types of ecosystems grade 5 examples

📚 Quick Study Guide

• 🌱 An ecosystem is a community of living things (plants, animals, and microorganisms) that interact with each other and their non-living environment (weather, earth, sun, soil, climate, atmosphere).
• 🌊 Ecosystems can be very large (like an ocean) or very small (like a puddle).
• ☀️ The two main types of ecosystems are terrestrial (land-based) and aquatic (water-based).
• 🌲 Examples of terrestrial ecosystems include forests, grasslands, deserts, and tundra.
• 🐠 Examples of aquatic ecosystems include oceans, lakes, rivers, and wetlands.
• 🤝 In an ecosystem, organisms interact through food chains and food webs, showing who eats whom.
• ♻️ Ecosystems are constantly changing due to natural events and human activities.

Practice Quiz

1. Which of the following is the BEST definition of an ecosystem?
   1. A group of animals living together.
   2. A community of living things interacting with each other and their environment.
   3. A collection of rocks and soil.
   4. A single plant living in a pot.
2. Which of these is an example of a TERRESTRIAL ecosystem?
   1. Ocean
   2. Lake
   3. Forest
   4. River
3. Which of these is an example of an AQUATIC ecosystem?
   1. Desert
   2. Grassland
   3. Wetland
   4. Tundra
4. What is the MAIN difference between a terrestrial and an aquatic ecosystem?
   1. Terrestrial ecosystems are only found in hot climates.
   2. Aquatic ecosystems only contain plants.
   3. Terrestrial ecosystems are land-based, while aquatic ecosystems are water-based.
   4. Aquatic ecosystems are always larger than terrestrial ecosystems.
5. Which of the following describes how organisms interact within an ecosystem?
   1. Through competition for resources.
   2. Through food chains and food webs.
   3. By providing shelter for each other.
   4. All of the above.
6. What is one way humans can IMPACT an ecosystem?
   1. By planting trees.
   2. By polluting the water.
   3. By creating parks.
   4. All of the above.
7. Which of these BEST describes a food chain?
   1. A group of animals that eat the same food.
   2. The process of plants making their own food.
   3. A sequence of organisms where each eats the one below it.
   4. The cycle of water in an ecosystem.