Cross-Curricular Reading Comprehension Worksheets: D-2 of 36 Ecosystems Key Answer the following questions based on the reading passage. Don’t forget to go back to the An ecosystem is all the things that interact in a passage whenever necessary to or area, whether they are living or non-living. Some examples your answers. of non-living things that support life in an ecosystem are Actual wording may vary. light, air, soil and water. Living things are the plants and What is one example of a non-living thing in an animals, called organisms, that use resources. water or soil ecosystem? Each of the ecosystems in the world has its own conditions created by the non-living things. These light, air, conditions determine what kinds of living things will be able to thrive there. Organisms can only thrive where their needs similar to themselves are being met. Everything in an organism’s environment What are three of the life processes that living has an effect on it. One ecosystem that allows many take in nutrients, use energy to organisms do? different kinds of organisms to thrive is a temperate zone. grow, release energy, release waste, react t is an area where the conditions never become too hot or too cold to their environment or reproduce. All the living things in an ecosystem are called a All of one kind of organism living community. What does population mean in a community? in a community is called a population. All the tree frogs one type of organism living in a rainforest community are one population within the in a community community. All the white birch trees are another population within the same community. All the jaguars are yet another rainforest community population. When does an organism thrive?r. All living organisms perform certain life processes. They when its needs are met take in nutrients like air, sunlight, water, and food. They use energy from those nutrients to grow and develop. They release energy by doing work and moving. They release Why does a temperate zone support many waste products. They react to things in their environment. because the varieties of organisms? They reproduce, producing offspring, or babies, that are
Cross-Curricular Reading Comprehension Worksheets: D-2 of 36 Ecosystems Key An ecosystem is all the things that interact in a area, whether they are living or non-living. Some examples of non-living things that support life in an ecosystem are light, air, soil and water. Living things are the plants and Answer the following questions based on the reading passage. Don’t forget to go back to the passage whenever necessary to or your answers. Actual wording may vary. What is one example of a non-living thing in an animals, called organisms, that use resources. Each of the ecosystems in the world has its own conditions created by the non-living things. These conditions determine what kinds of living things will be able ecosystem? light, air, water or soil to thrive there. Organisms can only thrive where their needs are being met. Everything in an organism’s environment has an effect on it. One ecosystem that allows many different kinds of organisms to thrive is a temperate zone. t is an area where the conditions never become too hot or too cold All the living things in an ecosystem are called a community. All of one kind of organism living in a community is called a population. All the tree frogs in a rainforest community are one population within the community. All the white birch trees are another population within the same community. All the jaguars are yet another rainforest community population. All living organisms perform certain life processes. They take in nutrients like air, sunlight, water, and food. They use energy from those nutrients to grow and develop. They release energy by doing work and moving. They release waste products. They react to things in their environment. They reproduce, producing offspring, or babies, that are similar to themselves What are three of the life processes that living organisms do? take in nutrients, use energy to grow, release energy, release waste, react to their environment or reproduce. What does population mean in a community? one type of organism living in a community When does an organism thrive?r. when its needs are met Why does a temperate zone support many varieties of organisms? because the
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