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SCIENCE
Quarter II – Week 7
Effects of Interactions Among
Organisms in Their Environment

CONTEXTUALIZED LEARNING ACTIVITY SHEETS

SCHOOLS DIVISION OF PUERTO PRINCESA CITY
Science – Grade 4
Contextualized Learning Activity Sheets (CLAS)
Quarter II - Week 7: Effects of Interactions Among Organisms in Their
Environment

First Edition, 2020

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Lesson 1

Effects of Interactions Among

Organisms in Their Environment

MELC: Describe the effects of interactions among organisms in their environment

(S4LT-IIi-j18)
Objectives:
1. Identify the effects of the interactions among organisms in their environment
2. Describe the effects of the interactions among organisms in their environment
3. Classify the effects of the interactions among organisms in their environment

Let’s Explore and Discover

Unlocking of Today, we will focus on describing the effects of

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interactions among organisms in their environment.
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change which
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is a result or
consequence prepare the needed materials. Enjoy learning!
of an action or
other cause Look at the picture below.

What does the bee do with the flower

of a guava tree?

How does a bee contribute to the

well-being of a tree?

What can you say about their

interaction?

What possible effects may this

interaction give?

Yes, that is right! The bee sips nectar from the flowers. It transfers
the pollen grains from one flower to the stigma of another flower. Their
interaction is mutualism because both the bee and the flower benefit
from each other.

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 Nectar of flowers obtained by the bee feeds other baby bees in the
colony. Pollen grains of flowers that were transferred to other flowers
help in fertilization and in producing fruits of the guava tree. Their
interaction helps human because of the honey being produced by the
bees and the fruit which is produced by the guava tree. Honey produced
by bees and fruits produced by the guava trees is both useful and
beneficial to human.

Now, let us have another example.

What is the type of interaction that

exists if the mosquito bites a human?

Does a human benefit from the

interaction?

Aside from sucking of blood, what other

effects can a mosquito bring us?

The type of interaction that exists between the mosquito and

human is parasitism. The human does not benefit from the interaction.
The human will be badly affected by the mosquito bites that may cause
dengue, malaria, and others which are harmful to human.

Mutualism and commensalism interactions have beneficial effects

among organisms in their environment such as the production of fruits,
beautiful plants, and others. On the other hand, parasitism, predation,
and competition have harmful effects like the decrease of the community
of plants and animals.

Our role is to conserve the ecosystem by planting more trees and

protecting the places where animals live. We need to take care of our
environment for us to survive and to protect the natural resources given
by God.

(Source: Lelani R. Abutay et al., Science 4: Teacher’s Guide, Pasig City: DepEd- IMC, 2015, 206 -210.)

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 Let’s Practice

ACTIVITY 1 Directions: Identify the effects of interactions among

organisms whether beneficial or harmful. Write B in the
box if the effect of interaction is beneficial and H if it is
harmful.

c o m m e n s a l i s m

Nest provides home for the birds.

1.

m u t u a l i s m
The tree provides home for the
2. ferns. Ferns beautify the garden.

p r e d a t i o n
Frog has food for survival, but this
will decrease the number of insects
3.
present in the area.

p a r a s i t i s m
The flea gets a shelter and food
4. from the dog but the dog gets
itches.

c o m p e t i t i o n
Fish are harmed or affected in the
5. competition for the space in the
aquarium which may cause death.

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ACTIVITY 2 Directions: Classify the effects of interactions among
organisms whether beneficial or harmful. Connect the
balloon to the stem of the pitcher plant by drawing a
line.

BENEFICIAL HARMFUL

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 Let’s Do More

ACTIVITY 1 Directions: Describe the effects of the interactions

among organisms in their environment. Do the maze
to connect the interactions among organisms then
write the letter of the correct answer in the blank on
the right side.

1. _____

2. _____

3. _____

A. This is beneficial interaction for both the human and

plants. Humans utilize the oxygen that plants give and
exhale carbon dioxide. Plants use the carbon dioxide to
create oxygen that the humans need.
B. Both trees and plants are affected in the competition for
water and minerals from the soil which may cause them
not to grow well.
C. The flea gets a shelter and food for survival but this harmed
the dog by having itches.

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 ACTIVITY 2 Directions: Describe the effects of the interactions
among organisms in their environment by filling in the
blanks with the correct word from the box to complete
the sentence.

harmed injuries food place decrease survival

1. Dogs are ___________ or badly affected

in the fight which may cause
___________to another dog.
Dogs competing for food

This is beneficial interaction for both

2.
The lichen consists of a fungus
and algae growing together
fungus and algae. The fungus gets
___________ from the algae and the
algae gets a ___________ to live in.

3. Pitcher plants have foods for

___________, but this will ___________
the number of insects present in the
area.
Pitcher plant catching insects

Let’s Sum It Up
Directions: Fill in the blanks with the correct word from the box below
to complete the lesson learned.

beneficial The different interactions of living things in their

environment are mutualism, _______________________,
competition, predation, and ______________________.
commensalism
They have ______________________ effects in the
harmful environment such as the production of fruits for food,
beautifying the surroundings, and many more. There
parasitism are __________________ effects in the environment such
as decrease of the community of plants and animals.

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 Let’s Assess

Directions: Read each item carefully and write the letter of the correct
answer on the space provided before the number.

1. Which describes the effect of interaction in the picture?

A. Nest provides a home for the birds
B. The insects served as food for the lizard
but the lizard dies.
C. The flea gets shelter and food from the
dog but the dog gets harmed.
D. The tree provides home for the ferns and
the ferns help beautify the garden.
2. When shrubs, trees, and grasses are planted in one small area
together, what will happen?
A. They will grow healthy.
B. They will not grow well.
C. They will produce more flowers.
D. The tree will bear many fruits.
3. Which of the following effects of interactions among organisms is
harmful in our ecosystem?
A. production of fruits
B. increase number of beautiful plants
C. increase of the community of animals
D. decrease of the community of plants and animals
4. You put twelve small fish in an aquarium that contains three
gallons of water. You feed them with the right amount of food.
After five days, some of them died. Why did it happen?
A. The aquarium was moved to another place.
B. There was not enough space for the number of fish
C. The aquarium did not have enough temperature range.
D. The smelly and cloudy water in the aquarium was not
replaced.
5. When two cats are fighting with each other, what would be the
effect of their interaction?
A. Nothing will change.
B. This will give them more food to eat.
C. This will make them strong and productive.
D. This will harm both of them that may cause their death.

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6. Overpopulation affects the balance of nature. Which of the
following does NOT support this statement?
A. It may result in the death of some organisms.
B. More consumers may upset the balance of nature.
C. Overpopulation may result in fighting and struggle for
survival.
D. More people will work and the balance of nature could be
improved.
7. Which of the following can help conserve our ecosystem?
A. Invite people to construct buildings near riverbanks.
B. Improve the ecosystem by inviting tourists to visit your
place.
C. Protect the forests and bodies of water against harmful
activities.
D. Encourage the leaders to build farm to market roads to reach
all the beautiful places.

8. Which of the following statement is NOT true?

A. Planting more trees helps in conserving our ecosystem.
B. Taking care of our environment helps us survive and
protects the natural resources given by God.
C. The effects of interactions among organisms have beneficial
and harmful effects on our ecosystem.
D. Production of fruits is one of the harmful effects of
interactions of organisms in the environment.
9. What possible effect may the interaction of the flower of a guava
tree and a bee give?
A. It causes the death of the flower.
B. It causes the death of the bee.
C. It helps the production of other insects.
D. It helps humans because of the honey being produced by the
bee and the fruit which is produced by the guava tree.

10. The following are the harmful effects of interactions of

organisms in the environment EXCEPT:
A. The fungus gets food from the algae and the algae get a
place to live in.
B. Cats are harmed in the fight of getting limited food.
C. Dogs are harmed or badly affected in the fight which may
cause injuries to another dog.
D. Pitcher plants have foods for survival but this will decrease
the number of insects present in the area.

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 Answer Key

Let’s Practice Let’s Do More

ASSESSMENT
Activity 1 Activity 1
1. D
1. B 1. B 2. B
2. B 2. C 3. D
3. F 3. A 4. B
4. H 5. D
5. H 6. D
Let’s Sum It Up 7. C
Activity 2 Activity 2
commensalism 8. D
1. H 6. harmed, 9. D
2. B injuries parasitism
10.A
3. H 7. food, beneficial
4. B place
5. H 8. survival, harmful
decrease

References
Book

Abutay, L.R., D.C. Bonao, E.B. Crucis, J.C. Eslabra, E.T. Gramaje, M.H.
Guadamor, A.I. Hernandez, et al., Science 4: Learner’s Materials.
Pasig City: DepEd-Instructional Materials Council, 2015.

Abutay, L.R., D.C. Bonao, E.B. Crucis, J.C. Eslabra, E.T. Gramaje, M.H.
Guadamor, A.I. Hernandez, et al., Science 4: Teacher’s Guide
Pasig City: DepEd- Instructional Materials Council, 2015.

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