Read the article about “Monfort Bat Cave.” Answer the following questions in a piece of paper.
The Island of Samal, part of Davao del Norte Province, is off the coast of Mindanao. In this island is the Monfort
Bat Cave which is approximately 245 feet (75 meters) long and has five entrance. Bats cover 75 percent of its
ceilings and walls. An estimated 1.8 million bats, are overloading Monfort Bat Cave on the Philippines’ Samal
Island. Figure 1. Geoffroy’s rousette fruit bats clinging on walls and ceiling of the cave Geoffroy’s rousette fruit
bats feed on fruit and nectar. Their role as pollinators and seed dispersers is essential in sustaining Philippines
forests, including such important commercial fruits as durian. Each bat consumes 1 ½ to 3 times its body
weight nightly in fruit and nectar. This colony could consume 550 tons (500,000 kilogram) of nectar from
durian and other trees, pollinating an incredible number of flowers. Worldwide, cave-dwelling bats are in
alarming decline due to human disturbance and destruction of their cave roots. In some areas, including Samal
Island, bats are captured and eaten by humans. Colonies like the one in Monfort Bat Cave are now rare and
in urgent need of protection. Their loss would endanger the health of forest and human of economies. The bat’s
colony should be able to survive natural predators-crows, rats 10-foot (3-meter) pythons and occasional
monitor lizards-just as bat populations do elsewhere. Untamed dogs and cats, however, also seem to do bat
hunting Monfort Bat Cave.
Q1. What are the organisms found in the surrounding area of Monfort Bat Cave?
Q2. What group/s of organisms are considered as producers?
Q3. What part of the durian trees and other trees served as food for the bats?
Q4. The population of cave-dwelling bats is declining because they are eaten by other organisms. What are these
organisms that feed on bats?
Q5. Among the organisms that feed on bats, are there organisms that possibly feed on the predators of bats?
__Yes ___No
Q6. Divide the organisms into the following categories as shown in the table below:
Table 2. Categories of organisms living in the Monfort Bat Cave
Producers
1st Order Consumer
2nd Order Consumer
Read the article about “Monfort Bat Cave.” Answer the following questions in a piece of paper.
The Island of Samal, part of Davao del Norte Province, is off the coast of Mindanao. In this island is the Monfort
Bat Cave which is approximately 245 feet (75 meters) long and has five entrance. Bats cover 75 percent of its
ceilings and walls. An estimated 1.8 million bats, are overloading Monfort Bat Cave on the Philippines’ Samal
Island. Figure 1. Geoffroy’s rousette fruit bats clinging on walls and ceiling of the cave Geoffroy’s rousette fruit
bats feed on fruit and nectar. Their role as pollinators and seed dispersers is essential in sustaining Philippines
forests, including such important commercial fruits as durian. Each bat consumes 1 ½ to 3 times its body
weight nightly in fruit and nectar. This colony could consume 550 tons (500,000 kilogram) of nectar from
durian and other trees, pollinating an incredible number of flowers. Worldwide, cave-dwelling bats are in
alarming decline due to human disturbance and destruction of their cave roots. In some areas, including Samal
Island, bats are captured and eaten by humans. Colonies like the one in Monfort Bat Cave are now rare and
in urgent need of protection. Their loss would endanger the health of forest and human of economies. The bat’s
colony should be able to survive natural predators-crows, rats 10-foot (3-meter) pythons and occasional
monitor lizards-just as bat populations do elsewhere. Untamed dogs and cats, however, also seem to do bat
hunting Monfort Bat Cave.
Q1. What are the organisms found in the surrounding area of Monfort Bat Cave?
Q2. What group/s of organisms are considered as producers?
Q3. What part of the durian trees and other trees served as food for the bats?
Q4. The population of cave-dwelling bats is declining because they are eaten by other organisms. What are these
organisms that feed on bats?
Q5. Among the organisms that feed on bats, are there organisms that possibly feed on the predators of bats?
__Yes ___No
Q6. Divide the organisms into the following categories as shown in the table below:
Table 2. Categories of organisms living in the Monfort Bat Cave
Producers
1st Order Consumer
2nd Order Consumer