CLASSROOM OBSERVATION

IN
SCIENCE 7

ANALOU L. DOONG
Teacher I
 Opening Prayer
Heavenly Father , grant us each day the desire
to do our best. To grow physically, mentally and
morally. To be kind and helpful with our
classmates and teachers. To be honest with
ourselves and with others. Help us to be a good
sport when we lose and be humble if we win.
Teach us the value of true friendship. All these
we ask in Jesus name. Amen!
OBJECTIVES:
a.) define and describe the possible ecological
relationships between species that coexist in an
ecosystem;
b.) classify specific interspecies relationships as
mutualistic, commensal, or parasitic;
c.) describe human actions that have
contributed to ecosystem imbalance and species
decline.
GUESS THE
ANIMAL BY
EMOJI!
Task 2
•The teacher will group students into five (5).
•Each group will be given set of pictures which
shows interaction between organisms.
•The group will describe the relationship that
exist between organisms.
•You will be given 5 minutes to do the tasks.
•After which, select a representative from your
group to present your output in class.
  

RUBRICS FOR GROUP ACTIVITY

CATEGORY 4 3 2 1
Timeliness Task was finished 2 minutes late 3 minutes late 4 minutes late
before/on time

Collaboration The teammates The teammates The teammates The teammates

always worked most of the time sometimes worked never worked with
with others worked with with others others
others

Presentation Presenter was Presenter was Presenter was not Presenter was
very confident in occasionally consistent with unconfident
the delivery confident the level of
confident
GROUP 1
GROUP 2
GROUP 3
GROUP 4
GROUP 5
Commensalism
Type of relationship where one organism benefits from
the other which neither benefits nor harmed
Examples
• 1. Epiphytic plants growing on a tree *epiphytes- plants
that needs other plants/trees for support
• 2. Remora fish attached on bigger fish like shark and
whales
GROUP 1
Mutualism
A type of relationship where two species
benefit from each other.
Example:
Lichen- combination of alga and fungus
GROUP 2
Parasitism
A type of relationship where an organism
(parasite) gets its nutrients from a living
host that was harmed by the interaction
Example:
1. Lice on human head
2. Insect larva on leaves
GROUP 3
Predation
An interaction where an animal kills and
eat the other
Predator-the animal that eats the other
animal
Prey – the animal that was eaten
GROUP 4
Competition
A relationship that occurs when
two or more organisms compete
for the same resources
GROUP 5
 Ecological Effects on Effects on
Relationship Organism A Organism B
Mutualism    
Commensalism    
Parasitism    
Predation    
Competition    
Legends: (0) neutral; (+) benefits; (-) harmed
 Ecological Effects on Effects on
Relationship Organism A Organism B
Mutualism +  + 
Commensalism +  0 
Parasitism +  - 
Predation +  - 
Competition  + - 

Legends: (0) neutral; (+) benefits; (-) harmed

What ecological relationship was reflected by the
following situation?
• Employees like factory and construction workers were paid by
their employer in exchange of their services. The employer
benefits in this relationship through the service of the
workers. The employees benefit too because of the money
that they could get.
• A group of fishermen who all need to catch fish in the same
lake.
• A student who keeps on asking/borrowing for paper, pens,
crayons, assignments, etc. instead of buying or working on
his/her own.
What are the relationships you are part of
in your life?

Me
Identify the ecological relationship that
exist in the following:
EVALUATION
Directions: Read and understand carefully. Choose the letter of the correct answer. Write
your answer on a 1/4 sheet of paper.

•1. Which relationship shows that both organisms benefit each other?
• A. Intestinal worms and human C. Bee and flower
• B. Leech and carabao D. Tiger and deer
•2. Which one is hunted and eaten in a particular feeding relationship?
• A. Commensal C. Predator
• B. Decomposer D. Prey
•3. Which of the following describes parasitism?
• A. fern plant growing on a trunk of a tree
• B. barnacle sticking on the shell of an oyster
• C. an orchid living on a trunk of a mahogany tree
• D. an insect larva staying on the leaves of a plant
4. Which of the following relationships exhibits mutualism?
A. algae - fungi C. rice bird - hawk
B. rats – cats D. worms - humans
5. The following are the human activities which causes
biodiversity loss EXCEPT,
A. land use change
B. burning fossil fuels
C. establishing wildlife preserves and parks
D. overfishing, overhunting and overharvesting
 
•Additional Activity

In a group, download a video

presentation of one Ecological
Relationship.
Send it to me through my email or
facebook account.