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Habitats and Food

Grade 2 Science Worksheet

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Look at the food chain. Circle the best answer.

1.
Which one is the producer?
- hawk
- caterpillar
- bird
- lettuce
2.
Which one eats the lettuce?
Use the picture in question 1.
- bird
- fox
- caterpillar
3.
Which one is eaten by the bird?
Use the picture in question 1.
- lettuce
- caterpillar
- snake
4.
Which one is at the end of the chain, with no animal in the chain eating it?
Use the picture in question 1.
- lettuce
- caterpillar
- bird
5.
If the caterpillar disappeared, what would happen to the bird?
Use the picture in question 1.
- It would have less food to eat.
- It would not need to eat.
- Nothing would change at all.
- It would eat more plants instead.

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About this worksheet

Food is one reason a habitat can support a living thing. Second graders may know where an animal lives but not explain what that place provides. They may also see a food chain as a list of animals instead of a flow of food from plants or other producers to consumers. This worksheet connects habitats to food sources using familiar ponds, meadows, forests, gardens, streams, shores, and deserts. Every food chain a question mentions is shown in the picture, so children read the chain instead of guessing.

Students identify the producer, match a consumer to its food, order a simple food chain, and predict what could happen if a food source disappears. Support versions use very direct plant-and-animal pairs. Challenge versions use longer chains and ask what happens to the next animal. Encourage your child to name what eats what and where that food is found.

What your child will learn

Connect habitats with available food
Identify producers and consumers
Read and order simple food chains
Predict how food changes affect animals

NGSS standard: 2-LS4-1

Worked example

In a meadow, grass can feed a rabbit, and a fox may eat the rabbit. The habitat supplies the first food source.

Common mistake

Naming an animal's habitat without explaining what food it can find there.

Helpful hint

Ask what food is available in the habitat.

Next skill: Weather Patterns Earlier: Plant and Animal Life Cycles

Questions parents ask

What is the most common mistake with habitats and food?

Naming an animal's habitat without explaining what food it can find there.

How can I help my child with habitats and food?

Ask what food is available in the habitat.

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