Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
Region IV-A CALABARZ!
Di"ision of Batangas
District of #abini
Prepared by:
RODEL M. CATAJAY
RODEL M. CATAJAY
STRATEGIC INTERVENTION MATERIAL
STRATEGIC INTERVENTION MATERIAL$
An Intervention Material for Grade 7 Science
ANSELMO A. SANDOVAL MEMORIAL NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
P.Balibaguhan Mabini Batangas
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TITLE CARD TITLE CARD
ENERGY TRANSER
t!ro"#! t!e TRO$HIC LEVEL
Where do plants and
animals get their own
food?
How does energy
being transferred
from one organism
to another?
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T!i% Strate#ic Intervention Material &SIM' i% de%i#ned to #ive (o" )etter
"nder%tandin# of t!e *ec!ani%* of tran%fer of ener#( fro*
one tro+!ic level% to t!e ne,t tro+!ic level%.
G-IDE CARD
COM$ETENCIES.

Trace t!e flo/ of ener#( fro* t!e ori#inal

%o"rce% do/n to t!e different tro+!ic
level% in t!e eco%(%te*
O01ECTIVES.

State t!e different tro+!ic level% and t!e or#ani%* t!at )elon#
to eac! level%

Clearl( identif( /!ic! or#ani%* are +rod"cer%2 3

%t
order
con%"*er24
nd
order con%"*er and 5
rd
order con%"*er%2
and deco*+o%er6detrivore%

Con%tr"ct food c!ain and food /e)%

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7!ere do ani*al% and +lant% #et t!eir food8
7!at (o" need
to 9no/8
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T!e $ROD-CERS%
Plants are capable of con"erting energ&
from the 'un into chemical energ& in the
form of glucose (food)% *he process is called
photos&nthesis+ ,hich uses ,ater+ carbon
dio-ide and sunlight%
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$!oto%(nt!e%i% i% a +roce%% "%ed )( +lant% and ot!er or#ani%*%
to convert li#!t ener#(2 nor*all( fro* t!e S"n2 into c!e*ical ener#( t!at
can )e later relea%ed to f"el t!e or#ani%*%: activitie%.
T!ere are al%o
*icroor#ani%*% t!at
can +!oto%(nt!e%i;e<
e,a*+le are %!o/n
)elo/.
C&anobacteria
Euglena
Diatoms
'pirog&ra
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Ho/ do ani*al% and !"*an% o)tain ener#( to
9ee+ t!e* alive8
H"*an% and ot!er ani*al% are not ca+a)le of *a9in# t!eir o/n
food.T!e( are de+endent on t!e or#anic *atter *ade )(
+!oto%(nt!etic or#ani%*%. T!e%e or#ani%*% t!at incl"de t!e
+lant% and %o*e *icroor#ani%*% are con%idered a% producers.
Ani*al% and !"*an% *"%t eat eit!er +lant% or ot!er ani*al% to o)tain
ener#(. Or#ani%*% t!at feed on ot!er or#ani%*% are called consumers.
T!o%e t!at #et t!eir ener#( )( eatin# +lant% onl( are called fir%t order
con%"*er%.
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T!e %econd=order con%"*er% are t!e ani*al%
t!at eat t!e +lant=eater%.
'ome energ& in the first-order consumer is
not used b& the consumer itself% *his
energ& is made a"ailable to another
consumer% A consumer that eats the plant-
eaters for energ& is called a second-order
consumer (carni"ore)+ e-amples are$
#iner Bird eating a caterpillar
'na.e eating a rat
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*he CAR!IVRE'-*hird order consumers eat second order
consumers+ the& are carni"ores that eat carni"ores%
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It /ill all ret"rn )ac9 in t!e %oil.
Decomposers release
nutrients from the organic
material bac. into the soil+
ma.ing the soil a"ailable to
plants and other producers%
/hen plants and animals die+ the energ& in their
bodies can be transferred to another group of
organisms% Consumers that loo. for and eat dead
animals or plants are considered sca"engers%'ome
common sca"engers are earth,orm+ flies+mushroom
(fungi) and coc.roach%
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T!e OOD CHAIN
0ood chains and food ,ebs describe the feeding
relationships bet,een species in a biotic communit&% 0or
e-ample1
Banana mon.e& sna.e eagle
YI.
Mon9e(% are
al%o 9no/n
for t!eir ta)le
*anner%.
T!e( never
eat t!e
)anana
/it!o"t
+eelin# of it%
%9in.
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T!e Ener#( lo/
An organism ac2uires energ& from the food it eats% 'ome of
that energ& is stored as fat+ some is lost through ,astes+ urine+
and feces% But most escapes as heat+ ,hich is produced ,hen
energ& is transferred from one form to another%
nl& 10% of energ& if incorporated into the ne-t trophic
le"el+so because the loss of energ& from one le"el to the ne-t is
so great+ the number of trophic le"els is limited%
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3roup 3roup Producers Producers
4 4
st st
rder rder
Consumer Consumer
5 5
nd nd
rder rder
Consumer Consumer
6 6
rd rd
rder rder
Consumer Consumer
A A 4% 4% 5% 5% 6% 6% 7% 7%
B B 4% 4% 5% 5% 6% 6% 7% 7%
Direction. Arran#e t!e follo/in# or#ani%*% into +rod"cer%2
fir%t2 %econd and t!ird order con%"*er.
ACTIVITY 3
/hat do &ou
need to .no,8
*he producers
are the one
that ma.es
food for the
consumers%
*he energ&
produced from
the producers
are transferred
to the different
le"els of
consumers%
Gro"+ A
Gro"+ 0
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ACTIVITY 4
Direction$ 0rom the pictures of li"ing things belo,+put the names of
organism that should correspond to its trophic le"el
*ri"ia$
T!e $!ili++ine
Ea#le2
$it!eco+!a#a
>effer(i2 or
*on9e(=eatin#
ea#le2 i%
a*on# t!e
talle%t2 rare%t2
lar#e%t2 and
*o%t +o/erf"l
)ird% in t!e
/orld.It i% al%o
9no/n a%
?Hari)on?
/!ic! *ean%
?0ird @in#?. It%
local na*e i%
)ano#.
4%
5%
6%
7%
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ACTIVITY 5
DIREC*I!$Construct a picture p&ramid using the picture of
organisms belo,%
5%
6%
4%
7%
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ASSESSMENT
CARD 3
'tudent
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Ho/ *"c! did I learned8 $lea%e c!ec9 & 6 ' t!e a++ro+riate )o,.
!othing A little #ore
#uch+much more
4% /hich of the follo,ing is not a characteristics of a li"ing things8
A% it gi"es us food
B% it floats in the ,ater
C% it reacts to outside stimuli
D% it smells ,hen decomposing
5% A food chain al,a&s starts from a producer do,n to the
decomposers% /hich of the follo,ing cannot be considered part of
the food chain8
A% sun B% ,ater
C% nutrient D% pebble
6% An animal that eats animals are called carni"ores% /hich of the
statement belo, does not pertains to a carni"orous animal%
A% the& ha"e sharp teeth
B% the& li.e to eat meat
C% the& ha"e hoofed feet and big flat teeth
D% the& eat dead insects
7% !ame the substance that corresponds to this chemical
compound% C
:
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A% carbonic acid B% sugar
C% salt D% nutrients
<% ;erbi"ores eat grass% /hich of the follo,ing is more li.el& be
eaten b& a carabao8
A% cogon B% cactus
C% ni&og D% ma.ahi&a
Ho/ far do (o" 9no/8 Let *e %ee if (o" learned %o*et!in#
)( an%/erin# t!e A"e%tion% )elo/%
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ASSESSMENT
CARD 4
4% 0rogs feed on insects% /hich t&pe of consumer is the frog8
A%Producer
B%0irst order Consumer
C%'econd order consumer
D%*hird order consumer
5% /hich of the follo,ing is the correct food chain8
A%3rass =grasshopper= ma&a bird=ha,.
B%3rass =grasshopper=sna.e=frog= ha,.
C%3rass = mouse =sna.e= ha,.
D%3rass =mouse= crocodile
6% /h& are plants considered as producers8
A%Plants produce fruits that can be eaten b& animals
B%Plants produce root crops that suppl& carboh&drates to animals%
C%Plants pro"ide "egetable for animals and human consumption%
D%Plants con"ert energ& from the 'un into chemical energ& in
the form of glucose (food)%
7% 0ishes are also classified into flesh eater and plant eater% /hich statement is
correct8
A% Plants do not float in ,ater
B% Plants do not li"e in sea ,ater
C% Plants dro,ned in sea ,ater
D% 'ea ,eeds are plants that li"es in ,ater%
<% *he ultimate source of all energ& of li"ing things%
A% soil B% sun
C% plants D% animals
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ASSESSMENT
CARD 5
4% /hich is true about microorganisms8
A% 'ome microorganisms can ma.e their o,n food ,hile some do not%
B% #icroorganisms is too small to capture the energ&
from the sun%
C% #icroorganisms dies easil& in during the da&%
D% #icroorganisms needs less ,ater%
5% #an and animals rel& on plants for their o,n food% /hich is not true
about man8
A% #an needs o-&gen to breath%
B% #an consume glucose from plants and animals that
he eats%
C% #an contains less chloroph&l in the blood%
D% #an is considered as an mni"ore%
6%An omni"ore is an animal that1
A% eats plant
B% eats dead animals
C% eats both dead animals and dead plants
D% eats both animal and plants
7% An herbi"ore is an animal that1
A% eats plants onl& B% eats less plant
C% eats more plants than usual
D% eats insects
<% ;o, much energ& is being transferred from one trophic le"el to
another8
A% 4>? B% 5>? C% 6>? D% 7>?
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ENRICHMENT
CARD 3
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this page$
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understand
the tas.
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understand
,hat the tas.
is all about
/hat I thin.
about the
things to do8
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Direction. C"t o"t t!e +ict"re )elo/ and #l"e t!e* in t!e a++ro+riate
+lace% to co*+lete a %i*+le food /e).
$ri*ar( $rod"cer% Tertiar( Con%"*er
$ri*ar( Con%"*er
Secondar( Con%"*er
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of ten &3B' /ord%. $"t a line on t!e /ord%.
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the concept
discussed
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discussed
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ANS7ER CARD
Activit( 3
4% pecha&
4%4 caterpillar
4%5 chic.en
4%6 monitor li@ard
5% salu&ot
5%4 grasshopper
5%5 rat
5%6 cat
Activit( 4
4% corn
5% rat
6% eagle
7% mushroom
Activit( 5
4% ma&a
5% grasshopper
6% frog
7% sna.e
A%%e%%*ent 3
4% B
5% D
6% C
7% B
<% A
A%%e%%*ent 4
4% C
5% A
6% D
7% D
<% B
A%%e%%*ent 5
4% A
5% C
6% D
7% A
<% A
ENRICHMENT 3 ENRICHMENT 4 ENRICHMENT 5
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4. rat
5. %na9e
E. ea#le
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