Everything Works Together

10/10/2020 4:14:00 PM
Pond Ecosystem. Image: Depositphotos

 

Do you know?

  • Pond Ecosystems are the balance of fish, bacterias, and plants which together support each other.
  • Living near a pond is most definitely a safety issue for families with young children.

Let's explore!

Pond Ecosystem. Image: imp.center

 

Listen and choose the correct answer to each of the following questions.

  • Which place is referred to in the passage?
  • Which of the following statements is an example of an ecosystem?

Which place is referred to in the passage?

  • A point
  • A pond
  • A park

Which of the following statements is an example of an ecosystem?

  • All of creatures in a pond kill each other for food.
  • All of the living and nonliving things under water interact with one another.
  • Plants are food for animals living in the same habitat.
Complete the text you are listening to by dragging the correct word to each blank.
 
Everything Works Together
Written by George Gibson

Living things work together. They keep each other alive.

Look at a . Plants and animals live there together.

Pond plants use sunlight. Sunlight makes the plants grow. Plants provide food. Tiny creatures eat them.

Fish eat these small , so in a way, plants  food for fish, too!

Fish help other creatures. They waste. The  goes to the bottom of the pond. Other small creatures eat the waste.

These creatures eat dead pieces of plants, too. By doing this, the creatures provide food for new plants. Then, the cycle begins again.

Everything in the pond helps everything else. That's an !

Everything Works Together
Written by George Gibson

Image: WDRfree

Living things work together. They keep each other alive.

Look at a pond. Plants and animals live there together.

Pond plants use sunlight. Sunlight makes the plants grow. Plants provide food. Tiny creatures eat them.

Fish eat these small creatures, so in a way, plants provide food for fish, too!

Fish help other creatures. They release waste. The waste goes to the bottom of the pond. Other small creatures eat the waste.

These creatures eat dead pieces of plants, too. By doing this, the creatures provide food for new plants. Then, the cycle begins again.

Everything in the pond helps everything else. That's an ecosystem!

What is the passage mainly about?

  • Plants can't survive without animals or humans.
  • Individual organisms live together in an ecosystem and depend on one another.
  • All living things need air, water, and food.
  • The most fundamental need of living things is water.

What do pond plants firstly need?

  • Sunset
  • Sunburn
  • Sunshine
  • Suncreen

How do fish help other creatures?

  • Small creatures provide food for new plants.
  • Small creatures eat the waste that fish release.
  • Fish swim at the bottom of the pond to find food for these creatures.
  • Fish eat the waste that these creatures release.

Put the right word in each blank. The sentences are from the text. 

  1. Look at a . Plants and animals live there together.
  2. Fish eat these small , so in a way, plants food for fish, too!
  3. Fish help other creatures. They waste.
  4. The goes to the bottom of the pond.
  5. Everything in the pond helps everything else. That's an !

Put the right word in each blank. These are new sentences for words in the text.

  1. The children enjoy floating their boats on the in the park.
  2. Rainforests are filled with amazing .
  3. They are working to preserve the delicately balanced of these wetlands.
  4. Coal power stations sulphur dioxide into the atmosphere.
  5. This city produces 20 million tons of household each year.
  6. The company medical benefits to all employees.