Earth and Life Module 4
Earth and Life Module 4
How do species change over geologic time? A species may be a population of plants or
animals which will breed to supply offspring which will then produce offspring themselves. The cause
that species (populations of different organisms) to arise, adapt to the environment, and become
extinct is due to the process of evolution that involves a series of natural changes. These are the species
of organisms that have originated through the process of biological evolution.
In this module, I will show you some very interesting topics about life that may surprise you as we
go on to the lesson. The module will also explain how populations of organisms have changed over
time, showing patterns of descent modification from common ancestors to produce the organismal
diversity observed today. You will explore activities that answer your queries about evolution and be
familiar with the present system of classification of organisms based on evolutionary relationships.
This module will help you explore the key concepts on topics that will help you answer the
questions pertaining to the process of evolution. You will learn more about how the population of
organisms has changed and continue to change over time, and its evolutionary relationships.
Hopefully, you will appreciate in understanding evolution that helps us solve biological problems that
impact our lives. This allows scientists to choose appropriate organisms for the study of diseases.
PRE-ASSESSMEN: Read and understand each item and choose the letter of the best answer. Write
your answer in the blank.
_____ 1. What refers to the change in the gene pool of population due to chance?
A. bottleneck effect C. gene flow
B. founder effect D. genetic drift
_____ 2. Which of the following happens when a small population of organisms
separates from the larger group to invade a new area?
A. bottleneck effect C. gene flow
B. founder effect D. genetic drift
_____ 3. What refers to any movement of genes from one population to another?
A. gene flow C. genetic variation
B. Bgenetic shuffling D. mutation
_____ 4. Who is the Father of evolution?
A. Alfred Russel Wallace C. Charles Darwin
B. Carolus Linnaeus D. Jean Baptiste de Lamarck
_____ 5. He proposed the theory of use and disuse.
A. Alfred Russel Wallace C. Charles Darwin
B. Carolus Linnaeus D. Jean Baptiste de Lamarck
_____ 6. He believed that populations grow geometrically while resources slowly
increase leading to competition.
A. Alfred Russel Wallace C. Jean Baptiste de Lamarck
B. Carolus Linnaeus D. Thomas Malthus
_____ 7. Who is the Father of taxonomy?
A. Alfred Russel Wallace C. Jean Baptiste de Lamarck
B. Carolus Linnaeus D. Thomas Malthus
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LESSON 1
Genetic Engineering
Objectives:
After the discussion, you should be able to:
1. Define genetic engineering.
2. Describe the techniques in genetic engineering as based from the situation given.
3. Appreciate the role of genetic engineering to human life.
1. What are the roles of the DNA, genes and proteins in a given trait?
2. How would you relate the individual trait or characteristics to proteins, genes and DNA?
3. Would the manifestation of a trait be affected once the DNA nor the genes are altered?
Why? Explain your answer.
Genetic engineering has been practiced since ancient times. Artificial selection is used to manipulate
genes indirectly by focusing on physical traits in organisms. Breeders select which organisms to mate with in order
ASSESSMENT
Directions. Distinguish the techniques in genetic engineering as based from the situations and examples given.
Write the letter of the correct answer on a separate sheet of paper.
______1. This is when animals with desired characteristics are mated to produce offspring with those desired traits.
Dachshunds were once bred to hunt badgers and other burrowing animals.
_____ 2. Creating an organism that is an exact genetic copy of another. They will have the same exact DNA as
the parent.
______3. DNA is cut out of one organism and put into another organism. A trait will be transferred from one
organism to another.
SUMMARY
• Genetic engineering is the process of changing the DNA in living organisms to create something new.
• Artificial selection is practiced to indirectly manipulate genes focusing on the physical traits among
organisms. This includes selective breeding, hybridization and inbreeding.
• Genetic engineering is referred to various techniques used for the modification or manipulation of
organisms through the processes of heredity and reproduction.
• This includes cloning, gene splicing, gel electrophoresis and DNA recombinant technology.
• Recombinant DNA technology use to remove and insert genetic sequences from and into other
sequences of another organism.
• The tools used in Recombinant DNA technology are restriction enzymes, vectors and host organisms.
PRE-ACTIVITY:
Inside the clouds write your own thoughts about evolution.
DISCUSSION:
ACTIVITY # 1: Discover the scientists who contributed to the historical developments of evolutionary
thoughts:
A N D W R I
CONTUNUATION OF DISCUSSION:
Charles Darwin formulated the theory of evolution by natural selection in his book “On the
Origin of Species” in 1859. It refers to a change over time and the process by which modern
organisms have descended from ancient organisms
Genetic drift is a change in the gene pool of a population due to chance. Examples of
genetic drift are bottleneck effect and founder effect. Bottleneck effect takes place when
population decreases due to various environmental factors such as fires, earthquakes and floods.
Gene flow is described as the movement of genes from one population to another. When
this happens, there is a tendency to increase the gene diversity in the populations.
Mutation occurs when there is a change in the genetic makeup caused by environmental
stressors. This process expands diversity of organisms.
Natural selection explains the difference in survival of individual and reproduce in a particular
environment.
better in a particular environment. Over generations, a heritable trait that provides a fitness
advantage may become more and more common in a population, making the population better
suited to its environment. This process is called adaptation.
The theory of evolution emerges from different lines of evidence, such as fossil records, modification
by descent, and the evidence from biogeography, genetics and other forms of evidence. Jean-
Baptiste Lamarck (1744-1829) and Charles Darwin (1809-1882) had different theories about how life
on earth got to be the way it is now.
Jean-Baptiste Lamarck (1744-1829)
Lamarck was a French biologist who is best known for his Theory of
Inheritance of Acquired Characteristics, first presented in 1801. He
believed that evolution was the “acquired traits” of a species that is
inherited by its offspring. His theory was that if an organism continually
used a structure to carry out a certain task, the structure used would
become physically modified over time to make the task easier. This
modified structure would then be passed on to any offspring. For
example, if a short-nosed elephant was continually stretching out its
trunk to try to reach the leaves high up in trees, it’s trunk would stretch
and become longer over time, and any babies that it had would be
born with longer trunks. Lamarck also believed that when body parts
were not being used, such as the human appendix, they gradually disappear. Eventually, people will
be born without these parts. Lamarck believed that evolution happens according to a prearranged
plan and that the results have already been decided.
ACTIVTY # 3: Create a brief summary of the main differences between the two theories relating to
the point below. Use the following table for your summary
LAMARCK DARWIN
EVOLUTIONARY TIME
ROLE OF
ENVIRONMENT
ROLE OF ORGANISM
Activity 4
Look at the pictures below. This illustrates the evolution of phone. Describe each stage and
tell the changes occur in every phase .
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SUMMARY:
• Charles Darwin, known as one of the fathers of modern evolutionary theory, defined
evolution as an ongoing process of descent with modification. He theorized that certain
factors and pressures influence which organisms will survive and reproduce, thus passing
on whatever traits allowed them to survive in those conditions.
• It's this process that encompasses evolution. The theory of evolution is what causes
organisms to diversify to fit into various ecological niches and to develop characteristics
that allow them to survive and reproduce. Evolution is the gradual and cumulative
LESSON
changes that an2: INTERACTION
organism and INTERDEPENDENCE
undergoes throughout time.
Lesson 3
ECOSYSTEM
Objectives: After going through this module, you are expected to:
1. Identify biotic factors and abiotic factors; and
2. Classify biotic potential and environmental resistance that affect population growth.
PRE-ACTIVITY:
Look at the picture below. What do you see? List down as many living things and non-living
things in the table. Answer the questions below.
An ecosystem was defined as a dynamic entity composed of a biological community and its
associated abiotic environment. Often the dynamic interactions that occur within an ecosystem are
numerous and complex. Ecosystems are also always undergoing alterations to their biotic and
abiotic components. Some of these alterations begin first with a change in the state of one
component of the ecosystem which then cascades and sometimes amplifies into other components
because of relationships.
COMPONENTS OF ECOSYSTEM
A. ABIOTIC - are non–living things which have important roles in the survival of the living organism in
an ecosystem. The most important abiotic components are the following:
Water
• Water is life.
• All living things need water.
• 50% of most living thing is composed of water
• It is considered as universal solvent since it dissolves other substances.
• It carries nutrients to cells and wastes away from them.
Air
• Humans, plants, and animals will not be able to survive without air.
• It is a mixture of clear gases like oxygen gas (O2), carbon dioxide (CO2), nitrogen gas (N2),
hydrogen gas (H2), and etc. that we breathe.
Soil
• It is made up of small particles of rock mixed with decomposed living things like animals.
• It is where the plants get their water and nutrients for growth and development.
• Its composition varies from one place to another
Temperature
2. CONSUMERS (Heterotrophs):
- Organisms that cannot make their own food; they depend upon
producers for food. Example: animals
- Consumers are the organisms that feed on other organisms to survive. They consume the food
materials prepared by the producers (autotrophs). Hence, consumers are called as
heterotrophic organisms.
-Depending upon their food habits, consumers are classified into primary,
secondary and tertiary consumers.
a. The PRIMARY CONSUMERS solely feed on plants. Herbivores are plant
eaters - grasshopper, rabbit, goat, sheep – these animals are primary
consumers.
b. The SECONDARY CONSUMERS feed on some primary consumers.
- Carnivores - are flesh eaters. Example: Hawks ,Tiger and Lion
- Omnivores (Biophages) - eat both plants and animal flesh. Example:
cockroaches, fox, humans
- Secondary consumers are those which predate on primary
consumers.
3. DECOMPOSERS (Detritus):
- Decompose or break down chemicals from producers and
consumers into simpler form which can be reused. Example: bacteria and fungi
- They are also called as micro consumers. They depend on dead organic matter for their food.
They are chiefly microorganisms like bacteria and fungi. They break the complex organic
matter found in plant and animal bodies, and release simple substances. These substances will
be used by autotrophs once again.
- Earthworms use this dead organic matter for their food. They are called as secondary
decomposer.
ACTIVITY # 5:
Read the words in the word box. Sort the biotic and abiotic factors into their proper column.
BIOTIC ABIOTIC
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Environmental resistance refers to the factors that can limit the growth of a populace. It includes
predators, competitors, disease, lack of food and water and unsuitable habitat.
The biotic potential and environmental resistance influence the carrying capacity which is
defined as the maximum number of individuals that an ecosystem can support.
Biotic and abiotic factors that prevent the persistent development of a population like food,
water and space are called limiting factors.
ACTIVITY # 6:
Look at the pictures. Write something about each picture.
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7. What factors control the increase of population?
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SUMMARY
Answer Keys:
PRE-ASSESSMENT:
1. A 11. C
2. A 12.A
3. D 13.D
4. A 14.D
5. B 15.C
6. D 16.D
7. D 17.A
8. A 18.C
9. D 19.C
10. C 20.C
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