Levels of Ecological Organization

Level up your knowledge of ecology in this matching activity! Students will use the word bank to label four pictures with their ecological levels, including organism, population, community, and ecosystem. Then, learners will draw a line to match each picture and label to its description. 

Use this worksheet to help fifth and sixth graders review important ecological vocabulary terms. The accompanying pictures support students’ understanding of each term and its definition, which can help them readily recall the difference between each level of ecological organization in the future. 

For more worksheets on ecosystems, check out Naming Parts of a Food Web, Ecosystem Changes: Drought, and The Importance of Biodiversity.