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I am fascinated by the rich biodiversity of our research area. Having more kinds of living things seems pleasurable as we will be able to explore others more compared to what we already have. However, it may be detrimental as some species are not compatible with ours.

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The research area consisted of very diverse species. I have often found living things such as ants, bugs, and different kinds of trees many times.

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Name: Kapok tree
Scientific name: Ceiba pentandra
List how many of that living thing was found: I am not exactly certain but I have observed when I was in the area that there are two major trees.

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The team really feels happy and grateful because our chosen research area has a lot of different kinds of living thigs that we can observe, I just kinda feel sad because the team would not be able to observe around the campus physically.

For me, I do not wish to have more kinds of living thing within the campus, since the chosen research area already have a lot of living thing present.

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The sense of sight, hearing, touch, and smell were all substantially used by Dr. Xinema and Dr. Reynaldo to observe and study living things in their research. I wanted to add how they used their senses to work together with each other and the tools to provide useful types of information in their immediate environment to our record. Dr. Xinema and Dr. Reynaldo used advanced tools to record and study specific living things and their behavior.

I would be very pleased if I have the means to use the high-tech tools they used. But, it would still be ok to use magnifying glasses to observe living things closely.

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Like Dr. Reynaldo, I also love running and reading. I also have part Latino from my grandfather's roots in Mexico. However, we are different in a way of our age, appearance, and interests.

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Sight, or perceiving things through the eyes, is what we have used to observe the living things in our community. Also, I would say we have used an additional sense that is more subtle without any immediate input of physical senses. We re-created past experiences of vivid memories of how we perceived these living things through imagination.

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I noticed that the kinds of living things our team observed commonly were plants and animals. I guess these were chosen as they were easily distinguishable.

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Yes, since UP Diliman is a large place for a research, we can find a lot of different living things around it. Just by looking at iNaturalist we can say that there are a lot of living things arounf the campus.

Since we will be scattered at different place in the campus there would be a possibility that we can find a certain living thing many times. Especially those you can see anywhere like plants, ants and cats.

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English name: Elegant Zinnia
Scientific name: Zinnia Elegans
Plant
List how many of that living thing was found: I can’t give exact number of elegant zinnia plant around the campus since I can’t be there to count it one by one.

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Dr. Ximena used sense of hearing to hear the noise the different animals. She also used sense of sight to identify and locate the living things aside from the two stated she also used sense of touch and smell. On the other hand, Dr. Reynaldo used his sense of sight to look at the different forms and colors, he also used his sense of touch to identify the different kinds of plants he also used sense of smell and hearing.

Yes, using different senses will help us observe more since we would be able to touch the living thing, smell them and even hear the noise they create. But since it is pandemic the senses we can use is limited.

As of the tools they used, they used tools like go pros, magnifying lens and etc. to observe the living things more and to record noises they create and so that they can take a picture of that certain living thing.

As for the team, this tools would also be useful if we can go out there and take photos to other living things but since we can’t go outside to observe more, pictures and information on different websites will be useful.

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As I look at Dr. Ximena’s identity map, I can see some similarities to me like we are both female and have tan skin. My friends also says that I’m funny and can see things in a positive perspective and is optimistic. As I also looked at Dr. Reynaldo’s identity map, I can also see some similarities in some hobbies like listening and making music and also reading. I also have long and black hair.

There are a lot of difference too in our identity map, I don’t have brown hair and brown eyes like Dr. Ximena, I am not a male like Dr. Reynaldo. I live in the Philippines, unlike the both of them who lives in Peru.

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We used our sense of sight to observe the living things we observed within our community. Since we can’t go out to observe further more using other senses, we were able to describe this living things through our sense of sight.

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The group mostly observed plants and animals since it is pandemic and this is what we see often in our house or outside or house.

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Yes, there are a lot of living things around UPD. There are a lot of different plants, even animals/insects. Some of the plants that are uploaded in iNaturalist are basidiomycete fungi and rockweeds. While there are also a lot of animals/insects such as bugs, snails, and spiders.

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a. The members were able to observe different kinds of living thing as there were many organisms to choose from.
b. Yes, such as cats, star apple trees, grasses, mosses, ants, bats etc.

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a. UPD have a lot of different kinds of organisms. It has been protected and preserved, even if it is in a city, in order to maintain its rich biodiversity. I was amazed to find living things that I was not able to observe before.
b. There are many kinds of living things that can be found in UPD, and I am already content with that.

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English name: star apple
Filipino name: kaimito
Scientific name: Chrysophyllum cainito
Plant
List how many of that living thing was found: There are about 15 star apple trees in Ilang-ilang dorm, but I'm sure there are still more star apple trees around UPD.

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a) The research area have many different kinds of living things. The UP Diliman campus, as seen on the map, is one of the few green areas in Quezon City. With the abundance of trees, this provides the capability for other living things to live in the surrounding areas.

b) Since the team was scattered around the campus, this lessens the possibility of encountering the same species many times. Surely, there were living things that could be found many times but there were also a lot of living things to choose from that minimizes similar chosen species.

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a) Our team feels happy because in just the campus, we were able to encounter biodiversity in our research area. Additionally, we were able to discover more about the campus aside from the usual academic tasks we each must attend to. It lets us realize that there is more to studying academics and there are also other living things that we share the space with.

b) I do not wish to have more kinds of living things because adding more might disrupt the balance in the ecosystem. At this point, the UP Diliman campus can sustain on its own with the present living things that reside in it. If more species will be added, competition will thrive in the community and this might lead to the endangerment of species that are only present within the campus since the past. Despite that it may look pretty or seems like adding a new species is a good idea, doing so may do harm than good to our ecosystem.

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English name: Domestic Cat
Filipino: Pusa
Scientific name: Felis catus
Animal

List how many of that living thing was found: There are too many to count because they easily proliferate.

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a) Xinema used her her sense of hearing by listening to the noise of whales, dolphins, and fishes underwater. Sense of sight is used to identify and locate fish underwater. She used sense of touch for the fishes, sea turtles, or sharks but not for the corals. Above the water, she smells the seabirds and their guano. Meanwhile, Reynaldo sees the different forms and colors. He determines if the leaf or bark is leathery, rough, or soft which allows him to classify different kinds of plants through the sense of touch. When he slashes the bark, he smells the sap that comes out and determine if it is sweet or bitter. He uses the sense of hearing when in the middle of the jungle and there were potentially dangerous animals.

b) What I may want to and to our record is how systematic their use of their senses to observe and gather data on the different living things.

c) Ximena used drones under and above water. Additionally camera traps that record sound underwater, GoPro cameras, microscopes, rulers, and scales were utilized to gather data and observe them again offshore. Reynaldo primarily used handheld magnifying lens to look at the small parts of flowers or leaves that were not visible in the naked eye. Moreover, measuring tapes and cell phones were also utilized to gather data and observe them again right after.

d) We may use measuring tapes, rulers, and cell phone because those are easily found within the households and are within our budget as students while the others are professional equipment that are specifically used for intense research and are therefore expensive.

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Similar to Reynaldo, I’m male with black hair and also quiet and calm looking on the outside. I also like listening to music and reading. The things I had in common with Ximena is that we both have tan skin, thinks positive, and is optimistic. Unlike Reynaldo and Xinema, I am a Filipino, I do not wear glasses, I am fairly young, I am the eldest child, and I do not have interest in most of their hobbies.

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Unfortunately, the use of all the senses is not fully utilized because we instead imagined going out to protect each one from the risk of pandemic. However, it can be considered that the past interactions of the members with their chosen living things prior to the pandemic contributed to the accomplishment of the activity. Sense of sight was primarily used because we were able to visualize a vivid image of the living thing. Along with this, the sense of smell and hearing easily corresponds with sight.

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The team equally observed the living things categorized as plants and animals. There were three members who observed plants which are Hanna, Rhyjale, and Cassie and the other three members, Kristian, Kendra, and Juanito selected animals. The living things picked by the members are snake plants, mango trees, peppermint, stray dog, cow, and birds, respectively. It was a trend among the members that they chose living things based on what is prevalent on the immediate community they belong to and their individual experiences.

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a. Both of them used their different senses in observing:

sight- to identify and locate fish underwater; to observe forms and colors

hearing- to hear the noises of aquatic animals;, and also other animals like snakes to avoid danger

smell -to smell animals out of the water like seabirds and guanos; to smell things like sap and be able to identify them

touch - in handling animals; to feel the texture of organisms to help in the classification of plants

b. Definitely. I noticed that our observations were limited to what we saw and heard. It would be great to add more observations using our other senses.
c. They used devices in order to observe things that cannot be observed by their naked sense organs. For example, they used cameras to magnify things, and also to observe things in a large scale. They also use machines to record sounds underwater, and measurement tapes.
d. Yes, our smartphones.

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Like Dr. Ximena, I'm also a female, positive and optimistic, and I also love arts, sports, and the ocean. But unlike her I am not good in arts. I think others might also find me funny in my own language because I'm not that fluent in speaking it yet.

Dr. Reynaldo and I have black natural hair. We are both quiet, and we both love listening to music, reading, and doing physical activities. But unlike him, I am not calm.

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We mostly used our sense of sight. I noticed that our observations like their physical appearance, needs, habitats etc. were mostly based by what we saw about the living things. None among us mentioned about the smell and texture of the plants and animals. This is maybe due to our limitations to go out. I on one hand, used my sense of hearing as I observed the cow's moo.

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Our group observed plants and animals probably because it is what's available in our environment, and it is what's observable for us.

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The team's chosen research area has a lot and different kinds of living things that we can observe, and the campus is trying to protect it, and we're happy with that. But I feel sad that the team was not able to do the research physically due to strict quarantine.

As UP Diliman has various living organisms, I still wish to have more kinds of living things, so we can explore more about plants, animals, fungi, and bacteria. Also, having a lot of these may indicate that a certain area is a healthy environment. On contrary, having plenty of living things might not be healthy and be harmful to the ecosystem.

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I used the iNaturalist website to look at different living things that are living in UP Diliman. And yes, there are many different kinds of living things in the area.

Yes, there are living things that I found many times, ants, frogs, different fungi, and polypody families are often observed and found in the research area.

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Name: White-jawed Jumping Spider (Hentzia Mitrata)
Filipino: Gagambang talon

Scientific name: Salticidae
Animal

List how many of that living thing was found: I don’t have any information about the exact population of Subfamily Salticidae in UP Diliman. But there is a possibility that there are a lot of jumping spiders on campus.

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Dr. Ximena used her sense of hearing, sight, touch, and smell. She used her sense of hearing to hear the noise of the animals (whales, dolphins, and fishes. She identifies and locates fishes underwater by her sense of sight. Sense of touch to handle fishes, sea turtles, and sharks. Lastly, Dr. Ximena used her sense of smell out of the water. On the flip side, Dr. Reynaldo used his sense of sight to look at different forms and colors. He used his sense of touch to identify the texture of a leaf that allows him to classify the different kinds of plants. Sense of smell, and sense of hearing to be aware of the noise of the bees, wasps, and snakes that may bring danger to him.

Yes, because I believe that it would be better if the team used different senses to obtain a lot of information about the living things in our research area, but the pandemic brought limited chances for us to observe more. Besides, we must be aware of our safety.

In terms of tools, Dr. Ximena used drones underwater and flying drones above water. Also, she used camera straps, GoPro camera, microscopes, rulers, scales to capture, identify, and measure the underwater living things, and she used machines to record sounds underwater. While Dr. Reynaldo used a handheld magnifying glass to look at very small parts of leaves and flowers. He has a camera to capture living things and important details. Also, he brings measuring tape and a cell phone with him.

The team can use cell phones to capture living things, record information about seen living things, and record the noise by recording applications, if there are any. However, we are all in quarantine, so I think online access and websites are convenient.

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Dr. Ximena and I were both females, love the ocean, and we’re positive and optimistic individuals. But we have differences in terms of age, nationality, physical appearance, belonging group, and interest.

Dr. Reynaldo and I have long black hair, a big laugh, and we both love reading. However, our age, nationality, place we were in, and other hobbies were different. He loves running, and I don’t.

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Each of us used our eyes (sense of sight) to observe the needs of our chosen living things like how and where they acquired food and water to survive. Also, sense of hearing, as stray dogs bark, as cows moo, and the swing of branches and leaves of a tree.

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The team most often observed plants and animals. Because these living things can be easily seen in their home and belonging community. For instance, in terms of plants, Cassie’s mom is a plantita, so she observed peppermint for Part 1 Task 2 Act. Likewise, Hanna's mom is a plantita, and she has chosen snake plants. Rhyjale observed a mango tree, a planted tree of her neighborhood. For animals, Kendra sees a cow on the nearest farm, and she tends to observe it. Juanito observed his martinez bird. Lastly,  Kristian mentioned that there are stray dogs in their street.

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I feel grateful because I am living near UP Diliman, so it is very accessible to me (but due to pandemic, we cannot go and do research physically). And I am also thankful and happy for our chosen research area because we will never run out of living things.

Honestly, I am contented with our research area.

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English name: Mosses (Flowerless plant)

Scientific name: Phylum Bryophyta

List how many of that living thing was found: I cannot give an exact number. UP Diliman is a healthy environment for all living things because of its surroundings. There are a lot of trees and different plants, even insects/animals. And since mosses can grow in a moist environment, we can see a lot of mosses.

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Dr. Ximena used four different senses. First, a sense of hearing to hear the noises from the whales and fish. She also used her sense of sight to identify and locate the fishes. Next, she used her sense of touch to observe the corals, and lastly, she used a sense of smell when she was out of water. While Dr. Reynaldo used a sense of sight to observe different plants and animals. He even used his sense of smell to be aware of his surroundings. As researchers and scientists, Dr. Ximena and Dr. Reynaldo need tools and materials to record all the events and important information. For example, Dr. Ximena used a machine to record the sounds. She also used a camera and drone to record all the species under the sea. On the other hand, Dr. Reynaldo used a magnifying glass to observe plants, especially their tiny particles. He also used high-definition cameras and cell phone cameras.

As of now, we only used the senses. We are going to use tools like cameras to observe and record our chosen place. Our group can also use paper and pen to record and gather important information.

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Dr. Ximena and I have a bit of similarity. We both love arts and oceans. We also have the same attitude of being positive and optimistic. However, we are still different. First, we have different hobbies/likes. She loves sports which I dislike since I am not a sporty person.

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Due to the pandemic, our observation is too limited. In our group, we use the sense of sight, especially in observing what they need. Through using the sense of sight, we saw the problems and tried to make solutions.

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Our group mostly observed plants (Hanna, Jann, and Rhyjale) and animals (Kendra, Kristian, and Juanito). Kendra chose to observe the cow, Kristian chosen living thing was a stray dog, while Juanito observed the birds. Moreover, Hanna chose plants, snake plants to be specific, Rhyjale chose mango trees, while Jann chose decorative plants.

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a) Consider the Know column. Did the research area have many different kinds of living things? Or did it have the same kind of living things over and over?
b) Were there any living things that you found many times?

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a) What does our team think or feel about the biodiversity in our research area?
b) Do you wish you had more kinds of living things?

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a) Record the name (English, Filipino, scientific name)
b) Fungus, Plant, Bacteria, or Animal?
c) List how many of that living thing was found.

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a) How did Xinema and Reynaldo use their senses to find living things in their research area?
b) Do you want to add any of that information to our record?

c) How did Xinema and Reynaldo use other tools to find living things in their research area?

d) Could you use any of those tools?

Add any useful suggestions from Xinema and Reynaldo to our record.

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a) Is anything on Xinema’s or Reynaldo’s identity map the same as yours?
b) What is different?

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How we completed the activity? How did we each use our senses to observe the living things in our community.

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How we completed the activity? How did we each use our senses to observe the living things in our community.

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What kinds of living things our team observed most often?

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What kinds of living things our team observed most often?