INTERACTIONS IN A TROPICAL ECOSYSTEM

Match

Match the following

• SYM means

• BIO means

• Commensalism

together

life

an example of symbiosis

• together

• life

• an example of symbiosis

Producers provide food for the consumers which include herbivores-plant eating animals and carnivores-flesh eating animals. Herbivores provide food to the carnivores. Producers include trees, shrubs and other plant life in the forest.

Feeding relationships like food chain and food web occur among species in the forest ecosystem. Food chain starts with producer, a series of consumers and decomposers. Food web results from the interconnected food chains.

Match

Match the following ideas:

• Food chain

• Food web

• Herbivore

• Omnivore

• Carnivore

the order in which organisms, or living

A complex network of feeding relationships

An animal that eats plants

An animal that eats both plants and animals

An animal that eats other animals

• the order in which organisms, or living

• A complex network of feeding relationships

• An animal that eats plants

• An animal that eats both plants and animals

• An animal that eats other animals

Multiple Choice

Which characteristics of a tropical rainforest most directly influences its high biodiversity?

• Limited sunlight

• Heavy rainfall

• Poor soil quality

• Constant temperature

Multiple Choice

What role does the emergent layer play in the overall health of a tropical rainforest?

• Provides shelter for ground animals

• Supports climbing plants

• Absorbs the most sunlight

• Retains the most water

Multiple Choice

How do the understory plants adapt to low light conditions in the tropical rainforest?

• Thick bark

• Large leaves

• Deep roots

• Tall stems

Multiple Choice

Which animal would you most likely find in the forest floor layer of a tropical rainforest?

• Howler Monkey

• Macaw

• Sloth

• Philippine Pangolin

Multiple Choice

How does the relationship between ants and acacia trees benefit both species?

• Ants get shelter; trees get protected from herbivores

• Ants get food; trees get fertilized

• Ants get water; trees get cleaned

• Ants get warmth; trees get pollinated

Categorize

Options (8)

Organize these options into the right categories:

Parasitism

Mutualism

Commensalism

Predation

Multiple Choice

Which pictures show commensalism? Choose all those that show this relationship

• carabao/buffalo and cattle egrets

• sea anemone and

• Shark and Remora

• Barnacles on whales

Open Ended

How is commensalism shown between a tree frog and a tree?

Drag and Drop

Which animals show mutualism between organisms?​ ​ ​

Placeholder

Drag these tiles and drop them in the correct blank above

bee and sunflower

lion and zebra

shark and remora

cat and mouse

Real Life Application:

Open Ended

Are the interactions among living things and non-living things important? Why?

Open Ended

How do real friends benefit from each other (have mutualistic relationship)?

Let's Generalize

Labelling

Fill in the blanks with the correct answer to complete the paragraph.

Drag labels to their correct position on the image

Commensalism

emergent

understory

ecosystem

food web

canopy

Food chain

Predation

mutualism

forest floor