{"id":2133,"date":"2018-08-04T14:53:55","date_gmt":"2018-08-04T14:53:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thepiquelab.com\/blog\/?p=2133"},"modified":"2024-04-18T14:24:37","modified_gmt":"2024-04-18T06:24:37","slug":"the-amazing-web-of-life-how-organisms-dependent-on-each-other-survival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thepiquelab.com\/blog\/the-amazing-web-of-life-how-organisms-dependent-on-each-other-survival\/","title":{"rendered":"The Amazing Web of Life: How Organisms Are Dependent On Each Other For Survival"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index_tablet=&#8221;500&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>After teaching the topic of <a href=\"https:\/\/thepiquelab.com\/blog\/category\/primary-school-science-techniques\/primary-6-science\/energy\/\"><strong>Energy<\/strong><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/thepiquelab.com\/blog\/category\/primary-school-science-techniques\/primary-6-science\/forces\/\"><strong>Forces<\/strong><\/a>, most schools will move on to the topic of Interactions, also known as <a href=\"https:\/\/thepiquelab.com\/blog\/category\/primary-school-science-techniques\/primary-6-science\/web-of-life\/\"><strong>Web of Life<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h2>Read Also<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tpl.digital\/p5-p6-sps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ultimate Science Practice Series: Web of Life (Practice Questions &amp; Explainer Videos)<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thepiquelab.com\/blog\/smart-way-analysing-food-chains\/\">The Smart Way of Analysing Food Chains<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thepiquelab.com\/blog\/asking-right-questions-all-about-plant-parts\/\">Student\u2019s Guide To Asking The Right Questions: All About Plant Parts<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In this topic, students will learn:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Factors affecting the survival of an organism, such as:\n<ul>\n<li>Number of predators<\/li>\n<li>Number of prey<\/li>\n<li>Man-made and natural activities<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>The different roles that different organisms play in a food web<\/li>\n<li><strong>How organisms are dependent on each other in a community (Interdependence)<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>In today\u2019s article, the focus will be on Point 3 &#8211; how organisms are interdependent.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>What does \u201cinterdependence\u201d mean?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #d00031;\">\u201cWhen organisms are interdependent, it means that the organisms are ecologically reliant on each other.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Two groups of organisms that are commonly interdependent are animals and plants.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2136\" src=\"https:\/\/thepiquelab.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Screen-Shot-2018-07-21-at-3.02.16-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"699\" height=\"436\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thepiquelab.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Screen-Shot-2018-07-21-at-3.02.16-PM.png 699w, https:\/\/thepiquelab.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Screen-Shot-2018-07-21-at-3.02.16-PM-150x94.png 150w, https:\/\/thepiquelab.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Screen-Shot-2018-07-21-at-3.02.16-PM-400x250.png 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 699px) 100vw, 699px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>With this information, let us take a look at the question below.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #d00031;\">Question<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2135\" src=\"https:\/\/thepiquelab.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Picture1-2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"725\" height=\"860\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thepiquelab.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Picture1-2.png 725w, https:\/\/thepiquelab.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Picture1-2-126x150.png 126w, https:\/\/thepiquelab.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Picture1-2-253x300.png 253w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 725px) 100vw, 725px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #d00031;\">Thought Process<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Butterfly H lays eggs on the leaves of Plant P that do not have the white spots. When the eggs hatch, the caterpillars of butterfly H feed on the leaves of Plant P.<\/p>\n<p>This causes damage to Plant P as it will have fewer leaves to trap sunlight in the process of photosynthesis to make food, causing Plant P to die.<\/p>\n<p>It is also mentioned in the question that the flowers of Plant P produce nectar that attracts ants. The nectar serves as food for the ants.<\/p>\n<p>The ants attack the caterpillars of Butterfly H that eat a lot of Plant P\u2019s leaves. This will reduce the number of caterpillars feeding on the leaves, enabling Plant P to have more leaves to trap sunlight in the process of photosynthesis to make more food to survive.<\/p>\n<p>From this information, we can see that the ants and Plant P are interdependent. Plant P provides nectar as food for the ants and the ants attack the caterpillars that are harming Plant P.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #d00031;\">Answer<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Hence, the answer for part (c) should be phrased as:<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #d00031;\"><strong>Benefit for Plant P<\/strong><\/span>: The ants will attack the caterpillars feeding on Plant P\u2019s leaves, allowing it to have more leaves to trap sunlight in the process of photosynthesis to make food to survive.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #d00031;\"><strong>Benefit for ants<\/strong><\/span>: The ants have nectar from the flowers of Plant P as food.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"color: #d00031;\">In Conclusion&#8230;<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>When your child encounters questions testing the concept of interdependence, they must have the right thought processes.<\/p>\n<p>They should be able to explain clearly what each organism does or provides and how doing so brings benefit to the other organism.<\/p>\n<p>By keeping this in mind, they should have no problems tackling this concept in examinations!<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;CCI&#8221; 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