Cross-Curricular Focus: Life Science Ecosystems

Ecosystems

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Cross-Curricular Focus: Life Science

An whether ecosystem is all theor things that interact in a speci area, they are living, non-living. Some examples of c area, whether they living or Some examples non-living things thatare support life innon-living. an ecosystem are light, air, ofsoil, non-living things that support life in an ecosystem are and water. Living things are the organisms (plants and light, air, water. Living things are plants and animals) soil that and use those resources. Each of thethe specific animals, called organisms, thosecreated resources. ecosystems in the world has its that own use conditions by the Each of the speci c ecosystems in the world has non-living things. These conditions determine what kinds of its own conditions by the there. non-living things. These living things will created be able to thrive Organisms can only conditions determine what kinds of living things will thrive where their needs are being met. Everything in an be able toorganisms thrive there. Organisms can only thrive where their needs environment has an effect on it. A temperate zone are being Everything in an organisms environment is an area met. where the conditions never become too hot or too has an effect on it. One ecosystem that allows many cold, allowing many different kinds of organisms to thrive. different kinds of organisms to thrive is a temperate zone. It is an area where the never become too hot or All the living things in conditions an ecosystem are called a too cold. community . All of one specific kind of organism living in a community is called a population. All the treeare frogs in a a All the living things in an ecosystem called rainforest community are speci one population within the community. community . All of one c kind of organism living inAll a the community istrees called aanother population. All the tree frogs white birch are population within the same incommunity. a rainforest community areyet one population within the All the jaguars are another rainforest community. All the white birch trees are another population community population. within the same community. All the jaguars are yet another All living organisms perform certain life processes. They rainforest community population. take in nutrients like air, sunlight, water, and food. They use All living organisms perform certain life processes. They energy from those nutrients to grow and develop. They release take in nutrients like air, sunlight, water, and food. They energy by doing work and moving. They release waste use energy from those nutrients to grow and develop. They products. They react to things in their environment. They release energy by doing work and moving. They release reproduce , producing offspring (babies) that are similar to waste products. They react to things in their environment. themselves. They reproduce, producing offspring, or babies, that are similar to themselves.

An ecosystem is all the things that interact in a specific

Name: ______________________________________ Answer the following questions based on the reading Answer the forget following questions based on the passage. Dont to go back to the passage whenever find or confirm your answers. readingnecessary passage.to Dont forget to go back to the
1) What would happen to the living organisms in an ecosystem if your answers. some of the non-living things were removed? Why? _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ ecosystem? ________________________________ 2) What are some of the life processes that living organisms do? __________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ 2) What are three of the life processes that living

passage whenever necessary to nd or conrm

1) What is one example of a non-living thing in an

organisms do? ______________________________ _____________________________________________________

3)__________________________________________ What would happen in an ecosystem if one population grew too large for its needs to be met?

__________________________________________ 3) What does population mean in a community?

_____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________

__________________________________________

4) Explain how the living and non-living parts of an ecosystem __________________________________________ work together.

4) When does an organism thrive?r. _____________________________________________________ __________________________________________ _____________________________________________________

5)__________________________________________ Why does a temperate zone support the greatest variety of organisms? _____________________________________________________ varieties of organisms? _______________________ _____________________________________________________ __________________________________________

5) Why does a temperate zone support many

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Cross-Curricular Focus: Life Science Ecosystems

Ecosystems

Cross-Curricular Reading Comprehension Worksheets: D-2 of 36 Cross-Curricular Reading Comprehension Worksheets: D-2 of 36

Name:__________________________________

Cross-Curricular Focus: Life Science

An whether ecosystem is all theor things that interact in a speci area, they are living, non-living. Some examples of c area, whether they living or Some examples non-living things thatare support life innon-living. an ecosystem are light, air, ofsoil, non-living things that support life in an ecosystem are and water. Living things are the organisms (plants and light, air, water. Living things are plants and animals) soil that and use those resources. Each of thethe specific animals, called organisms, thosecreated resources. ecosystems in the world has its that own use conditions by the Each of the speci c ecosystems in the world has non-living things. These conditions determine what kinds of its own conditions by the there. non-living things. These living things will created be able to thrive Organisms can only conditions determine what kinds of living things will thrive where their needs are being met. Everything in an be able toorganisms thrive there. Organisms can only thrive where their needs environment has an effect on it. A temperate zone are being Everything in an organisms environment is an area met. where the conditions never become too hot or too has an effect on it. One ecosystem that allows many cold, allowing many different kinds of organisms to thrive. different kinds of organisms to thrive is a temperate zone. It is an area where the never become too hot or All the living things in conditions an ecosystem are called a too cold. community . All of one specific kind of organism living in a community is called a population. All the treeare frogs in a a All the living things in an ecosystem called rainforest community are speci one population within the community. community . All of one c kind of organism living inAll a the community istrees called aanother population. All the tree frogs white birch are population within the same incommunity. a rainforest community areyet one population within the All the jaguars are another rainforest community. All the white birch trees are another population community population. within the same community. All the jaguars are yet another All living organisms perform certain life processes. They rainforest community population. take in nutrients like air, sunlight, water, and food. They use All living organisms perform certain life processes. They energy from those nutrients to grow and develop. They release take in nutrients like air, sunlight, water, and food. They energy by doing work and moving. They release waste use energy from those nutrients to grow and develop. They products. They react to things in their environment. They release energy by doing work and moving. They release reproduce , producing offspring (babies) that are similar to waste products. They react to things in their environment. themselves. They reproduce, producing offspring, or babies, that are similar to themselves.

An ecosystem is all the things that interact in a specific

Key Name: ______________________________________ Answer the following questions based on the reading Answer the forget following questions based on the passage. Dont to go back to the passage whenever find or confirm your answers. readingnecessary passage.to Dont forget to go back to the
1) What would happen to the living organisms in an ecosystem if your answers. some of the non-living things were removed? Why? _____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ light, air, water or soil ecosystem? ________________________________ 2) What are some of the life processes that living organisms do? __________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ 2) What are three of the life processes that living

passage whenever necessary to nd or conrm

Actual wording may vary.

1) What is one example of a non-living thing in an

organisms do? ______________________________ _____________________________________________________

take in nutrients, use energy to

grow, release energy, release reactgrew to 3)__________________________________________ What would happen in an ecosystem if waste, one population too large for its needs to be met? their environment or reproduce. __________________________________________
3) What does population mean in a community?
_____________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________ one specic type of organism living in a

__________________________________________

4) Explain how the living and non-living parts of an ecosystem community __________________________________________ work together.

4) When does an organism thrive?r. _____________________________________________________

when its needs are met __________________________________________ _____________________________________________________

5)__________________________________________ Why does a temperate zone support the greatest variety of organisms? _____________________________________________________ because the conditions varieties of organisms? _______________________ _____________________________________________________ are not too hot and not too cold __________________________________________

5) Why does a temperate zone support many

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