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ECOSYSTEMS Name: ______________

Unit 3 Support Class: ______________

1. Complete the text about biodiversity using the words in the box. There is one
extra word.

planet species soil organisms clean

balance oxygen

Biodiversity is the variety of living (a) ………………. that are present in an ecosystem.
It creates (b) ………………. in the ecosystem. Our (c) ………………. depends on
biodiversity. Plants give us (d) ………………., food, medicines, fibre for clothing and
construction materials. Animals, plants and fungi keep (e) ………………. healthy and water
(f) ……………….

2. Find the terrestrial ecosystems.

R A Q D T Y U I O M

E P F H T O R T A N

Q U O C G T A R Y I

A G R A S S L A N D

B L E I A T U S B E

S E S C U S O U V S

N O T V I O L R D E

L Z U M E R T O L R

M O P T U N D R A T

O P T D R W I J D E

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3. Look at the pictures and answer the questions.

deforestation drought ocean town

a. Which picture shows human activity? ………………………..

b. Which picture shows an artifical ecosystem? ………………………..
c. Which picture shows the effects of global warming? ………………………..
d. Which picture shows a marine ecosystem? ………………………..

4. Circle the correct word or phrase to complete the sentences.

a. The organisms in an ecosystem need energy / herbivores to survive.
b. Food chains show the feeding relationship of habitats / organisms in an ecosystem.
c. Parasitism / Biodiversity is an example of an interspecies relationship.
d. Predators are animals that hunt and kill other / eat dead animals.

5. Tick the elements of an ecosystem.

a. fungi
b. habitat
c. water
d. minerals
e. grassland

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