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Local Ecosystem Components
🌿 Part 1: Understanding Ecosystems
1. What is an ecosystem?
Only the living things in an area
Only the non-living things in an area
Living and non-living things interacting together
Just plants and animals
2. Which of these are the three main components we studied in our local ecosystem? (Choose all that apply)
Soil
Water
Rocks
Plants
Air pollution
3. Plants in an ecosystem are called:
Consumers
Producers
Decomposers
Predators
4. Why is soil important in an ecosystem?
It only holds water
It provides habitat and nutrients for organisms
It stops plants from growing
It has no role in ecosystems
💧 Part 2: Ecosystem Connections
5. Fill in the blanks about how ecosystem components work together:
Plants need __________ from soil to grow healthy and strong. They also need __________ to survive and make their own food. When plants grow well, they provide __________ and food for many animals in the ecosystem.
6. Describe one way that soil, water, and plants work together in your local environment:
7. List three things you have observed in your local area that show a healthy ecosystem:
1. ________________________________
2. ________________________________
3. ________________________________
8. Why is it important to respect First Nations Australians' knowledge about ecosystems and Country?
🔍 Part 3: Environmental Detective
9. Draw and label a simple diagram showing how soil, water, and plants interact in a local Western Australian ecosystem:
10. As an "Environmental Detective," what is one threat to ecosystem health that you might investigate, and why?
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