Introduction to Ecology
A Grade 2 science worksheet introducing basic ecology concepts like habitats, living and non-living things, and food chains.
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. Good luck!
Complete the sentences with the correct words.
1. A thing needs food, water, and air to live.
2. A rock is a thing.
3. Plants and animals are things.
4. Water is a thing, but it is important for life.
Choose the best answer for each question.
5. What is a habitat?
A type of food
Where an animal lives
A fun game
A kind of plant
6. Which of these is NOT a habitat?
Forest
Desert
Ocean
Car
Read each statement and circle True or False.
7. An ecosystem has both living and non-living things.
True
False

8. The picture above shows a forest ecosystem.
True
False
9. What do animals need to get energy?
10. Draw a simple food chain with three parts (e.g., plant -> animal -> animal).