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5.45 Matter versus Energy in Food Webs Worksheet

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Matter versus Energy in Food Webs - Which model or diagram best shows Track where MATTER cycles and where ENERGY flows and dissipates; use color coding in diagrams to avoid conflation? (NGSS 5-LS2-1; CCC: Energy and Matter; CCSS: SL.5.5)

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Problem 1Difficulty: Mastery

A greenhouse ecosystem model includes Sun, tomato plants, aphids, ladybugs, spiders, compost, fungi, soil, water, and air. Which explanation is the best overall summary?

ASpiders return energy directly to the Sun after eating.

BThe model is complete even if soil, water, and air are removed.

CLadybugs create all of the greenhouse's matter and energy.

DSunlight starts the energy flow, matter moves among organisms and the environment, and compost and fungi help return matter so plants can use it again.

Solution & Explanation:The best summary includes producers, consumers, decomposers, the environment, matter cycling, and one-way energy flow.

Problem 2Difficulty: Mastery

Which model best shows two matter pathways happening at the same time while energy still flows one way?

AAll matter and energy move in one closed circle from Sun to soil to Sun.

BOnly predators and the Sun are shown because matter pathways are not needed.

CA leaf's matter moves to a caterpillar and later to a bird, while other leaf matter falls to fungi and soil; meanwhile energy starts with the Sun and moves through the feeding paths.

DA single arrow from soil to a bird is enough to show both processes.

Solution & Explanation:A strong model can show more than one matter path at once, but energy still begins with the Sun and moves through food chains.

Problem 3Difficulty: Mastery

An aquarium model includes fish, aquatic plants, snails, bacteria, gravel, water, air, and light. Which explanation best captures the full system?

ASnails send energy directly back to the light source.

BLight provides energy to the plants, matter moves among organisms and the environment, and bacteria help return matter to water and other nonliving parts.

CFish create all the energy the aquarium needs.

DGravel is the only part of the environment that matters.

Solution & Explanation:The best explanation includes energy entering through light, matter moving through the food web, and decomposers returning matter to the environment.

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This worksheet is designed specifically for Grade 5 Science students. It aligns with educational standard 5-LS2-1 (Primary standard selected for prompt fields in this prompt cell: NGSS 5-LS2-1. Skill statement in this prompt cell: Which model or diagram best shows Track where MATTER cycles and where ENERGY flows and dissipates; use color coding in diagrams to avoid conflation? Associated standards listed with this skill in this prompt cell: NGSS 5-LS2-1; CCC: Energy and Matter; CCSS: SL.5.5. Use this prompt-provided wording as the supporting standard description for this workflow.).