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Murray River Life Worksheet

Explore how living things depend on the Murray River. Read the field notes, study the food web and answer each question. Use complete sentences where asked.

Page 1: A living river

Field notes: The Murray River flows through south-eastern Australia and reaches the sea on the mainland's southern coast. Its riverbanks and wetlands provide habitats for plants and animals. River red gums can grow beside the river, and their branches offer shelter and nesting places. Murray cod live in the river, while platypuses search for food in freshwater. Wetlands can slow floodwater and provide feeding and breeding places for wildlife. Clean water and healthy habitats help the whole ecosystem.

1.Use the field notes to choose the correct answer.
  • Queensland
  • South Australia
  • Tasmania
  • Western Australia
2.Name one way a river red gum can help an animal living near the river.
3.Wetlands can provide feeding and breeding places for wildlife.
TrueFalse
4.Fill in the blank: Murray cod live in the , while platypuses search for food in freshwater.

Page 2: Connections and care

In a food web, energy passes between living things. Plants use sunlight to grow. Small animals may eat plants, and larger animals may eat smaller animals. Each living thing also needs suitable habitat, water and food.

5.Match each living thing to its role in this simple food web: river plants → small water animals → fish.
  • River plants
  • Small water animals
  • Fish
  • Can eat plants
  • Make their own food using sunlight
  • Can eat small water animals
6.If pollution harms small water animals, how might that affect fish that eat them?
7.Which action is most likely to help protect river wildlife?
  • Leave rubbish beside the water
  • Keep waterways clean and protect riverbank plants
  • Remove all plants from the riverbank
  • Pour leftover paint into a drain
8.Explain one way a healthy wetland can help animals in the Murray River ecosystem.
9.Write one practical action people can take to help keep the Murray River ecosystem healthy, and explain how it helps.

2 printable pages

  • Murray River field notes, river red gum habitat, and questions about river life.

    Page 1

  • Wetland wildlife, food-web connections, and ways to protect the Murray River.

    Page 2

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