Ecology Basics Worksheet
A Grade 5 science worksheet covering fundamental ecology concepts such as ecosystems, food chains, and habitats.
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability.
1. What is an ecosystem?
A group of animals living together
All the living and non-living things in an area interacting with each other
Only the plants in a forest
The weather in a particular region
2. Which of the following is a producer?
Lion
Rabbit
Grass
Snake
3. An organism that eats other organisms is called a .
4. The place where an organism lives is its .
5. Plants make their own food through a process called .
6. All living things need energy to survive.
True
False
7. A food chain shows how energy flows from one living thing to another.
True
False
8. Look at the food web below.
Identify one producer, one primary consumer, and one secondary consumer from the food web.
Producer:
Primary Consumer:
Secondary Consumer:
9. Explain the difference between a habitat and a niche.