Producers, Consumers, and Decomposers

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What are producers?

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Organisms that can make their own food, typically through photosynthesis.

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How do producers make their own food?

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By using energy from the sun, carbon dioxide, and water to make sugar.

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What is a consumer?

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An organism that cannot make its own food and relies on other organisms for energy.

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What is a decomposer?

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An organism that breaks down dead or decaying organisms, returning nutrients to the soil.

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Give an example of a producer.

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Plants, such as trees and grasses.

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Give an example of a consumer.

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Animals, such as humans, lions, and insects.

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Give an example of a decomposer.

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Mushrooms and bacteria.

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What role do decomposers play in an ecosystem?

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They recycle nutrients back into the soil, helping plants to grow.

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What is photosynthesis?

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The process by which producers use sunlight to convert carbon dioxide and water into glucose.

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What is the food chain?

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A sequence that shows how energy and nutrients flow from producers to consumers to decomposers.