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Food Webs and Energy Flow

Grade 5 Science Worksheet

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  1. Read this first

    A Pond Food Web

    Algae grow in the sunny water. Tadpoles and snails eat the algae. A bass eats the tadpoles, and a turtle eats the snails. When living things in the pond die, bacteria break them down.

  2. Which organism is the producer?

    • algae
    • bass
    • tadpole
    • turtle

  3. What does the bass eat?

    • snails
    • tadpoles
    • turtles
    • algae

  4. Which organism is a decomposer?

    • bass
    • tadpoles
    • bacteria
    • algae

  5. Which organism eats the snails?

    • tadpole
    • bass
    • turtle
    • algae

  6. Where does the energy in the pond food web come from first?

    • the air
    • the water
    • the Sun
    • the soil

  7. Which food chain shows how the energy moves?

    • algae → tadpole → bass
    • tadpole → algae → bass
    • bass → tadpole → algae

  8. What would most likely happen if all the tadpoles disappeared?

    • the algae would stop growing
    • the bass would have less to eat
    • the turtles would starve at once
    • the bacteria would take over the pond

  9. What do bacteria do in the pond?

    • eat only living plants
    • hunt the smaller animals
    • break down dead plants and animals
    • make food from sunlight
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About this worksheet

Food webs and energy flow show how matter and energy move among producers, consumers, predators, and decomposers asks fifth graders to connect a model, data table, or observation with a scientific explanation. Students may memorize organism names but miss the direction of energy transfer or the way a change in one population affects other parts of the web. This worksheet keeps each question tied to the named science idea, so students cannot answer by eliminating vocabulary from a different unit. Students identify roles in a food web, trace energy from the Sun to producers and consumers, predict effects of population changes, and explain the decomposer role.

Support versions use familiar examples and direct observations. Standard and challenge versions add closer distractors, multi-step evidence, and model-based reasoning. Ask your child to point to the measurement, diagram, or cause-and-effect clue before choosing. If an answer sounds scientific but does not explain the evidence in the prompt, it is probably a distractor.

What your child will learn

  • Trace energy flow
  • Identify producers
  • Identify consumers
  • Predict web effects

NGSS standard: 5-LS2-1

Worked example

In a meadow, energy can flow from the Sun to grass to rabbits to hawks.

Common mistake

Reading food-web arrows backward and saying the predator gives energy to its prey.

Helpful hint

Follow the arrow from food source to the organism that gets energy.

Next skill: How Plants Make FoodEarlier: Physical and Chemical Change

Questions parents ask

What is the most common mistake with food webs and energy flow?

Reading food-web arrows backward and saying the predator gives energy to its prey.

How can I help my child with food webs and energy flow?

Follow the arrow from food source to the organism that gets energy.

Are these 5th grade science worksheets free to print?

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