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5.24 Energy Transfer in Ecosystems Worksheet

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This Grade 5 Science worksheet provides structured practice on 5.24 Energy Transfer in Ecosystems. Students are guided through targeted exercises that build foundational understanding, computational accuracy, and critical thinking skills.

Energy Transfer in Ecosystems - Which statement best explains how how energy flows from producers to consumers and decomposers, and why energy decreases across trophic levels? (NGSS 5-PS3-1 connections; 5-LS2-1; CCC: Energy and Matter; CCSS: RI.5.7)

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Problem 1Difficulty: Easy

Food chain: maple seeds → squirrel → hawk → decomposer. Which statement explains the role of consumers in the chain?

AThe hawk is a producer because all animals make their own food.

BThe maple seeds is a consumer because it uses sunlight.

CThe squirrel is not part of energy transfer because it is small.

DThe hawk is a consumer because it gets energy by eating another organism.

Solution & Explanation:In food chains, arrows show the direction energy moves from food to the organism that eats it. Producers capture energy from sunlight, and consumers get energy by eating other organisms.

Problem 2Difficulty: Hard

Food chain: marsh grass → snail → duck → fox. Which statement explains the role of consumers in the chain?

AThe duck is a producer because all animals make their own food.

BThe marsh grass is a consumer because it uses sunlight.

CThe duck is a consumer because it gets energy by eating another organism.

DThe snail is not part of energy transfer because it is small.

Problem 3Difficulty: Mastery

Food chain: desert grass → grasshopper mouse → snake → roadrunner. Which statement explains the role of consumers in the chain?

AThe snake is a producer because all animals make their own food.

BThe snake is a consumer because it gets energy by eating another organism.

CThe desert grass is a consumer because it uses sunlight.

DThe grasshopper mouse is not part of energy transfer because it is small.

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QWhat grade level and standards does this worksheet align with?

This worksheet is designed specifically for Grade 5 Science students. It aligns with educational standard SCI.5.24 (Trace how energy moves through producers, consumers, and food chains.).