Balance in Nature Worksheet
Explore the intricate balance within ecosystems, including food webs, predator-prey relationships, and the impact of environmental changes on natural balance.
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Read each question carefully and provide your best answer. Some questions may require you to refer to the provided diagrams.
1. Which of the following best describes a food chain?
A network of interconnected food chains.
A single pathway of energy flow in an ecosystem.
The process by which plants make their own food.
The feeding habits of an individual animal.
2. In a food web, what do the arrows represent?
The direction of energy flow.
The movement of water.
The growth of organisms.
The exchange of gases.
3. Refer to the food web above. Which organism is a producer?
Rabbit
Grass
Fox
Owl
4. All the living organisms in an area, along with their physical environment, make up an .
5. Animals that eat only plants are called .
6. break down dead organisms and return nutrients to the soil.
7. A sudden increase in the population of predators will always lead to an increase in the prey population.
True
False
8. Human activities can have a significant impact on the balance of nature.
True
False
9. Explain what might happen to an ecosystem if all the producers were removed.
Match each term on the left with its definition on the right.
10. Producer
a. An animal that hunts and eats other animals.
11. Consumer
b. An organism that makes its own food.
12. Predator
c. An animal that is hunted and eaten by another animal.
13. Prey
d. An organism that obtains energy by feeding on other organisms.
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