Meadow Ecosystem — Reading Comprehension

Imagine a sunny meadow, buzzing with life! Here, every living thing depends on something else to survive. It's like a big team where everyone has a job and needs each other.

First, look at the tall green grass. The grass is a plant, so it needs the warm sunlight and cool water from the rain to grow big and strong. Without the sun and rain, the grass would wither and disappear.

Now, a little brown 

hops into view. What does the rabbit eat? The green grass! The rabbit depends on the grass for its food and energy. If there wasn't any grass, the rabbit would go hungry.

Suddenly, a quick fox peeks out from the trees. The fox is looking for its dinner. What does the fox like to eat? Rabbits! So, the fox depends on the rabbit for its food.

This is how an ecosystem works. The grass depends on the sun and water. The rabbit depends on the grass. The fox depends on the rabbit. If one part of this team is missing, like if there's no rain for the grass, then the grass won't grow, the rabbit won't have food, and the fox won't have a rabbit to hunt. All these connections show interdependent relationships – living things needing each other and their non-living environment to live and thrive.

What is the setting of this story?

What two things does the grass need to grow?

What animal eats the green grass?

What animal does the fox depend on for food?

What would happen if there was no rain for the grass?

What is the main idea of this passage?

What does "interdependent relationships" mean in this story?

Which of these is an example of an interdependent relationship from the passage?