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Science Activity Sheet

Quarter 2 – MELC 9
Week 7
Effects of Changes in Abiotic
Factors on the Ecosystem
REGION VI – WESTERN VISAYAS

Science 7
Activity Sheet No. 9: Effects of Changes in Abiotic Factors on the Ecosystem
First Edition, 2020
Published in the Philippines

By the Department of Education
Region 6 Western Visayas
Cadiz City, Negros Occidental
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Development Team of Science Activity Sheet – Science 7
Writer: Clarie Joy R. Llavore

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Reviewer: Moonyeen C. Rivera, Ed.D.
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Regional Management Team:
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Minda L. Soldevilla,
Daisy L. Lopez,
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Introductory Message
Welcome to Science – Grade 7!
The Learning Activity Sheet is a product of the collaborative efforts of

the Schools Division of Cadiz City and DepEd Regional Office VI - Western
Visayas through the Curriculum and Learning Management Division (CLMD).
This is developed to guide the learning facilitators (teachers, parents and
responsible adults) in helping the learners meet the standards set by the K to 12
Basic Education Curriculum.
The Learning Activity Sheet is self-directed instructional materials

aimed to guide the learners in accomplishing activities at their own pace and time
using the contextualized resources in the community. This will also assist the
learners in acquiring the lifelong learning skills, knowledge and attitudes for
productivity and employment.
For learning facilitator:
The Science Activity Sheet will help you facilitate the leaching-learning
activities specified in each Most Essential Learning Competency (MELC) with
minimal or no face-to-face encounter between you and learner. This will be made
available to the learners with the references/links to ease the independent learning.
For the learner:
The Science Activity Sheet is developed to help you continue learning

even if you are not in school. This learning material provides you with meaningful
and engaging activities for independent learning. Being an active learner,
carefully read and understand the instructions then perform the activities and
answer the assessments. This will be returned to your facilitator on the agreed
schedule.
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Name of Learner: ____________________________________________________
Grade and Section: _______________________________Date: _______________
Science Activity Sheet No. 9

Effects of Changes in Abiotic Factors on the Ecosystem
I. Learning Competency
Predict the effects of changes in abiotic factors on the ecosystem
(S7LT-IIj-12)
II. Background Information for Learners

The environment is a collection of living and non-living things. Mosses growing
on rocks, garden snails, gliding on garden fences, and fish swimming in water are just
a few examples of how living and non-living things interact. The components of the
environment are also called organisms in which comprise the biotic factors of an
ecosystem. The non-living components make up the physical environment of these
organisms in which comprises the abiotic factors of an ecosystem.
Abiotic factors have a significant influence on living organisms. It can help
determine things like how the trees grow tall, where animals and plants are nesting,
and why birds migrate to different places. Water, sunlight, oxygen, soil, and
temperature are the most important abiotic factors.
The living parts of an ecosystem are called “biotic factors” (McLaughlin, 2020).
Biotic factors are plants and animals and other living things in an ecosystem. In
many ways, these living things interact with one another. Biotic factors’ interactions
can be broken down into three groups such as producers, consumers and
decomposers.
When abiotic factors in an ecosystem change, what possibly could happen? It
can have drastic effects. Changes in abiotic factors may result in extreme problems
for a few organisms. For example, if a plant is tailored to low temperatures and
therefore the specific area where it lives, features a change in its temperature due to
global warming, this plant will die and this area will no longer support life.
It can also have positive effect on organisms. For example, several reasons
(like water pollution), water becomes rich in mineral, thus supporting large population
of algae, causing algal bloom. Algae have a positive effect on this alteration in abiotic
factors (water) but it does have negative effect on plants, fish and other organisms in
water. (Shahzada, 2016).
III. Accompanying DepEd Textbook
Department of Education – Bureau of Learning Resources (DepEd-BLR) K to 12

Basic Education Curriculum, Science 7 Learner’s Material – Interactions, pages
146-164, Pasig Philippines
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IV. Activity Proper
Activity 1
Directions: In two to three sentences, predict the effect of changes in abiotic factors
in ecosystem from a certain events or phenomena. Write your answer on a sheet of
paper.
Situation 1:
A plant from Mambukal that grows better in a low temperature environment
was cultivated and was brought to the city experiences sudden temperature change.
1. What will happen to the plant?
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________.
Situation 2:
Water pollution due to industrialization causes water to become rich in minerals.
This condition will result to the increase in population of algae which is also known as
‘algal bloom’. This rapid increase in population of algae could deplete oxygen content
and could affect marine life like fishes, aquatic plants such as algae and other aquatic
species. Moreover, algae plays a role as an indicator to determine if a water ecosystem
is healthy or not.
2. Which organisms in the water will be negatively affected by water pollution? Why?
_________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
3. Which water organism will benefit from water pollution due to industrialization?
Why?
___________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________.
4. How would a large population of algae affect the water ecosystem?
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________.
Situation 3:
A healthy Grade 7 student named Bon Francis, came from a far-flung
hometown from Barangay Alimatoc. Suddenly he moved to the city because of his
schooling. Upon arrival to the city of Makati, he noticed a big difference of the
environment where he came from. He saw many tall buildings, cars, jeepneys,
motorcycles and other vehicles. He also observed that most vehicles emit black
smoke from its exhaust which he learned to cause smoke belching. Smoke is usually
thick enough to pollute the air and reduce visibility of the commuters and operators.
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Two days later, he felt that his body weakened and he started coughing and sneezing
and had a little fever.
5. What could be the effect of air pollution to Bon Francis’ body?
___________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________.
6. In general, what determines the type of biotic factors that thrives in an ecosystem?
___________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________.
V. Reflection
Complete the statement.

I have learned that
_________________________________________________________________.
I have realized that
_________________________________________________________________.
I will apply
__________________________________________________________________.
VI. Answer Key

that can thrive in an ecosystem.
6. The abiotic factors of the ecosystem determine what type of biotic factors
5. Air pollution made Bon Francis suffer from cough, sneezing and fever.
organisms.
4. Algae will deplete oxygen levels in water which could affect other aquatic
minerals in water.
3. Algae will benefit from water pollution due to increase in concentration of
oxygen content caused by rapid increase of the population of algae.
2. It will affect marine life like fishes and aquatic plants due to reduced
abiotic factor.
1. The plant will die due to the sudden change in temperatue which is an
Answer Key to Guide Questions Activity 1:
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VII. Links and/ Other References
Google. (Important Abiotic Factors) Accessed November 6, 2020
https://www.cusd80.com/cms/lib6/AZ01001175/Centricity/Domain/735/Importa
nt%20Abiotic%20Factors.pdf
Google. (Abiotic vs. Biotic) Accessed November 6, 2020
https://resources.finalsite.net/images/v1586758961/lighthouseacademiesorg/f
6kxlrihtamxhmfkuyfd/7thgradeCheckpoint1Resource-Ecosystems-
AbioticvsBiotic.pdf
Google. (Socratic Q&A) Accessed October 12 , 2020
https://socratic.org/questions/what-could-happen-when-abiotic-factors-in-an-
ecosystem-change
Google. (Discovery File: Biotic and Abiotic Factors). Accessed November 10, 2020
https://peabody.yale.edu/sites/default/files/documents/education/Abiotic%20a
nd%20Biotic%20Factors%20DF.doc
Google. (Ecosystem). Accessed November 12, 2020

https://www.nationalgeographic.org/encyclopedia/ecosystem/#:~:text=Powere
d%20by,An%20ecosystem%20is%20a%20geographic%20area%20where%2
0plants%2C%20animals%2C%20and,%2C%20animals%2C%20and%20othe
r%20organisms.

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Science Activity Sheet

REGION VI – WESTERN VISAYAS

Published in the Philippines

This Learning Activity Sheet is developed by DepEd Region 6 – Western

Development Team of Science Activity Sheet – Science 7

Writer: Clarie Joy R. Llavore

The Learning Activity Sheet is a product of the collaborative efforts of

The Learning Activity Sheet is self-directed instructional materials

For learning facilitator:

For the learner:

The Science Activity Sheet is developed to help you continue learning

Science Activity Sheet No. 9

II. Background Information for Learners

Department of Education – Bureau of Learning Resources (DepEd-BLR) K to 12

Complete the statement.

VI. Answer Key

Answer Key to Guide Questions Activity 1:

Google. (Ecosystem). Accessed November 12, 2020

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