Discuss the interactions among living things and non-living things in estuaries and
intertidal zones.
S5LT-IIh-8
Grade 5 Science Reading Interventions Worksheet
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An ecosystem is a community made up of living and nonliving things
interacting with each other. Nonliving things do not grow, need food, or reproduce.
Some examples of important nonliving things in an ecosystem are sunlight, water, air,
wind, and rocks. Living things grow, change, produce waste, reproduce, and die.
Intertidal zone is an area in the estuary which is covered with water during high tide
and exposed to air at low tide. There are organisms that live in different habitats or
areas found in intertidal zones. Intertidal zones are areas that are constantly exposed
to the changing tides. They provide homes to many kinds of plants and animals. The
daily changes in the tides play a major role in the life of living things in this area. The
intertidal zone, which is also known as the foreshore or seashore, is the area that is
above water level at low tide and underwater at high tide.
Writer: Jeepney O. Campos
School: Liwangwangan Elementary School
School ID: 136988
Estuaries like any other ecosystem, consists of biotic and abiotic factors. The
biotic and abiotic factors or components of estuarine ecosystems interact in such a
unique way, thus make some organisms choose to reproduce in these areas. For such
reason, estuaries are also called “nurseries of the seas.”
What are the biotic and abiotic components in estuaries?
An estuary is a place where the freshwater from the river mixes with the salt-
water from the sea.
Biotic factors are the living components in an ecosystem. These include all
the plants, animals, and microorganisms found in estuaries such as mangrove trees,
migratory birds, and small fishes.
Abiotic factors, on the other hand, are non-living components in the
ecosystem. These are the factors that affect organisms in estuaries. These include
waves, salinity, temperature, amount of sunlight, and type of soil.
Temperature refers to the level of hotness and coldness of the water. Temperature
differs because of the tides and the amount of sunlight. Some organisms use plants
like mangroves to keep themselves concealed from direct sunlight or away from the
coldness of the water.
Writer: Jeepney O. Campos
School: Liwangwangan Elementary School
School ID: 136988
QUESTIONS:
1.What is the function of living things in the ecosystem?
a. living things grow, change, produce waste, reproduce, and die.
b. do not grow, need food, or reproduce.
c. constantly exposed to the changing tides.
d. both a and b
2. How about non-living things, what is the function in the ecosystem?
a. living things grow, change, produce waste, reproduce, and die.
b. do not grow, need food, or reproduce.
c. constantly exposed to the changing tides.
d. both a and b
3. What do you call the community that made up of living and non-living things?
a. habitat
b. community
c. ecosystem
d. all the above
4. An area in the estuary which is covered with water during high tide and
exposed to air at low tide.
a. biotic factor
b. abiotic factor
c. intertidal zone
d. temperature
5. Why is it the intertidal zone is very important?
a. constantly exposed to the changing tides.
b. temperate differs because of the tides and the amount of sunlight.
c. use of light everyday
d. both a and b
Writer: Jeepney O. Campos
School: Liwangwangan Elementary School
School ID: 136988
Answer Key:
1. a
2. b
3. c
4. c
5. a
Writer: Jeepney O. Campos
School: Liwangwangan Elementary School
School ID: 136988
Science 5: PASSAGE
Topic: Interactions among living things and non-living
things in estuaries and intertidal zones.
Submitted by:
JEEPNEY O. CAMPOS
School Science Coor.
