Ecosystem Interactions Worksheet
A Grade 5 science worksheet focusing on interactions within an ecosystem, including food webs, producers, consumers, and decomposers.
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. Use the provided space for your answers.
1. Which of the following is a producer in an ecosystem?
Lion
Grass
Rabbit
Snake
2. What do decomposers do in an ecosystem?
Eat plants
Produce their own food
Break down dead organisms
Hunt other animals
3. An organism that makes its own food is called a .
4. An organism that eats other organisms for food is called a .
5. Look at the food web below. Identify one producer, one primary consumer, and one secondary consumer.
Producer:
Primary Consumer:
Secondary Consumer:
6. Explain the difference between a food chain and a food web.
7. All living things in an ecosystem depend on each other.
True
False
8. Sunlight is not important for an ecosystem to function.
True
False
Use the words below to complete the sentences.
9. An animal that eats only plants is a(n) .
10. An animal that eats both plants and animals is a(n) .
11. The natural home or environment of an animal, plant, or other organism is its .