🌿 Part 1: Understanding Habitats and Ecosystems

1. What is the difference between a habitat and an ecosystem?

Sentence starter: A habitat is _________________ but an ecosystem is _________________

2. Circle the correct answer: Which statement is TRUE?

A habitat includes only living things

An ecosystem includes both living and non-living things

Habitats and ecosystems are exactly the same thing

3. Look at the picture of a pond ecosystem. Tick ALL the things you might find there:

Fish

Water

Rocks

Water plants

Sunlight

Frogs

🔬 Part 2: Abiotic and Biotic Factors

4. Sort these items into the correct columns by writing them in the boxes below:

Items to sort: kangaroo, sunlight, eucalyptus tree, soil, butterfly, water, rock, grass

Biotic (Living)

Abiotic (Non-living)

5. Give one example of how an abiotic factor affects a biotic factor:

Sentence starter: When there is no ________ (abiotic), the ________ (biotic) cannot ________

6. What do ALL living things need to survive? List at least 4 things:

1. ____________________

2. ____________________

3. ____________________

4. ____________________

5. ____________________ (bonus)

🎯 Part 3: Apply Your Learning

7. Choose ONE Australian habitat and describe it:

Rainforest

Desert

Coastal area

Grassland

Describe your chosen habitat:

8. Draw and label a simple ecosystem in the box below. Include at least 3 biotic and 3 abiotic factors:

Extension Question: How might climate change (rising temperatures) affect the survival of animals in cold habitats like Antarctica?

Habitats and Survival Worksheet

Habitats and Survival Worksheet

🌿 Part 1: Understanding Habitats and Ecosystems

🔬 Part 2: Abiotic and Biotic Factors

Biotic (Living)

Abiotic (Non-living)

🎯 Part 3: Apply Your Learning

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