LEARNING AREA

THE ENVIRONMENT

: INTERDEPENDENCE AMONG LIVING ORGANISMS AND

LEARNING OBJECTIVE: ANALYSING THE INTERDEPENDENCE AMONG LIVING

ORGANISMS
STUDENT NAME: _____________________________________
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DATE:

INSTRUCTION: ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS.

1 State the natural living place for plants and animals. _________________
2 State a group of organisms of the same species that live together and
reproduce in a habitat. ________________
3 Several types of animal and plant populations live together and interact with
one another in a habitat to form a _______________.
4 Several communities that interact with one another and with the physical
environment form an ________________.
5 State the study on the relationship among organisms and the relationship
between organisms and the environment. _______________.
6 Based on Figure 1, answer the following questions.

Figure 1
(a) Make a list of the plants, animals and non-living things.
Plants:
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Animals:
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Non-Living Things:
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(b)Discuss with your friends how organisms found in this ecosystem interact
with each other.
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(c) What would happen if a species such as kingfisher bird or elodea plant is
disappears in this ecosystem?
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7
In your opinion, why the interdependence among living organisms and the
environment is very important to create a balanced ecosystem.
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The species that fed on it would need to find another source of food, and the
organisms the species ate before they disappeared would increase. The food chain will
mess up