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Science
Quarter 2 – Module 6
Ecosystem: Tropical Rainforests,
Coral Reefs and Mangrove Swamps
CO_Q2_Science6_Module6
Science – Grade 6
Alternative Delivery Mode
Quarter 2 – Module 6 Ecosystem: Tropical Rainforests, Coral Reefs and
Mangrove Swamps
First Edition, 2020
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Quarter 2 – Module 6
Ecosystem: Tropical Rainforests,
Coral Reefs and Mangrove
Swamps
Introductory Message
This Self- Learning Module (SLM) is prepared so that you, our dear
learners, can continue your studies and learn while at home. Activities,
questions, directions, exercises and discussion are carefully stated for you
to understand each lesson.
Each SLM is composed of different parts. Each part shall guide your
step by step as you discover and understand the lesson prepared for you.
Pre- test are provided to measure your prior knowledge on lesson on

each SLM. This will tell you if you need to proceed on completing this
module or if you need to ask your facilitator on your teacher’s assistance for
better understanding of the lesson. At the end of each module, you need to
answer the post-test to self –check your learning. Answer key are provided
for each activity and test. We trust that you will be honest in using these.
In addition to the material in the main text, Notes to the teacher are
also provided to our facilitators and parents for strategies and reminders on
how they can best help you on your home- based learning.
Please use this module with care. Do not put unnecessary marks on
any part of this SLM. Use a separate sheet of paper in answering the
exercises and tests. And read the instructions carefully before performing
each task.
If you have any questions in using this SLM or any difficulty in

answering the tasks in this module do not hesitate to consult your
facilitator.
Thank you.
For the learner:
Welcome to the Science 6 Alternative Delivery Mode (ADM) Module on

Ecosystem: Tropical Rainforests, Coral Reefs and Mangrove Swamps!
This module was designed to provide you with fun and meaningful
opportunities for guided and independent learning at your own pace and
time. You will be enabled to process the contents of the learning resource
while being an active learner.
This module has the following parts and corresponding icons:
What I Need to This will give you an idea of the skills or

Know competencies you are expected to learn
in the module.
What I Know This part includes an activity that aims

to check what you already know about
the lesson to take. If you get all the
answers correct (100%), you may decide
to skip this module.
What’s In This is a brief drill or review to help you

link the current lesson with the previous
one.
What’s New In this portion, the new lesson will be

introduced to you in various ways; a
story, a song, a poem, a problem opener,
an activity or a situation.
What is It This section provides a brief discussion

of the lesson. This aims to help you
discover and understand new concepts
and skills.
What’s More This comprises activities for independent

practice to solidify your understanding
and skills of the topic. You may check
the answers to the exercises using the
Answer Key at the end of the module.
What I Have This includes questions or blank

Learned sentence/paragraph to be filled in to
process what you learned from the
lesson.
What I Can Do This section provides an activity which

will help you transfer your new
knowledge or skill into real life situations
or concerns.
Assessment This is a task which aims to evaluate

your level of mastery in achieving the
learning competency.
Additional In this portion, another activity will be

Activities given to you to enrich your knowledge or
skill of the lesson learned.
Answer Key This contains answers to all activities in

the module.
At the end of this module you will also find:
References This is a list of all sources used in

developing this module.
The following are some reminders in using this module:
1. Use the module with care. Do not put unnecessary mark/s on any part of
the module. Use a separate sheet of paper in answering the exercises.
2. Don’t forget to answer What I Know before moving on to the other activities
included in the module.
3. Read the instruction carefully before doing each task.
4. Observe honesty and integrity in doing the tasks and checking your
answers.
5. Finish the task at hand before proceeding to the next.
6. Return this module to your teacher/facilitator once you are through with it.
If you encounter any difficulty in answering the tasks in this module, do not
hesitate to consult your teacher or facilitator. Always bear in mind that you are not
alone.
We hope that through this material, you will experience meaningful learning
and gain deep understanding of the relevant competencies. You can do it!
What I Need to Know
This module was designed and written with you in mind. It is here to
help you master the different interactions of living things and non-living
things in tropical rainforests, coral reefs and mangrove swamps. The scope
of this module is used in many different learning situations. The language
used recognizes the diverse vocabulary level of students. The lessons are
arranged to follow the standard sequence of the course. But the order in
which you read them can be changed to correspond with the textbook you
are now using.
This module is divided into three lessons:
• Lesson 1. Identifying and discussing the interactions among

living and non- living things in tropical rainforests
living and non- living things in coral reefs
living and non- living things in mangrove swamps
After going through this module, you are expected to:

• Identify and discuss the interactions among living and non-
living things in tropical rainforests
living things in coral reefs
living things in mangrove swamps
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What I Know
Directions: Read each item carefully and choose the letter of the best
answer. Write your answer on your answer sheet.
1. What are the things needed by plants to make their own food?
a. water, chemicals and oxygen
b. oxygen and carbon dioxide
c. oxygen and chemicals
d. carbon dioxide, soil and sunlight
2. What kind of interaction is shown when worms live in

the guts and flesh of a fish?
a. mutualism
b. commensalism
c. predation
d. parasitism
3. What kind of interaction is shown when monkeys in

tropical rainforest compete for food with other animals?
a. mutualism
b. commensalism
c. competition
d. predation
4. Which of the following represents the ecosystem?
Ecosystem
a. Living Community Non-living

Ecosystem
b. Living Community Non-living

Ecosystem
c. Living Community Non-living
d. Living Community
5. Which of the following pairs of organisms shows commensalism?
a. butterfly sucking the flowers
b. ferns attached to a tree
c. flatworms in coral reefs
d. snake eating a rat
6. Which of the following describes a canopy of the rainforest?

a. composed of trees that are 130 to 180 feet tall
b. about 59 feet and consists of trunk of canopy,
shrubs, small plants and trees
c. consists mostly of fungi, insects, worms and litter from taller
trees
d. has slender tees from a dense platform of
vegetation with 60 to 129 feet
7. Why is producer important in an ecosystem?

a. It is the source of food to the consumers.
b. It is an organism that eats plants.
c. It breaks down organism into smaller particles.
d. It is a series of feeding relationship.
8. ________ results from the interconnected food chains.

a. consumer
b. producer
c. food web
d. biotic component
9. A reef that stands between the open sea and a lagoon refers to .
a. Barrier Reefs
b. Fringing Reefs
c. Coral Atolls
d. Coral reefs
10. Why is there a need to protect and conserve the mangrove swamp
ecosystem?
a. It is home to animals like jaguar, monkey and owl.
b. It serves as breeding or nesting grounds of fishes.
c. It protects sea animals like sponges, mollusks and
crustaceans.
d. It provides livelihood to the farmers.
Lesson
Ecosystem: Tropical
1 Rainforests
Living things and non-living things interact with each other in a

Tropical Rainforest Ecosystem. Living things include plants and animals.
Non-living things include soil, air, humidity, water and sunlight.
What’s In
Directions: The following are found in tropical rainforests. Classify them as

living or non-living things. Write your answers in your Science Journal.
tropical shrubs trees birds

carbon dioxide sunlight oxygen
Living Things Non-living Things
What’s New
Have you gone to a forest? How will you describe this ecosystem? How
do living and non-living things interact in this ecosystem? Write your answer
in your Science Journal.
Figure 1: Tropical rainforest
What Is It
The Ecosystem is an environment where both living and non-living

things exist and interact with one another. This interaction enables the
survival of living things and affects non-living things. Example of ecosystem
is the tropical rainforests. Living things that can be found here composed of
plants and animals. Non-living things include soil, air, humidity, water and
sunlight.
Rainforest has different layers namely emergent, canopy, understory

and forest floor. Emergent refers to trees that are 130 to 180 feet tall.
Canopy, on the other hand, has tall slender trees from a dense platform of
vegetation with 60 to 129 feet of the ground.
The understory is about 59 feet and below and consists of trunks of
canopy, shrubs, trees and small plants. The forest floor is home to animals
like jaguars, tigers and cassowaries which thrive in a deep shade part of the
forest where plant life is thin. This is because only a small percent of
sunlight gets through the thick canopy and understory and reaches the
forest floor. Organisms like fungi, insects, worms and litter from taller trees
that fall on the forest floor can be found here.
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.
Figure 4: Food Web
There are different organisms living in this ecosystem which interact
with each other. There are interactions that exist among the tropical
rainforest.
Commensalism is an interaction
where organisms live together
without harming one another for
example orchids is attached to the
trunk of a tree without harming it.
In mutualism both organisms

benefit in the relationship for
example, a bee or butterfly suck
nectar from a flower and the flower
reproduces.
Competition is an interaction
wherein organisms compete for
survival. For example, grass, shrubs,
flowers, and trees grow together in
one area where they compete for
source of food, sunlight, soil
nutrients and other things needed
for their survival.
Predation is a kind of interaction

in which one organism kills smaller
organisms for food. An example of
this is when a snake eats a rat for
food. Predator usually organisms
which are stronger, bigger and
fiercer compared to prey.
What’s More
Directions: Read carefully and answer the following items.

Write your answers in your Science Journal.
• What are the interactions that exist among living
things and non-living things in the tropical
rainforest?
• Discuss interaction between plants and sunlight in a

tropical rainforest ecosystem.
• What will happen if producers will decrease in a rainforest

ecosystem?
• Are the interactions among living things and non-living

things important? Why?
______________________________________________________
______________________________________________________
What I Have Learned
Directions: Complete the paragraph below. Choose your

answer from the words inside the box. Write your answer in
your Science Journal.
mutualism ecosystem understory canopy

predation emergent forest floor food chain
food web commensalism
I learned that…….
The is an environment where both living and non-living

things exist and interact with one another.
The different layers of the rainforest are , ,

__________ and __________ .
is a series of feeding relationship, while is

an inter-connected food chain.
is an interaction where organisms live together

without harming one another, for example, the orchids are
attached to the trunk of a tree without harming it. In ,
both organisms benefit in the relationship. is a kind of
interaction in which one organism kills smaller organisms for
food.
What I Can Do
Directions: Read the paragraph and answer the questions that follow. Write your
answer in your Science Journal.
Living things and non-living things interact with each other in a Tropical
Rainforest Ecosystem. This interaction enables the survival of living things and
affects non-living things. Can you identify the living and non-living things in a
Tropical Rainforest? Discuss their interaction.
Example: Plants and carbon-dioxide - Plants need carbon dioxide for food- making,
in return, it releases oxygen during the process of photosynthesis.
__________________________________________________________
Additional Activities
Directions: The table below shows the different interactions in a

tropical rainforest. Choose the correct organism that shows the
kind of interaction in a given ecosystem. Write the letter of the
correct answer in your Science Journal.
Interaction in Organisms
Involved
Tropical
rainforests
1. Mutualism a. The shrubs, flowers and trees grow in one area.
b. The butterfly sucks nectar from a flower; flower
reproduces.
2. Commensalism a. The birds eat worms.
b. The orchids attach to a branch of a tree.
3. Competition a. The orchids attach to a branch of a tree.
b. The grass, flowers, trees grow together in one
area
4. Cooperation a. The ants in a colony.
b. The snake eats a rat.
5. Predation a. The snake eats a rat.
b. The ferns attach on a tree.
Lesson
Ecosystem: Coral Reefs
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A coral reef is rich with marine life. It is a marine biome. It is
composed of non-living things and living things. The living part composed of
different species like fish, sea grass, corals, sponges and other marine
animals.
What’s In
Directions: The following are found in coral reefs. Classify them as living or
non-living things. Write your answers in your Science Journal.
1. crab ______________________
2. turtle ______________________
3. fish ______________________
4. sand ______________________
5. water ______________________
What’s New
Directions: Answer the following questions below. Write

your answers in your Science Journal.
Have you gone to a coral reef? How will you describe this
ecosystem? How do living and non-living things interact in
coral reefs ecosystem?
Figure 5: Coral Reef Ecosystem
Just like in other ecosystems, in coral reefs, organisms interact with

each other. The producers like sea grass, provide food and nutrients to the
consumers. These consumers include sea turtles, crabs, manatees (dugong),
fishes and other marine animals.
The factors that contribute to the coral reef formation are

temperature, light penetration, stable salinity and water movement.
There are different categories of coral reefs. Fringing reefs are reefs
that hug the shore of continents or islands. Barrier reefs are reefs that stand
between the open sea and a lagoon. Coral atolls are reefs that enclose a
lagoon.
There are interactions that exist in the coral reefs’ ecosystem.
Commensalism is an interaction
where organisms live together
without harming one another, for
example, barnacles attached on
skin of turtles without harming
them. Barnacles are benefitted
while the host is not harmed.
In mutualism, both organisms

benefit in the relationship, for
example, the corals receive oxygen
from the algae; the algae get
protection from them.
Competition is an interaction
wherein organisms compete for
survival. For example, the fishes
compete for source of food and
space in the coral reef.
Predation is a kind of interaction

in which one organism kills smaller
organisms for food. An example of this
is when a big fish eats a small fish.
The predator which a big fish benefits
in the interaction while the prey, a
small fish is harmed.
What’s More
Directions: Answer the following questions. Write your answers in your

Science journal.
1. What are the living and non-living things found in the coral reefs?
2. How do they interact with each other?
Discuss the relationship or interaction between:
3. Big fish and small fish
4. Worm in the flesh and guts of fish
5. Are these interactions important? Why?
What I Have Learned
Directions: Complete the paragraph. Choose your answer from the words
given inside the box below. Write your answer in your Science journal.
I learned that ….
The serve as a breeding ground of marine life.

The factors that contribute to the reef formation are light penetration,
, stable salinity and .
The , and are categories of coral reefs. _____ is an

interaction where organisms live together without harming one another, for
example, barnacles attached on skin of turtles without harming them. In
both organisms benefit in the relationship. For example, the corals receive
oxygen from the algae; the algae get protection from them. is a kind
of interaction where one organism, the parasite, depends on another
organism for food, production and reproduction. is a kind of
interaction in which one organism kills smaller organisms for food. An
example of this is when a big fish eats a
small fish.
What I Can Do
Directions: Read the paragraph and answer the questions that follow. Write
it in your Science Journal.
Living things and non-living things interact with each other in a Coral
reef ecosystem. Coral reef is composed of non-living components such as
water and sand. It serves as breeding place for fish, crustaceans, mollusks,
cnidarians, sponges and echinoderms. Their interaction enables the survival
of living things and affects non-living things. Can you identify the living and
non-living things in Coral Reef Ecosystem? Discuss their interaction.
Directions: Identify the interaction between the given pair of organisms in

column A and its interaction in column B. Write it in your Science journal.
Column A Column B
1. sea urchin-corals a. mutualism

2. barnacles-turtle b. competition
3. worm-fish c. predation
4. tuna fish-blue marlins d. commensalism
5. clown fish-sea anemone e. parasitism
Lesson
Ecosystem: Mangrove
3 Swamps
A mangrove swamp is a home to a diverse living and non-living things.

Different species of animals like crustaceans, fish and mollusk compose the
living part of mangrove ecosystem. Mangrove plants are the main organism
that dominates this ecosystem. How do living and non-living things interact
with each other in this environment?
What’s In
Tropical Rainforest
Living Things Non-living Things
Coral Reefs
Living Thing Non-living Things
What’s New
Direction: Pick out the animals that can be found in mangrove swamps
ecosystem. Write your answer in your Science Journal.
1. _____________________________
2. ____________________________
3. _____________________________
4. _____________________________
5. _____________________________
What Is It
Mangrove swamp ecosystem is composed mostly of mangrove plants and

animals like crustaceans and migratory birds. The non-living part composed of
water, sand, mud, rocks and sunlight. It is an important system that allows for the
breeding of fishes and survival of other marine animals. It is also a part of the
coastal and marine ecosystems.
There are varieties of marine and terrestrial life living in mangroves. Animals
like white heron (tagak), and other birds inhabit the mangrove canopy. Fishes and
crustaceans live underneath the mangrove roots system. Organisms like oyster,
mussels attached themselves to the trunk and lower branches of the mangroves.
Animals like monitor lizard, mudskipper and crustaceans such as shrimps and
crabs live in mangrove swamps. Also, migratory birds like pelicans, spoon bills and
bald eagles are also found in this habitat. Some saltwater crocodiles can also live
in Philippine mangrove swamps.
Figure 6: Mangrove swamp in Bago City, Negros Occidental
The symbiotic interaction found in a mangrove ecosystem includes

many organisms that depend on mangrove for survival. Animals like oysters,
mollusks and barnacles are dependent on mangrove for their source of food
and habitat.
Commensalism is shown when barnacles and oysters attach
themselves to the roots of mangroves. Fishes stay in the mangroves during a
particular stage of their life to grow and develop into a mature fish.
Mutualism is shown when animals like crabs and mollusks help break down
plant litter in a mangrove ecosystem through grazing. White heron (tagak)
eating a fish shows predation in this kind of ecosystem.
Mangrove swamp ecosystem is important for they serve as
breeding and nesting grounds of animal species. The mangrove
shelter is used as shelter by fishes as breeding and nursing
grounds before heading to the open ocean. Mangroves are also
important habitat of organisms. Numerous animal species find
protection and abundant food in this environment. It also acts as
natural barrier and flood defense as they defend coast lines from
flooding and erosion. Lastly, mangrove is an important source of
livelihood of people living in coastal areas.
What’s More
Activity 1
Directions: Identify and discuss the interaction between living
and non-living things in a mangrove swamp ecosystem. Write
your answers in your Science Journal.
1. oyster and mangrove
_____________________________________________________________________
2. white heron and water

_____________________________________________________________________
3. crab and mud
____________________________________________________________________
4. mangrove and bird
_____________________________________________________________________
Activity 2
Directions: Answer the questions below. Write your answer in your
Science journal.
1. What are the interactions that exist among living and

non-living things in mangrove ecosystem?
2. Are these interactions important? Why?
What I Have Learned
Directions: Complete every statement by supplying the blank

with a word or group of words from the box below. Write your
answer in your Science Journal
I learned that …
Ecosystem is composed mostly of mangrove plants

and animals like crustaceans and migratory birds.
Mangroves are important because, they serve as
breeding and nesting grounds of animal species, ,
________, a source of livelihood of people living in
coastal areas.
In this kind of ecosystem, is shown
when animals like crabs and mollusks help break down
plant litter in a mangrove ecosystem through grazing.
___________ is shown when white heron (tagak) ate fishes.
What I Can Do
The YES-O members of Bago City, Negros Occidental participated

in the conduct of mangrove planting and clean-up drive at Purok Batad,
Brgy. Sampinit, Bago City.
Photo credit: Ester I. Posadas
Figure 10: YES-O Bago Tree Planting Activity at Prk. Batad, Brgy.
Sampinit, Bago City
During the mangrove planting, pupils were asked to
During the mangrove planting, pupils were asked identify
the different factors that would ensure the survival of plants
and other living things in the mangrove ecosystem.
Directions: Identify the living and non-living things in the
mangrove ecosystem and discuss how they interact.
Living Things and Non-living Interaction

Things
Example: water and mangrove Water enables the growth of
mangrove, mangrove in return helps
filter the pollutants from the river
run-offs making the water free from
harmful build-up of sediments.
1.
2.
3.
Directions: Using the concept map below, identify the type of interaction that exists
in mangrove swamps. Give examples of organisms involved by writing the
interaction or organisms in the blank boxes. Do it in your Science journal.
Assessment
Directions: Choose the letter of the best answer. Write your chosen answer on a
separate sheet.
1. Which group of organisms can be found in the mangrove

ecosystem?
a. mussels, fish, corals
b. worm, rat, fish
c. butterfly, snake, bird
d. mangrove trees, fiddler crab, fish
2. What are the things needed by plants to make their own food?
a. water, chemicals and oxygen
b. oxygen and carbon dioxide
c. oxygen and chemicals
d. carbon dioxide, soil and sunlight
3. Which of the following describes a canopy of the rainforest?

a. composed of trees that are 130 to 180 feet tall
b. about 59 feet and consists of trunk of canopy, shrubs, small
plants and trees
c. consists mostly of fungi, insects, worms and litter from taller
trees
d. has slender trees from a dense platform of vegetation with 60
to 129 feet.
4. What kind of interaction is shown when one organism kills another

organism for food?
a. mutualism
b. commensalism
c. parasitism
d. predation
5. It is an environment where both living and non-living things exist

and interact with one another.
a. ecology
b. ecosystem
c. community
d. population
6. One example of competition in tropical rainforest is when the
shrubs and trees are growing together in one area. What do they
compete for?
a. sunlight and soil nutrients.
b. oxygen and carbon dioxide.
c. chemicals and oxygen.
d. water and chemicals.
7. _________ results from the interconnected food chains.

a. consumer
b. producer
c. food web
d. biotic component
8. Why is the relationship between the corals and the algae in the
coral reefs considered mutualistic?
a. The corals benefit in the interaction and not the algae.
b. The corals receive oxygen from algae, the algae get protection
from corals.
c. The corals receive oxygen from algae while the algae are
harmed.
d. The corals and algae live together without harming each
other.
9. What kind of interaction is shown when animals like crabs and

mollusks help break down plant litter in a mangrove ecosystem
through grazing?
a. competition
b. commensalism
c. parasitism
d. mutualism
10. Why is producer important in an ecosystem?

a. It is the source of food to the consumers.
b. It is an organism that eats plants.
c. It breaks down organism into smaller particles.
d. It is a series of feeding relationship.
Assessment Lesson 3
What’s In
Answers may vary
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What’s New
1. monitor lizard
2. white heron (tagak)
3. fiddler crab
4. oysters
5. fish
What’s More
Activity 1
1.
Activity 2
Answers may vary
What I Have Learned
-Mangrove swamp
-habitat of organisms
-natural barrier and flood
defense
t li
Answer Key
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Published by the Department of Education

Development Team of the Module

Printed in the Philippines by ________________________

Department of Education – Region VI - Western Visayas

Pre- test are provided to measure your prior knowledge on lesson on

If you have any questions in using this SLM or any difficulty in

Welcome to the Science 6 Alternative Delivery Mode (ADM) Module on

This module has the following parts and corresponding icons:

What I Need to This will give you an idea of the skills or

What I Know This part includes an activity that aims

What’s In This is a brief drill or review to help you

What’s New In this portion, the new lesson will be

What is It This section provides a brief discussion

What’s More This comprises activities for independent

What I Have This includes questions or blank

What I Can Do This section provides an activity which

Assessment This is a task which aims to evaluate

Additional In this portion, another activity will be

Answer Key This contains answers to all activities in

At the end of this module you will also find:

References This is a list of all sources used in

The following are some reminders in using this module:

This module is divided into three lessons:

• Lesson 1. Identifying and discussing the interactions among

After going through this module, you are expected to:

2. What kind of interaction is shown when worms live in

3. What kind of interaction is shown when monkeys in

4. Which of the following represents the ecosystem?

a. Living Community Non-living

b. Living Community Non-living

c. Living Community Non-living

6. Which of the following describes a canopy of the rainforest?

7. Why is producer important in an ecosystem?

8. ________ results from the interconnected food chains.

Living things and non-living things interact with each other in a

Directions: The following are found in tropical rainforests. Classify them as

tropical shrubs trees birds

Living Things Non-living Things

Figure 1: Tropical rainforest

The Ecosystem is an environment where both living and non-living

Rainforest has different layers namely emergent, canopy, understory

Producers provide food for the consumers which include

In mutualism both organisms

Predation is a kind of interaction

Directions: Read carefully and answer the following items.

• Discuss interaction between plants and sunlight in a

• What will happen if producers will decrease in a rainforest

• Are the interactions among living things and non-living

Directions: Complete the paragraph below. Choose your

mutualism ecosystem understory canopy

The is an environment where both living and non-living

The different layers of the rainforest are , ,

is a series of feeding relationship, while is

is an interaction where organisms live together

Directions: The table below shows the different interactions in a

Directions: Answer the following questions below. Write

Figure 5: Coral Reef Ecosystem

Just like in other ecosystems, in coral reefs, organisms interact with