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Exploring Ecology Worksheet
🌿 Part 1: Understanding Ecology
1. Define ecology in your own words:
2. Which of the following are components of an ecosystem? (Tick all that apply)
Producers (plants)
Primary consumers (herbivores)
Secondary consumers (carnivores)
Decomposers (bacteria, fungi)
Abiotic factors (soil, water, air)
3. What is the difference between a producer and a consumer?
4. Circle the correct answer: Decomposers are important because they:
Break down dead material and recycle nutrients
Only eat living plants
Produce their own food through photosynthesis
Are the top predators in food chains
🔬 Part 2: Scientific Observation and Drawing
5. Draw a detailed scientific diagram of an organism you observed today. Include labels and arrows to show important features:
6. List three abiotic factors you observed in your ecosystem sample:
a) _________________________
b) _________________________
c) _________________________
7. Describe one example of interdependence you observed or can think of in a New Zealand ecosystem:
🌱 Part 3: Vocabulary and Reflection
8. Match each term with its correct definition by writing the letter in the box:
Terms:
a) Ecosystem b) Environment c) Organism d) Producer
A living thing An organism that makes its own food The surroundings where an organism lives A community of living and non-living things interacting together9. Think about a local ecosystem near your home or school. What might happen if all the decomposers disappeared?
10. Write one question you have about ecology that you would like to explore further:
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