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5.42 Ecosystem Stability and Change Worksheet

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This Grade 5 Science worksheet provides structured practice on 5.42 Ecosystem Stability and Change. Students are guided through targeted exercises that build foundational understanding, computational accuracy, and critical thinking skills.

Ecosystem Stability and Change - Which option best shows how examples? (invasive species, habitat restoration) to describe how ecosystems change and how feedback can stabilize or disrupt systems. (NGSS CCC: Stability and Change; CCSS: RI.5.9)

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Problem 1Difficulty: Mastery

Ecosystem: meadow. Change: a controlled burn removes old dead plant material. Which conclusion is supported by the ecosystem information?

AOnly abiotic factors change; living things are never affected.

BAll populations will always increase after any ecosystem change.

CThe change cannot affect any organism in the meadow.

DNew plant growth may increase when the burn is planned and safe.

Solution & Explanation:Ecosystem stability can change when resources, predators, competitors, diseases, water, or habitat conditions change. Reasonable predictions match the organisms and habitat described.

Problem 2Difficulty: Mastery

Ecosystem: lake shore. Change: reeds spread into open water. Which conclusion is supported by the ecosystem information?

AOnly abiotic factors change; living things are never affected.

BAll populations will always increase after any ecosystem change.

COpen-water habitat can decrease for some organisms.

DThe change cannot affect any organism in the lake shore.

Problem 3Difficulty: Mastery

Ecosystem: woodland. Change: a disease kills many oak trees. Which conclusion is supported by the ecosystem information?

AOnly abiotic factors change; living things are never affected.

BOrganisms that depend on acorns or oak habitat may be affected.

CAll populations will always increase after any ecosystem change.

DThe change cannot affect any organism in the woodland.

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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.5.42 (Analyze how changes in ecosystems affect organisms and stability.).