life
First Edition, 2020

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Introductory Message
Welcome to Earth and Life Science of Grade 11!

The Learning Activity Sheet is a product of the collaborative efforts of the

Schools Division of Iloilo City and DepEd Regional Office VI - Western Visayas through
the Curriculum and Learning Management Division (CLMD). This is developed to
guide the learning facilitators (teachers, parents and responsible adults) in helping the
learners meet the standards set by the K to 12 Basic Education Curriculum.

The Learning Activity Sheet is self-directed instructional materials aimed to

guide the learners in accomplishing activities at their own pace and time using the
contextualized resources in the community. This will also assist the learners in
acquiring the lifelong learning skills, knowledge and attitudes for productivity and
employment.

For learning facilitator:

The Earth and Life Science 1 Activity Sheet will help you facilitate the teaching-
learning activities specified in each Most Essential Learning Competency (MELC) with
minimal or no face-to-face encounter between you and learner. This will be made
available to the learners with the references/links to ease the independent learning.

For the learner:

The Earth and Life Science Activity Sheet is developed to help you continue
learning even if you are not in school. This learning material provides you with
meaningful and engaging activities for independent learning. Being an active learner,
carefully read and understand the instructions then perform the activities and answer
the assessments. This will be returned to your facilitator on the agreed schedule.

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Name of Learner: ____________________________________________________
Grade and Section: _______________________________Date: _______________

EARTH and LIFE SCIENCE ACTIVITY SHEET No. 1

Origin of Life

I. Learning Competency with Code

Explain the evolving concept of life based on emerging pieces of evidence
(S11/12LT- IIa-1)

II. Background Information for Learners

The Earth is believed to be 4.5 billion years old. The evolutionary history of
life on Earth traces the processes by which living, and fossil organisms evolved,
from the earliest emergence of life to the present.

The Origin of Life: There are many theories about the origin of life. Some believed
that living organisms were put to Earth by some divine forces. Others say that life
did not originate from Earth but from other planets. But among scientists, the most
accepted theory is that life came from inanimate matter. According to the
primordial soup theory proposed by Alexander Oparin and John Haldane, life
started in a primordial soup of organic molecules. Some form of energy from
lightning combined with the chemicals in the atmosphere to make the building
blocks of protein known as the amino acids.

Early Forms of Life: The first form of life is believed to have appeared some 3.5
billion years ago. The first evidence of life is found in microfossils. Microfossils
are fossils that contain the remains of tiny plants and animals. They are very small
and can be measured in millimeters, and some could only be identified under a
microscope. Some of the remains of organisms do not have a nucleus so they
were called prokaryotes. They are known to be the earliest forms of life. They
have survived the extreme conditions of the early environment. They started to
make their own food by utilizing the energy from the sun and the carbon dioxide in
the atmosphere. These are the photosynthetic organisms. The process of
photosynthesis produced more oxygen that changed the Earth’s early atmosphere.
This change in the atmosphere allowed oxygen-breathing organisms to exist.

The cyanobacteria are the first photosynthetic organisms to form. Their

microfossils are among the easiest to recognize. Their morphology remained the
same and they left chemical fossils in the form of broken products from pigments.
The first microfossil that showed remains of organisms with differences in structure
from the simple form of life was seen in rocks about 1.5 billion years old. They are

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larger than bacteria and have internal membranes and thicker wall. These findings
marked the beginning of eukaryotic organisms on Earth.
Multicellular organisms are believed to have evolved from unicellular
eukaryotes. Some single eukaryotic cells, like unicellular algae, formed
multicellular aggregates through association with another cell producing colonies.
From colonial aggregates, the organisms evolved to form multicellular organisms
through cell specialization.

Protozoans, sponges, and fungi came to being. The first fossilized animals
which were discovered 580 million years ago were soft-bodied. The continuous
process of cell specialization brought the emergence of complex and diverse
plants and animals, including human beings. Evidence from fossil layers proved
that different forms of life were present and have evolved through time. According
to Charles Darwin, organisms change over time as a result of adaptation to their
environment in order to survive.

Key Points!
• The first forms of life are the bacteria found on microfossils.
• Eukaryotic cells evolved from prokaryotic cells.
• Multicellular organisms evolved from eukaryotic cells through cell
specialization.
• The evolution of life is brought about by the changes in the environment
which are linked to changes in climate and geology.
• Evidence that life evolved is found in fossil records and molecular biology.

• This learning activity will enable you to demonstrate an understanding of the

historical development of the concept of life and the origin of the first life forms on
Earth that would make you appreciate and value life by taking good care of all
beings, humans, plants and animals.

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 III. Activity Proper

Directions: Study the diagram and answer the questions that follow.

Guide Questions

1. What was the first life form on Earth based on the diagram above?
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2. Based on the most accepted theory, life came from inanimate matter. What does it
mean?
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3. In your own understanding, what does the Primordial Soup Theory proposed by
Alexander Oparin and John Haldane state?
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Where did the first evidence of life found?
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4. What are microfossils?
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5. What made oxygen-breathing organisms to exist?
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 What are the first photosynthetic organisms to form?
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6. How did multicellular organisms evolve?

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7. What were the first fossilized animals discovered?

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10. Based on the Theory of Charles Darwin, why do organisms change over time?

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Additional Activities

A. Your mother bought some meat from the market one day. She placed the meat in a
pan but forgot to place it in the freezer. After some time, maggots were seen crawling
from the meat. What can you say about these outcomes?
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B. Place a piece of bread in a plastic container and leave it for three days. Observe what
would happen to the bread.

1. What do you see on the bread?

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2. What brought them there?

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V. Reflection (Provide reflection guide question)

What do you think?

If multicellular organisms came from unicellular organisms, then are all species
related? Why do you think so?
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VI. Answer Key

Guide Questions

1. Prokaryote
2. Living things come from nonliving, lifeless and inorganic matter.
3. Life started in a primordial soup of organic carbon-based molecules. Some form
of energy from lightning combined with the chemicals in the atmosphere to make
the building blocks of protein which are the basic composition of life.

4. Microfossils
5. Microfossils are fossils that contain the remains of tiny plants and animals. They
are very small and can be measured in millimeters and some could only be
identified under the microscope.
6. The process of photosynthesis produced more oxygen that changed the Earth’s
early atmosphere. This change in the atmosphere allowed oxygen-breathing
organims to exist.
7. Cyanobacteria.
8. Multicellular organisms are believed to have evolved from unicellular eukaryotes.
Some single eukaryotic cells like unicellular algae formed multicellular aggregates
through association with another cell producing colonies. From colonial
aggregates, the organisms evolved to form multicellular organisms through cell
speciation.
9. The first fossilized animals discovered 580 million years ago were soft-bodied.
10. According to Charles Darwin, organisms change over time as a result of
adaptation to their environment in order to survive.

Additional Activity

A. (Answer may vary based on students’ understanding) Example of students’

response is: “The lifeless meat the mother bought from the market resulted to the
production of living things which were maggots”.
B. Bread molds
Bread molds grow on bread because of the rich organic materials found in it.
They grow from tiny spores that float around in the air. When some of these
spores fall onto a piece of damp food or other materials, they grow into

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 molds. Sugar and carbohydrates fuel the growth of mold spores. This is why
our a bread left out in the open begins to grow visible mold after a few days.

IV. Reflection:
(Students’ answers may vary) Sample answer: “Yes! Because according to
evolution, we all arose from single-celled organisms that gave rise to
prokaryotes then evolved into larger and far more complex eukaryotes which
are cells that make up all multicellular organisms. If you look and compare
prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells, there are a lot of similarities in structures,
function and composition especially in the genetic materials and the unifying
characteristics being shared by living things.”

V. Other References

Campbell. Biology.10th edition. San Francisco, California, USA: Pearson

Education Inc.; 2014. Chapter 1: Inquiring about Life.
https://study.com/academy/topic/history-of-life-on-earth-lesson-plans.html
The Origin and Early History of Life.http://www.mhhe.com/
biosci/genbio/raven6b/graphics/raven06b/other/ch04.pdf.7 August 2015.
Activity adapted from Mr. WARLITO ZAMORA CANOY