Producers, Consumers, and Decomposers

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What is a decomposer?

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A decomposer is an organism that gets its energy by breaking down dead or rotten matter.

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What is a producer?

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A producer is an organism that can make its own food, usually through photosynthesis, like plants.

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What is a consumer?

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A consumer is an organism that eats other organisms for energy, such as animals.

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Give an example of a producer.

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An example of a producer is a plant, like a tree or a flower.

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Give an example of a consumer.

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An example of a consumer is a giraffe, which eats leaves from trees.

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Give an example of a decomposer.

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An example of a decomposer is a fungus or bacteria that breaks down dead plants.

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What role do producers play in an ecosystem?

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Producers create energy through photosynthesis, forming the base of the food chain.

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What role do consumers play in an ecosystem?

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Consumers obtain energy by eating producers or other consumers.

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What role do decomposers play in an ecosystem?

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Decomposers recycle nutrients back into the soil by breaking down dead matter.

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How do producers obtain energy?

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Producers obtain energy from the sun through the process of photosynthesis.