LIVING AND NON-LIVING

COMPONENTS IN THE ECOSYTEM

Performance Task No.6-8 (Q2)
Most Essential Learning Competency:
Differentiate biotic from abiotic components of an ecosystem (S7LT-IIh-9)
Describe the different ecological relationships found in an ecosystem (S7LT-IIh-10)
Predict the effect of changes in abiotic factors on the ecosystem (S7LT-IIh-12)

Enabling Competency:
Predict the effect of changes in one population on other populations in the ecosystem

Direction: Make a food chain out of the animals found in the box. Draw the animals, put arrows
and write labels on every part of your food chain. Answer the questions below.

Sun Snake Mouse

Eagle Corn Bacteria

Guide Questions:

1. What is the abiotic component in the food chain above?

2. Where does the energy for all organisms come from?
3. Which organism will receive the greatest amount of energy?
4. What is an Autotroph?
5. Can you identify the following: (refer to your food chain)
a. Producer =
b. Primary Consumer or First - Order Consumer =
c. Secondary Consumer or Second - Order Consumer =
d. Tertiary Consumer or Third - Order Consumer =
e. Decomposer =
6. What is the role of decomposer in the ecosystem?
7. How can you describe the ecological relationship between mouse and snake?
8. What will happen to the population of the mouse if all of the corn plants die?
9-10. What is the difference between food chain and food web?