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Module 5 Species Interaction and Population Control

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LEARNING OUTCOMES: TIMEFRAME: WEEK 5

Course Learning Topic Learning Outcome Module Learning

Outcome Outcome
TLO 17: Define
interspecific
competition, predation,
parasitism, mutualism
and Commensalism. MLO 17: Demonstrate
the different species
TLO 18: Explain how interaction
CLO 1: Display the basic each of these species
principles and concepts Interaction can affect MLO 18: Distinguish
about Environmental the population sizes of environmental
Science; species in ecosystem. resistance and carrying
capacity
TLO 19: Distinguish
between environmental MLO 19: Explain
resistance and carrying ecological succession
capacity:

TLO 20: Distinguish

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 Content
Time
Title Page No. Allotment
(Minutes)
Honesty Clause 3
Introduction 4
Activity 1 4 15
- What to know
- What I Needed
- What to do
Activity 2 6 15
- What to know
- What I needed
- What to do
Activity 3 7 15
- What to know
- What I Needed
- What to do
Rubrics 8
References

HONESTY CLAUSE
“The College takes a strict view of cheating in any form, deceptive
fabrication, plagiarism and violation of intellectual property and copyright
laws. Any student who is found to have engaged in such misconduct will be
subject to disciplinary action by the College.”

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Name and Signature

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INTRODUCTION
Recall that each species has role in an ecosystem. In each role, they show
different species interactions that has been divided into five basics types. The
species interaction affects the resource use and population sizes of the species in
an ecosystem. Disturbing these species interactions can lead into serious
imbalances in nature.

ACTIVITY 1 TIMEFRAME: 15 MINS

WHAT TO KNOW
Ecologist classify the species interaction into five basic types which are the
(1) competition, (2) Predation, (3) Parasitism, (4) Mutualism, and (5)
Commensalism.

WHAT I NEED (MATERIALS)

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WHAT TO DO (PROCEDURE)
Directions: Identify and describe the type of species interaction are being
shown by the pictures.

Figure 1: Sharks and Pilot Fish

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Figure 2: Clown Fish and Sea Anemones

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Figure 4: Hyenas and Lion

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Figure 5: Humans and Mosquito

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ACTIVITY 2 TIMEFRAME: 15 MINS

WHAT TO KNOW
Population can grow, shrink and remain stable in response to the changes
in environmental conditions. It means that no populations can continue grow
indefinitely because of limitations on resources and because of the competition
among species for those resources.
WHAT I NEED (MATERIALS)
• Worksheets • Pen • Laptop/mobile phones •
Internet

WHAT TO DO (PROCEDURE)
Directions: Watch the video and answer the questions below.

VIDEO LINK: [Link]

Guide Questions:
1. What causes the population of Ireland to decrease?

2. What is carrying capacity?

3. What are the limiting factors of carrying capacity?

4. What happens to the fish in a fish bowl/aquarium if they continue to

reproduce?

5. What do the black bears do to when space and food supplies are
reduced?

6. What is environmental resistance?

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ACTIVITY 3 TIMEFRAME: 15 MINS

WHAT TO KNOW
The structure and species composition of communities and ecosystems
changes in response to the changing environmental conditions, such as fires,
eruptions, climate change and converting forest into farm lands, in the process of
ecological succession.
WHAT I NEED (MATERIALS)
• Worksheets • Pen • Laptop/mobile phones •
Internet

WHAT TO DO (PROCEDURE)
Directions: Watch the video and answer the questions below.

VIDEO LINK: [Link]

1. How does the island of Hawaii were formed and what happened over
time?

2. What are the two types of succession? Explain how each types of
succession happened.

3. How secondary succession help biodiversity?

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 RUBRICS FOR GUIDE QUESTIONS
NAME:
Yr. & Section

EXCELLENT VERY GOOD GOOD POOR

CRITERIA
4 3 2 1
COMPLETION: At least 85% of 60 to 70% of Less than half
All questions
the questions the questions of the
Number of questions were
were were questions were
successfully
successfully completed successfully successfully successfully
completed.
completed. completed. completed.
TYPE OF RESPONSES: Sporadic but
Most of the
All of the more than Less than half
Response to questions answers were
answers to the
half of the of the answers
questions were
are written in complete written in answers were were written in
written in
sentences. complete written in complete
complete
sentences. complete sentences.
sentences.
sentences.
QUALITY OF RESPONSES: Somewhat
Not careless; careless, but
Quality of work very legible. Not careless and can read
Very careless
and illegible.
(Neatness) and Work is fairly legible. some of the
Work consist of
conventions adhered to. exemplary; Work consist of 5 writing. Work
too many
has less than to 9 spelling or consist of 10
spelling or
4 spelling or grammatical to 15 spelling
grammatical
grammatical errors. or
errors.
errors. grammatical
errors.
ACCURACY: Close to 100%
About 60% of Less than half
of the About 80% of
Answers/responses are questions are the questions
the questions of the
are accurate questions are
on point (correct) and correct or on are correct or on
or on point. properly
well thought out. point. Very point. Well
Fairly well answered with
well thought thought out.
thought out. little thought.
out responses.
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REFERENCES:
Miller, G. T., Jr., & Spoolman, S. E. (2010). Environmental Science 13th
Edition. Brooks/Cole Cengage Learning.

Miller, G. T., Jr., & Spoolman, S. E... 2018. Living in the Environment :
Principles, Connections and Solutions, 19th Edition

Cunningham, William and Cunningham, Mary Ann. 2017. Principles of

Environmental Science : Inquiry and Application. McGraw-Hill, 8th
Edition

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