Grade 6 Physics Worksheet: Ecosystems Mixed Practice

Ecosystems Mixed Practice

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Grade 6 Physics Worksheet: Ecosystems Mixed Practice

Ecosystems Mixed Practice

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Grade: Grade 6

Subject: Physics

Topic: Ecosystems

Time: 20 Minutes

Difficulty: Challenging

Questions: 10

Instructions:
Read each question carefully and show your work where needed. Answer in complete sentences when asked. Questions become more challenging as you move through the worksheet.

Skills Practiced:

Ecosystems
Physics
Critical Thinking
Problem Solving

1Question

What is an ecosystem?

2Question

Name two nonliving parts of an ecosystem.

3Question

In a forest ecosystem, a rabbit eats grass. What is the rabbit’s role in the food chain?

4Question

A deer eats leaves, and a wolf eats the deer. Which animal is the predator, and which is the prey?

5Question

Why do plants matter in most ecosystems?

6Question

A pond ecosystem has algae, small fish, big fish, and a heron. Put these organisms in order from the start of the food chain to the end.

7Question

If the number of grasshoppers in a field suddenly decreases, what might happen to the population of birds that eat them? Explain your answer.

8Question

A farmer removes many trees from a habitat. Give one likely effect on the ecosystem and explain why.

9Question

A food web shows that mice eat seeds, owls eat mice, and snakes eat mice and frogs. Explain how a change in the mouse population could affect the rest of the food web.

10Question

In a meadow ecosystem, a drought lasts for several months. Describe two ways this change could affect living things in the ecosystem.

Answer Key

#	Answer
1	An ecosystem is a community of living things and nonliving things that interact in the same area.
2	Examples include sunlight, water, air, soil, and temperature. Any two are correct.
3	The rabbit is a consumer because it gets energy by eating plants.
4	The wolf is the predator, and the deer is the prey.
5	Plants are important because they make their own food using sunlight and provide energy for other organisms in the food chain.
6	Algae → small fish → big fish → heron
7	The bird population might decrease because they would have less food available.
8	One likely effect is that animals may lose shelter or food, because trees provide homes and resources for many organisms.
9	If the mouse population goes down, owls and snakes may have less food, so their populations could also decrease. More seeds may remain uneaten.
10	Possible effects include fewer plants growing because of lack of water, and animals having less food or water, which could lower their populations or make them move to another area.