Grade 5 students study predator-prey relationships in this science worksheet. They explore how rabbits and foxes, plus mice and owls, share food-web links. Fill-in items teach vocabulary like predator, prey, equilibrium, and food web. A matching section pairs each animal with its ecosystem role. Hints guide learners through how prey and predator numbers rise and fall together, keeping Grade 5 ecosystems in steady, balanced equilibrium across many seasons.
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Energy in Ecosystems
Part A: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1. An animal that hunts other animals for food is called a predator.
2. An animal that is hunted and eaten is called prey.
3. Foxes often hunt rabbits in fields and forests.
4. Owls hunt at night and often catch small mice.
5. When prey numbers go up, predator numbers usually also go up.
6. When predators eat too many prey, the prey population goes down.
7. A balanced predator-prey ecosystem is said to be in equilibrium.
8. Producers like grass start the food chain that feeds rabbits and mice.
9. Many connected food chains in one ecosystem form a food web.
Part B: Matching
Match each item on the left to the correct answer on the right.
1. Match each item to its correct answer.
Fox
→ Predator that hunts rabbits in fields
Predator that hunts rabbits in fields
Rabbit
→ Prey that eats grass and clover
Prey that eats grass and clover
Owl
→ Night predator with sharp talons
Night predator with sharp talons
Mouse
→ Small rodent eaten by owls
Small rodent eaten by owls
Energy in Ecosystems
★ Part A: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1) An animal that hunts other animals for food is called a predator.
2) An animal that is hunted and eaten is called prey.
3) Foxes often hunt rabbits in fields and forests.
4) Owls hunt at night and often catch small mice.
5) When prey numbers go up, predator numbers usually also go up.
6) When predators eat too many prey, the prey population goes down.
7) A balanced predator-prey ecosystem is said to be in equilibrium.
8) Producers like grass start the food chain that feeds rabbits and mice.
9) Many connected food chains in one ecosystem form a food web.
★ Part B: Matching
Match each item on the left to the correct answer on the right.
1) Match each item to its correct answer.
Fox
→ Predator that hunts rabbits in fields
Predator that hunts rabbits in fields
Rabbit
→ Prey that eats grass and clover
Prey that eats grass and clover
Owl
→ Night predator with sharp talons
Night predator with sharp talons
Mouse
→ Small rodent eaten by owls
Small rodent eaten by owls
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