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Overview


Biodiversity is central to Grade 6 Science, and these 15 Ontario worksheets help students make sense of how living things interact across habitats and ecosystems 🌿. Use this Ontario framework-aligned custom unit resource to support clear reading, reasoning, and evidence-based discussion while students build from classification to ecosystem relationships.

What’s Included


  • ✅ Grade 6 Science | Trait Heritability Worksheet + Answer Key (PDF PDF) – Students connect traits to inheritance patterns.
  • ✅ Grade 6 Science | Stewardship Strategies Worksheet & Answer Key (PDF) – Students plan realistic actions that protect ecosystems.
  • ✅ Grade 6 Science | Pollution Effects Worksheet (PDF & Answer Key) for Ontario – Students analyze how pollution changes habitats and outcomes.
  • ✅ Grade 6 Science | Niche Dynamics Worksheet & Answer Key | Ontario Standards – Students compare how organisms use resources within niches.
  • ✅ Grade 6 Science | Population Dynamics Worksheet & Answer Key (PDF) – Students interpret factors that shift populations over time.
  • ✅ Grade 6 Science | Keystone Species Worksheet & Answer Key (PDF) – Students explain why some species strongly influence communities.
  • ✅ Grade 6 Science | Key Construction Worksheet (PDF + Answer Key) Ontario Standard – Students practice building and using classification keys.
  • ✅ Grade 6 Science | Invasive Species Worksheet & Answer Key | Ontario Standards – Students evaluate impacts of non-native organisms.
  • ✅ Grade 6 Science | Habitat Fragmentation Worksheet (Answer Key) – Ontario Standard – Students model effects of separated habitats on survival.
  • ✅ Grade 6 Science | Food Webs Worksheet with Answer Key (PDF) – Ecosystem Relationships – Students trace energy flow through food web connections.
  • ✅ Grade 6 Science | Classification Genetics Worksheet with Answer Key (PDF) – Students connect classification ideas to heredity concepts.
  • ✅ Grade 6 Science | Adaptation Tradeoffs Worksheet with Answer Key (PDF) – Students weigh benefits and costs of adaptations.
  • ✅ Grade 6 Science | Classification Basics Worksheet & Answer Key (PDF) – Students sort organisms using observable characteristics.
  • ✅ Grade 6 Science | Biodiversity Patterns Worksheet with Answer Key (PDF) – Students identify patterns in diversity across conditions.
  • ✅ Grade 6 Science | Adaptation Basics Worksheet & Answer Key (PDF) – Students explain how adaptations support survival.

Skills & Standards


This biodiversity science resource naturally supports the Ontario framework by engaging students with crosscutting concepts such as systems and cause and effect. Students work with disciplinary core ideas related to ecosystems and interactions, using modeling (food webs, habitat impacts, population shifts) to strengthen analytical reasoning. Throughout, tasks call for evidence-based explanations using data, observations, and organism relationships to justify claims about biodiversity.

Perfect For


  • Teachers seeking structured instruction
  • Sub plans
  • Homework or review
  • Intervention or centers
  • Assessment preparation

How to Use


Plan a multi-day pacing cycle by grouping worksheets into themes: classification and traits first, then adaptations and population/niche ideas, followed by ecosystem relationships like keystone species, invasive species, habitat fragmentation, and food webs. Try 2–3 worksheets per class period with a brief discussion, then assign one page as review or center practice. Use the answer keys for fast checks, small-group reteaching, and targeted homework support.

Closing


Download this Grade 6 biodiversity unit bundle to streamline instruction, strengthen reasoning, and give students consistent practice applying Ontario-aligned ecosystem concepts.

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  1. Grade 6 Science | Pollution Effects Worksheet (PDF & Answer Key) for Ontario
    Grade 6 Science | Pollution Effects Worksheet (PDF & Answer Key) for Ontario

    Grade 6 · Science

    • Understand the ecological impacts of different types of pollution, including nutrient loading, chemicals, and bioaccumulation.
    • Identify measurable indicators such as dissolved oxygen, algal biomass, and contaminant residues related to pollution.
    • Analyze case studies like eutrophication, endocrine disruption, and biomagnification to comprehend pollution effects on ecosystems.
    $2.40$3.00
  2. Grade 6 Science | Niche Dynamics Worksheet & Answer Key | Ontario Standards
    Grade 6 Science | Niche Dynamics Worksheet & Answer Key | Ontario Standards

    Grade 6 · Science · 10 Pages

    • Describe the difference between fundamental and realized ecological niches.
    • Explain how abiotic factors and interspecific interactions influence resource use and habitat occupation.
    • Analyze examples of spatial and temporal partitioning among species.
    $2.40$3.00
  3. Grade 6 Science | Adaptation Basics Worksheet & Answer Key (PDF)
    Grade 6 Science | Adaptation Basics Worksheet & Answer Key (PDF)

    Grade 6 · Science

    • Identify the different types of adaptations and their functions.
    • Describe how adaptation traits influence survival and reproduction.
    • Distinguish between inherited and acquired characteristics.
    $2.40$3.00
  4. Grade 6 Science | Keystone Species Worksheet & Answer Key (PDF)
    Grade 6 Science | Keystone Species Worksheet & Answer Key (PDF)

    Grade 6 · Science

    • Understand the concept of keystone species and their role in ecosystems.
    • Identify regional case studies illustrating keystone species effects.
    • Explain cascading effects caused by keystone species on biodiversity and habitat.
    $2.40$3.00
  5. Grade 6 Science | Stewardship Strategies Worksheet & Answer Key (PDF)
    Grade 6 Science | Stewardship Strategies Worksheet & Answer Key (PDF)

    Grade 6 · Science

    • Understand key stewardship strategies such as habitat restoration and protected-area design.
    • Evaluate trade-offs among different conservation approaches.
    • Identify criteria for prioritizing biodiversity actions.
    $2.40$3.00
  6. Grade 6 Science | Biodiversity Patterns Worksheet with Answer Key (PDF)
    Grade 6 Science | Biodiversity Patterns Worksheet with Answer Key (PDF)

    Grade 6 · Science · 10 Pages

    • Understand measures of biodiversity such as species richness, abundance, and evenness across ecosystems.
    • Explore sampling methods like transects and quadrats used to quantify diversity.
    • Interpret spatial patterns and relate biodiversity metrics to ecosystem stability and resilience.
    $2.40$3.00
  7. Grade 6 Science | Classification Genetics Worksheet with Answer Key (PDF)
    Grade 6 Science | Classification Genetics Worksheet with Answer Key (PDF)

    Grade 6 · Science

    • Understand key molecular techniques used in species classification such as DNA barcoding and sequence comparison.
    • Explain how genetic markers and phylogenetic trees help resolve species relationships.
    • Compare morphological keys with molecular methods in identifying cryptic species.
    $2.40$3.00
  8. Grade 6 Science | Population Dynamics Worksheet & Answer Key (PDF)
    Grade 6 Science | Population Dynamics Worksheet & Answer Key (PDF)

    Grade 6 · Science

    • Understand the parameters influencing population growth, such as birth and death rates, immigration, and emigration.
    • Identify differences between logistic and exponential growth models in populations.
    • Explain the concepts of density-dependent and density-independent factors affecting populations.
    $2.40$3.00
  9. Grade 6 Science | Key Construction Worksheet (PDF + Answer Key) Ontario Standard
    Grade 6 Science | Key Construction Worksheet (PDF + Answer Key) Ontario Standard

    Grade 6 · Science

    • Understand the procedures for constructing dichotomous and multi-access keys.
    • Learn how to select contrasting traits and build binary branches.
    • Recognize limitations of morphological keys when cryptic species occur.
    $2.40$3.00
  10. Grade 6 Science | Trait Heritability Worksheet + Answer Key (PDF PDF)
    Grade 6 Science | Trait Heritability Worksheet + Answer Key (PDF PDF)

    Grade 6 · Science · 10 Pages

    • Explain the concept of heritability and how genetic variation contributes to adaptive traits.
    • Distinguish between heritable traits and environmental influences.
    • Describe basic mechanisms of inheritance and how trait frequencies change over generations.
    $2.40$3.00

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