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•Give some organisms you

found in the school ground.
What do they need to live
and grow? Describe the
place where you found it.
•Word Puzzle: Look
for the words
related to living
things.
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L X F M I S O
G W G G S I N
A S N E D T E
E U G O U O R
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 Activity 8:
What are the big
groups of living
things?
 Procedure:
1. The students will
recall the life forms
being studied in the
previous activities.
2. Allow the students to
enter the information they
gathered in the video
presentation.
3. Complete the table
below.
Name of Organism Big Groups Characteristics

Mushroom
Green algae
Lichen
Molds
Bacteria
1. What are the
similarities among
these groups?
Answer: They are close to
the ground. They need
moisture to live. They grow
in living things, cause decay
and decomposition, in case
of fungi.
3. How are they
different from
each other?
Answer: The algae are
green, they make their own
food, while mushrooms are
white, cream, grey and get
food from decaying living
things.
•Lichens are often
found on trunk of
tress and are greyish
green.
4. How are these big
groups different from
the groups of animals
and plants studied in
grade 3-6?
•Answer: These big groups
are mostly smaller than
plants. They have no true
leaves, true roots, true
stems, and true flowers.
•Give the big groups
of organisms and
their characteristics.
Answer:
•Fungi- are plantlike
organism which is not
green; cannot make
their own foods.
Protists- are
organisms that have
green and other
colors and can make
their own food.
•Bacteria- can be
seen only when in
colonies or big
numbers.
•These big groups are
mostly smaller than
plants. They have no
true leaves, true roots,
true stems, and true
flowers.
•In your barangay at Lucena
City, find out how do these
big groups of organisms can
be beneficial to you and to
other people in your
community.
•How do these
organisms can harm
people and other
living things? Use the
table below.
QUI
Z
•Identify in which
group of living
things these
organisms belong.
1. algae
2. Molds
3. bacteria
4. Lato
(seaweeds)
5. Mushroom