Producers, Consumers, and Decomposers

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All animals are...

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consumers

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I am Mother Nature's recycler because I take dead things and turn them back into soil.

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decomposer

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How do decomposers help other living things in ecosystems?

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They release matter and nutrients back into the soil.

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I am a consumer that eats only meat.

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carnivore

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What do carnivores eat?

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only other animals.

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What are producers?

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Organisms that make their own food, usually through photosynthesis, like plants.

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What is a consumer?

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An organism that eats other organisms for energy.

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What is a decomposer?

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An organism that breaks down dead material and recycles nutrients back into the soil.

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What do herbivores eat?

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Only plants.

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What do omnivores eat?

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Both plants and animals.