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5.44 Food Chains versus Food Webs (Complexity) Worksheet

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This Grade 5 Science worksheet provides structured practice on 5.44 Food Chains versus Food Webs (Complexity). Students are guided through targeted exercises that build foundational understanding, computational accuracy, and critical thinking skills.

Food Chains versus Food Webs (Complexity) - Which statement best shows Compare simple chains to complex webs and explain why webs better represent ecosystem interactions? (NGSS 5-LS2-1; CCSS: RI.5.7)

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Problem 1Difficulty: Mastery

Use the school garden ecosystem visual as support. Students are comparing a food chain and a food web. Which statement best explains how consumers move energy through the ecosystem?

AA consumer is a nonliving part of the ecosystem.

BA consumer makes its own food from sunlight.

CA consumer gets energy by eating plants, animals, or other organisms.

DA consumer cannot be part of a food web.

Solution & Explanation:Unlike producers, consumers must obtain food by eating plants, animals, or both.

Problem 2Difficulty: Mastery

Use the rocky shore ecosystem visual as support. Students are comparing a food chain and a food web. Which statement best identifies the role of a consumer?

AA consumer is a nonliving part of the ecosystem.

BA consumer cannot be part of a food web.

CA consumer gets energy by eating plants, animals, or other organisms.

DA consumer makes its own food from sunlight.

Solution & Explanation:Consumers move energy through the ecosystem because they eat other organisms.

Problem 3Difficulty: Mastery

Use the savanna ecosystem visual as support. Students are comparing a food chain and a food web. Which statement correctly tells how consumers are different from producers?

AA consumer makes its own food from sunlight.

BA consumer is a nonliving part of the ecosystem.

CA consumer cannot be part of a food web.

DA consumer gets energy by eating plants, animals, or other organisms.

Solution & Explanation:A consumer depends on producers or other consumers for energy.

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This worksheet is designed specifically for Grade 5 Science students. It aligns with educational standard SCI.5.44 (Compare food chains and food webs in ecosystems.).