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Grade 7 -Science
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Quarter 2,Week 6-7 SPA sections only

Most Essential Learning Competencies (MELCs)

MELC #7: Differentiate biotic from abiotic components of an ecosystem. (S7LT-IIh-9)
MELC #8: Describe the different ecological relationships found in an ecosystem. (S7LT-IIh-10)
MELC #9: Predict the effect of changes in abiotic factors on the ecosystem. (S7LT-IIj-12)

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Ecology- is the study of interactions of living things and their environments.

Ecosystem – is an area where living things and non-living things interact with each other.

The two (2) main components of the ecosystem are the biotic components (living things) and the abiotic
components (non-living things)
A niche is the role a species plays in the ecosystem while a habitat is the physical area where a species
lives.

Abiotic factors are very important for the living organisms. They influence the living organisms to a
large extent. Organisms have to adapt and survive in accordance to the abiotic factors they interact with.
Examples of abiotic components of an ecosystem are water, soil, sunlight, air, and temperature.

The biotic components include both plants and animals and micro-organisms. The living components of
the ecosystem can further be classified into three (3) categories on the basis of their food habits or mode
of nutrition. These are the producers (autotrophs), consumers (heterotrophs) and decomposers.

1 Consumers are classified as:

a) Primary consumers. The first order consumers are called primary consumers. These animals are also
called herbivores.
b) Secondary consumers. They depend directly on primary consumers. (carnivore)
c) Tertiary consumers. These are the animals that obtain their nutrition by eating the secondary
consumers.

Usually, tertiary consumers are carnivore predators, although they may be also omnivores, which are
animals that feed on both meat and plant material.

A population is a group of organisms of the same kind living in the same place at the same time while a
community is a group of different populations that interact with each other in an environment.

Interactions in the ecosystem include mutualism, commensalism, parasitism, predation and competition.

Ecosystems have a complex set of interactions that happen between the biotic and abiotic components.
The components of an ecosystem are linked to each other through the energy flows and nutrient cycles.
Even though ecosystems do not have clear boundaries, these interactions get affected, even if one factor is
changed or removed. This ultimately has the capacity to affect the entire environment.

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 Easy Level Instructions: Identify what is being defined or described in each item. Choose your answer
from the word inside the box. Write the letter of the CORRECT answer on the space
provided before the number.

A. carnivore B. niche C. Ecosystem D. producer E. herbivores F. prey

G. biotic H. water I. habitat J. abiotic K. omnivore L. environment

________ 1. It is an organism’s way of life.

________ 2. A place where an organism lives.
________ 3. It refers to all non-living components of an ecosystem.
________ 4. The environment where organisms lives together and interact with non-living parts of the environment.
________ 5. It is a flesh-eating or meat-eating consumer.
________ 6. A consumer that eats both plants and animals.
________ 7. An organism that can capture energy directly from the sun to make their own food.
________ 8. It includes all the living components of an ecosystem.
________ 9. It is considered as the basic constituent of living things which is used for metabolic activities.
________10. A consumer that eats only plant.

Average Level Instructions. Determine the type of relationship exhibited in the following pictures. Select
your answer from these options: Mutualism, Commensalism, Parasitism, Predation, and
Competition.

sea anemone and clown fish

orchid and tree

1. ___________________
2. ______________________

intestinal worms and human

3.____________________

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 jaguar and deer

4. _________________

lions lion and a zebra

5. _________________ 6. _________________

interactions between members of different tick and dog

species
7. ___________________
8. ___________________

bee and flower remora and shark

9. ___________________ 10. ___________________

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Performance Tasks Instructions. Draw one example of ecological relationship. Label the organisms and identify
the kind of relationship they exhibit.

ECOLOGICAL RELATIONSHIP

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Rubric: Drawing
Criteria Excellent(5) Good(4) Fair(3) SCORE
Relevance to The illustration or The illustration or The illustration or
the Lesson drawing is relevant to drawing is somewhat drawing is not relevant to
the lesson on relevant to the lesson the lesson ecological
ecological on ecological relationship.
relationship. relationship
Completeness All the organisms are Most of the organisms Some of the organisms are
properly labelled. are properly labelled. properly labelled.

Neatness The task is free from The task contains The tasks contains some
untidy errors. minimal untidy errors. untidy errors.

TOTAL - ___________

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Signature of Parents Signature of Student

Prepared by: Validated: Approved:

MAUREEN G. LEAÑO JOSEFA B. AGUINALDO ELIZA C. VEDANIA

Teacher III Head Teacher III, Science School Principal IV

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