opic: Life on Earth 1. What is Biodiversity? 2. What are the threats to biodiversity? 3. Differentiate alluvial, molave & dipterocarp forests.

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Topic: Life on Earth

1. What is Biodiversity?

2. What are the threats to biodiversity?

3. Differentiate alluvial, molave & dipterocarp forests.

4. Why are the trees in a dipterocarp forest mostly large w/ straight cylindrical boles?

5. Why is the Mangrove also called tidal forest?

6. Why do rainforests contain more species of plants & animals than all the other parts of the world combined?

7. Give 3 importance of trees & forests.

8. What are the threats of biodiversity?

9. Where we can find the only pine tree in the Philippines?

10. In your own opinion, list 10 ways to improve, restore and protect our Biodiversity.

11. Research on the names of endangered or near-extinct plants & animals.

12. Where we can see flying lemur?

13. Where are the Pandaca Pygmea(smallest fish) found?

14. What living things perished when China constructed an artificial island in the West Philippine Sea?

15. How can we possibly restore life under the sea?

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