Microorganism

Microorganisms
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​Microorganisms as decomposers

How?

By decaying organic materials

Anything that has not been made by living organisms

Inorganic matter

Anything that has been made by living organisms

Organic matter

organic?

Multiple Choice

An organism that lives by breaking apart dead organic matter into simpler parts is...

• scavenger
• consumer
• decomposer
• carnivore

Multiple Choice

When the lion dies, the ______________ break down the nutrients and put them back to the soil.

• producers

• consumers

• decomposers

Multiple Choice

An animal that eats other animals is a....

• carnivore
• omnivore
• herbivore
• decomposer

Multiple Select

Which of these are not an organic matter?

• wood

• grass

• animal waste

• sand

Hotspot

If you were to place microorganism into this food web, were would you put them?

Microorganisms in a food web

Multiple Choice

Which organisms keep waste from piling up in an ecosystem?

• decomposers

• plants

Multiple Choice

Where do decomposers fit into the food chain?

• at the beginning

• in the end

• any time there's waste

Multiple Choice

An apple tree is a

• producer
• consumer
• decomposer

Multiple Choice

A mushroom is a 

• producer
• consumer
• decomposer

Multiple Choice

Bacteria is an example of a 

• producer
• consumer
• decomposer

Multiple Choice

A snake is an example of a

• producer 
• consumer
• decomposer

Multiple Choice

If decomposers are removed from Earth, would food still rot?

• yes

• no

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is not a role of decomposers?

• breaking down biomass

• recycling nutrients

• releasing carbon and nitrogen back into the ecosystem

• helping producers with photosynthesis

Multiple Choice

Based on this food chain, what could happen to the population of owls if most beetles disappeared?

• It would stay the same since they don't eat beetles

• Fewer owls because there would be more plants

• Fewer owls because there will be less mice to eat

• There is no way to predict this

Multiple Choice

What is the process in which plants use sunlight to create energy?

• Photography
• Pennsylvania
• Cholorophyll
• Photosynthesis

Multiple Choice

Seaweed is a

• Producer

• Consumer

• Decomposer

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an example of a decomposer?