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6th Grade Food Webs and Matter Cycles Worksheets

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Written by Adi Ackerman, Head Teacher

Food webs show how energy moves through feeding links in an ecosystem, and matter cycles show how materials such as carbon keep moving. These four 6th grade worksheets, each with an answer key, cover both. Reading a Food Web uses a pond with algae, minnows and herons, Producers, Consumers and Decomposers sorts 12 organisms into five roles, The Energy Pyramid applies the 10 percent rule, and The Carbon Cycle labels six processes on a diagram. The sheets practice MS-LS2-3.

Reading a Food Web - 6th Grade Ecosystems worksheet preview

Reading a Food Web

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The Carbon Cycle - 6th Grade Ecosystems worksheet preview

The Carbon Cycle

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The Energy Pyramid - 6th Grade Ecosystems worksheet preview

The Energy Pyramid

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Frequently Asked Questions

Each arrow points from a living thing to the animal that eats it, so the arrows show the direction energy flows. Reading a Food Web has students use these arrows to trace food chains and predict what happens if minnows vanish.

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