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Intro to Ecology Reading Comprehension Worksheet
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Use this worksheet as a warm up, do now activity or for general reading comprehension. This worksheet is free and is 1 of 13 handouts that is included in the Introduction to Environmental Science Workbook. The following topics are included in the Workbook:

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Page 1- Intro to Ecology (Free)
Page 2- Abiotic vs Biotic Factors (Free)
Page 3- What is an Ecosystem?
Page 4- Producers and Consumers
Page 5- The Food Chain
Page 6- Biomes
Page 7 - Niche
Page 8 - Habitat
Page 9 - Generalist vs Specialist
Page 10- Competition
Page 11 - Competitive Exclusion
Page 12- Mutualism in Extreme Environments
Page 13 - Energy in the Ecosystem

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Intro to Ecology Reading Comprehension Worksheet

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Description

Use this worksheet as a warm up, do now activity or for general reading comprehension. This worksheet is free and is 1 of 13 handouts that is included in the Introduction to Environmental Science Workbook. The following topics are included in the Workbook:

Click Here For More Worksheets

Page 1- Intro to Ecology (Free)
Page 2- Abiotic vs Biotic Factors (Free)
Page 3- What is an Ecosystem?
Page 4- Producers and Consumers
Page 5- The Food Chain
Page 6- Biomes
Page 7 - Niche
Page 8 - Habitat
Page 9 - Generalist vs Specialist
Page 10- Competition
Page 11 - Competitive Exclusion
Page 12- Mutualism in Extreme Environments
Page 13 - Energy in the Ecosystem

Other Environmental Science Products:

Check Out Our New Shirt!

Click Here: For More Environmental Science Resources

Click Here: Global Warming & Trump

Click Here: Desertification Worksheets
Report this resource to TPT
Reported resources will be reviewed by our team. Report this resource to let us know if this resource violates TPT's content guidelines.

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Good resource
Rated 5 out of 5
March 12, 2026
Nice quick and easy activity to introduce ecology and practice reading comprehension! Would also be good to leave for a sub!
Melinda H.
29 reviews • Alabama
Grades taught: 9th
Reading comprehension
Rated 3 out of 5
March 7, 2026
Met expectations
Would purchase more
It’s a great reading comprehension it is a great way to incorporate Ela in science
Angel T.
64 reviews
Grades taught: 8th
Student populations: Emerging bilinguals, Learning difficulties
Great Resource
Rated 5 out of 5
January 14, 2026
Used this as a supplement to our ecology unit! Worked Great!
Hazel M.
91 reviews • Arkansas
Grades taught: 10th, 11th, 12th
Great resource!
Rated 5 out of 5
November 13, 2025
This Intro to Ecology Reading Comprehension Worksheet is an outstanding tool for helping students build a solid foundation in ecology. The reading passages are clearly written and perfectly leveled for high school biology, making key concepts like ecosystems, biotic and abiotic factors, and energy flow easy to understand. The comprehension questions encourage critical thinking rather than simple recall, and the layout is clean and student-friendly. It works well as an in-class activity, homework assignment, or review before an assessment. I appreciate how well it supports both independent learning and guided instruction—an excellent addition to any biology curriculum!
Jessica S.
52 reviews • North Carolina
Grades taught: 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th
Good for Differentiation
Rated 5 out of 5
October 31, 2025
Met expectations
Would purchase more
Doing a unit on Ecosystems and this resource helped my 'below proficient' understand the concept (along with other activities).
Bonita H.
120 reviews • California
Grades taught: 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th
Student populations: Autism, Emerging bilinguals, Learning difficulties
Great for ELLs
Rated 5 out of 5
September 3, 2025
A perfect resource to use with my 5th grade ELLs during science.
137 reviews • New York
Grades taught: PreK, K, 1st, 2nd
Rated 5 out of 5
June 3, 2025
We did this as a group activity and the kids seemed to really catch on to it quicky!
Kim K.
49 reviews
Grades taught: 9th, 10th, 11th
Student populations: Learning difficulties
Rated 5 out of 5
May 20, 2025
Great resource to use with students to work on reading comprehension and vocabulary skills.
Caitlyn S.
124 reviews
Grades taught: 7th, 8th
Student populations: Learning difficulties

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