Decomposers

Decomposers

5th Grade

8 Qs

quiz-placeholder

Similar activities

Circulatory system

Circulatory system

5th Grade

10 Qs

What have I learnt so far?

What have I learnt so far?

5th Grade

10 Qs

ACTIVITY IN SCIENCE (RECYCLING MATERIALS)

ACTIVITY IN SCIENCE (RECYCLING MATERIALS)

5th Grade

12 Qs

Teeth and Microbes

Teeth and Microbes

3rd - 5th Grade

11 Qs

Breathing

Breathing

4th - 12th Grade

10 Qs

A1 Investigative skills 2

A1 Investigative skills 2

5th - 9th Grade

11 Qs

Heladas y el friaje en nuestro país  5 A

Heladas y el friaje en nuestro país 5 A

5th Grade

10 Qs

Decomposers

Decomposers

Assessment

Quiz

Science

5th Grade

Medium

NGSS
5-LS2-1

Standards-aligned

Created by

chelsea abhau

Used 7+ times

FREE Resource

AI

Enhance your content in a minute

Add similar questions
Adjust reading levels
Convert to real-world scenario
Translate activity
More...

8 questions

Show all answers

1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

While on a safari in South Africa, you see some vultures pulling meat off the bones of a large, dead mammal. Which of the following observations accurately describes how vultures are different from fungi?

Vultures produce juices to digest dead material.

Vultures break down large food pieces into small food pieces.

Fungi leave behind waste while breaking down food.

Vultures break down tiny food pieces into soil.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Imagine going to an apple orchard and seeing fallen apples. These apples will decompose and some substances from the decomposing apples will return to the apple trees. Which of the following decomposer wastes can apple trees in this forest use?

Carbon Dioxide

oxygen

methane

nutrients

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

While hiking through a nearby forest, you find some fungi growing on a tree stump. What role does the fungi play in this forest ecosystem?

It breaks down dead tree matter.

It eats living organisms.

It uses sunlight to produce energy for the tree.

It produces oxygen that other forest organisms use to survive.

Tags

NGSS.5-LS2-1

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the role of a decomposer in an ecosystem?

capture the energy of sunlight

produce energy for plants and animals

break down dead organisms and their wastes

transport nutrients and other materials among organisms

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which organisms are examples of decomposers?

rabbits

lion

fungi

trees

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Bacteria have no way to store excess food, so in order to stay active, they have to

store excess food as sugar as animals do

stay close to fungi and get energy from them

remain in sunny areas so they can make their own food

live in places where they can be surrounded by food sources

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

When a decomposer dies, its once-living materials become waste. These wastes are then

converted into energy that can be used

transformed into bacteria

further decomposed by producers and consumers

released into the air, soil, and water of an ecosystem

Access all questions and much more by creating a free account

Create resources

Host any resource

Get auto-graded reports

Google

Continue with Google

Email

Continue with Email

Classlink

Continue with Classlink

Clever

Continue with Clever

or continue with

Microsoft

Microsoft

Apple

Apple

Others

Others

Already have an account?