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Question 1

One natural process that needs serious attention is nutrient cycling. In nature, nutrients pass from the environment to the organisms and back to the environment. Any disruption in the cycle can bring about imbalance. Our nature knows everything. Sometimes, it knows what is best for us.

Answer 1

Nature knows best

Question 2

Each organism plays a fundamental role in nature. Since such occupational or functional position, otherwise known as niche, cannot be simultaneously occupied by more than one specie, it is apparent that all living things must be considered as invaluable in the maintenance of homeostasis in the ecosystem.

Answer 2

All forms of life are important

Question 3

This principle is best exemplified by the concept of the ecosystem. In an ecosystem, all biotic and abiotic components interact with each other to ensure that the system is perpetuated. Any outside interference may result in an imbalance and the deterioration of the system.

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Everything is connected to everything else

Question 4

It is said that the only permanent thing is change. Our world is constantly changing and nothing is permanent anymore. Even each day humans try to change their living to fit in to the world.

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Evrything Changes

Question 5

When a piece of paper is thrown away, it disappears, but it does not cease to exist. It ends up else were. Everything goes somewhere and nothing goes nothing it has its own way to go.

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Everything must go somewhere

Question 6

Just how long would the earth be able to sustain demand son its resources? This is a question that needs serious reflection. Unless the factors of population growth, lifestyles, and polluting technologies are checked, the collapse of the earth might be inevitable.

Answer 6

Ours is a finite earth

Question 7

Among all creatures, humans are the only ones made in God’s image and have been given the right to have dominion over all His creations. Being the most intelligent and gifted with reason, humans are capable of manipulating creation to their own advantage. We are made not to rule the world but to help the world. Humans are God’s creation, and we need to take care of everything.

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Nature is beautiful, and we are stewards of God’s creation

Question 8

refers to the ability to meet the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.

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Sustainability

Question 9

This emphasizes the fair and just treatment of individuals and communities. Social sustainability involves promoting social equity, human rights, labor rights, and community development. It aims to create inclusive and diverse societies where everyone has access to basic needs and opportunities.

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Social Sustainability

Question 10

This involves fostering economic systems that are resilient and capable of providing stable employment, fair wages, and long-term prosperity. It encourages practices that support economic growth without compromising social and environmental well-being

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Economic Sustainability

Question 11

This involves fostering economic systems that are resilient and capable of providing stable employment, fair wages, and long-term prosperity. It encourages practices that support economic growth without compromising social and environmental well-being

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Economic Sustainability

Question 12

This focuses on minimizing the impact of human activities on the environment, preserving biodiversity, and ensuring the responsible use of natural resources. It involves practices such as renewable energy adoption, waste reduction, and conservation of ecosystems.

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Environmental Sustainability

Question 13

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are a set of 17 global goals established by ———in 2015

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United Nations

Question 14

The official name of this agenda is the ————

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2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development

Question 15

is defined as the functional unit of our environment, it provides a vast amount of goods and services that are needed by the organism to thrive and survive.

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Ecosystem

Question 16

Act directly on the growth, survival, reproduction, and movement of individuals.

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Climatic Factors

Question 17

Affect the organisms (bacteria, plant life etc.) that define certain types of ecosystems.

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Edaphic Factors

Question 18

Are those associated with the physical nature of the area. The main physiographic factors we will look at are slopes, aspect and altitude.

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Physiographic Factors

Question 19

The primary consumer feeds on living plants

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Grazing Pathway

Question 20

• Primary consumer feeds on dead plant matter

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Detritus Pathway

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Natural regions affected by man’s interferences.

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Artificial Ecosystem

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Basically classified into two major types.
● Aquatic ecosystem
● Terrestrialecosystem

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Natural Ecosytem

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-Ecosystems that exist on land
- Distinguished from aquatic
ecosystems by the lower availability of water and the consequent importance of water as a limiting factor.

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Terrestrial Ecosystem

Question 24

are natural processes or exchange of energy that take place in various plant and animal communities of different biomes of the world.

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Ecosystem Functions

Question 25

An ecosystem which is located in a body of water.

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Aquatic Ecosytem

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The biggest of all ecosystems

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Marine Ecosystem

Question 27

Plants and algae are important to ———— ecosystem.

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freshwater

Question 28

services which nature provides us with and which contribute to human well-being.

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Ecosystem Services

Question 29

Any type of benefit to people that can be extracted from nature

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Provisioning

Question 30

Any services that regulate and maintain ecosystem processes, and in so doing, support ecosystem functioning and productivity.

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Regulating

Question 31

Ecosystem services that are necessary for the maintenance of all other ecosystem services.

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Supporting

Question 32

are the non-material benefits people obtain from nature.

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Cultural Ecosystem Services

Question 33

is defined as the number of organisms of the same species that live in a particular geographic area at the same time, with the capability of interbreeding.

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Population

Question 34

is an undesirable condition where the number of the existing human population exceeds the actual capacity of earth.

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Overpopulation

Question 35

In ————- allowed humans to increase food production using fertilizer, herbicides and pesticides and yield further.

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20th Century

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perhaps the biggest reason why the balance has been permanently disturbed.

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Technological Advancement

Question 37

As per the———-, approximately 150 million children are currently working in countries having few child labor laws.

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UNICEF

Question 38

It made possible for couples who are unable to conceive undergo fertility treatment methods and have their own babies which leads to a rise in the birth rate.

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Technological Advancement in Fertility Treatment

Question 39

People settle to a more developed countries which eventually make those places overcrowded. Which leads to more demand of resources.

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Immigration

Question 40

Most developing countries have a large number of people who are illiterate, living below the poverty line and have no or little knowledge about family planning.

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Lack of Family Planning

Question 41

Poor family planning on the part of partners can lead to unexpected pregnancies.

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Poor Use of Contraceptives

Question 42

Causes of Overpopulation

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Decline in Death Rate Agricultural Advancement Better Medical Facilities Child Labor Technological Advancement in Fertility Treatment Immigration Lack of Family Planning Poor Use of Contraceptives

Question 43

Earth can only produce a limited amount of water and food, which is failing short for the current needs.

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Depletion of Resources

Question 44

Overpopulation in developing countries puts a major strain on the resources it should be utilizing for development. Conflicts over water are becoming a source of tension between countries, which could result in wars.

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Conflicts and War

Question 45

There are fewer jobs to support a large number of people.

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Rise in Unemployment

Question 46

The difference between demand and supply continues to expand due to overpopulation, it raises the prices of various essential commodities, including food, shelter, and healthcare.

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High Cost of Living

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Poverty is linked to many environmental and social reasons, including : ● Overcrowded and unhygienic living conditions ● Malnutrition ● Inaccessible, inadequate, or non- existent health care

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Pandemic and Epidemics

Question 48

When the availability of resources is scarce, starvation, malnutrition, along with ill health and diseases caused by diet-deficiency such as rickets become more likely.

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Malnutrition, Starvation, and Famine

Question 49

Overpopulation is a major issue that creates immense pressure on the world’s freshwater supplies.

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Water Shortage

Question 50

Due to shortage of resources in these countries resulting in less access to medical care, freshwater, food and jobs.

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Lower Life Expentancy

Question 51

Farming practices have evolved to produce enough food required to feed a larger number of people.

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Increased Intensive Farming

Question 52

According to 70% science community human activities are changing global temperatures.

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Faster Climate Change

Question 53

Intensive farming, or through deforestation to create new farm lands, which in turn can have negative outcomes.

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Farming Impacts

Question 54

leads to a reduced ability to capture CO2.

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Deforestation

Question 55

One of its causes is the agricultural runoff of excess fertilizers which depletes oxygen from water and results in significant negative impacts for marine life.

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Eutrophication

Question 56

Only 2.5 percent of water resources are fresh water, and just a small fraction of that is available as unpolluted drinking water.

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Loss of Fresh Water

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Possible Solution to Overpopulation

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EDUCATION FAMILY PLANNING AWARENESS Education for a Girl Child TAX CONCESSION

Question 58

is defined as the science, art, or practice of cultivating the soil, producing crops, and raising livestock and in varying degrees the preparation and marketing of the resulting products.

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AGRICULTURE

Question 59

Palawan's economy is basically agricultural.The three major crops

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Palay, corn and coconut

Question 60

Otherwise known as TAMA An act creating the philippine institute of traditional and alternative Health care (PITAHC) to accelerate the development of traditional and alternative health care in the Philippines, providing for traditional and alternative health care development fund and for other purposes.

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Republic act 8423 Traditional ang Alternative Medicine Act of 1997

Question 61

Primarily aims in realizing equitable distribution of benefits and opportunities through the empowerment of the small farmers

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Republic Act no. 7607 "Magna Carta of Small Farmers"

Question 62

An act instituting a comprehensive agrarian reform program to promote social justice and industrialization, providing the mechanism for its implementation, and for other purposes

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Republic Act No. 6657 Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Law

Question 63

To improve the conditions of farmers and fisherfolk and increase their productivity to meet the demands of the growing markets locally and abroad.

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Republic Act no. 8435 “The Agriculture and Fisheries Modernization Act of 1997”

Question 64

using the new technologies to develop and empowered agricultural innovators

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Smart Farming

Question 65

irrigation, fertilizers, and pesticides at variable rates, depending on the needs of crops, rather than uniformly applying them at set times, quantities, and frequencies.

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Precision farmig

Question 66

Act of changing the current use of an agricultural land into non-agricultural use.

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Land Conversion

Question 67

Due to the fast industrialization of our country, many people prefer to do industrialized work instead of planting crops for the nation to eat. Our farmers have started to grow old, and only few are replacing our old farmers.

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Decline in Agricultural Workforce

Question 68

Thepurchaseandwarehousingof large quantities of a commodity by a speculator with the intent of benefiting from future price increases.

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Hoarding

Question 69

is a gardening practice that grows plants in water and nutrient solutions.

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Hydroponics

Question 70

suspends the roots of the crops in the air, with emitters intermittently spraying them with water and nutrients.

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Aeroponics