Producers, Consumers, and Decomposers

Which of these is the BEST definition of the work ecosystem?

• All the living and nonliving things in an area.

• All the nonliving things in an area.

• All the living things in an area.

• The place where an organism lives.

Ecology is?

• The study of human feet
• The study of relationships between plants, animals and their surroundings
• The study of bones
• The study of the brain

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Plants and animals are often referred to as?

• Organism 
• Things
• Werid
• Ugly

The place where an organism lives is called its?

• Home
• Habitat
• Area
• Shelter

A producer?

• Eats other plants and animals
• Makes its own food
• Eats dead plants or animals
• Makes toys for kids

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A consumer?

• Makes its own food
• Eats dead plants and animals
• Eats plants and other animals for energy
• Buys toys for kids

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A decomposer?

• Eats dead plants or animals and breaks down to put nutrients in the soil
• Eats plants or other animals for food
• Makes its own food
• Machine that gathers trash

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• Producer
• Consumer
• Decomposer

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An apple tree is a

• producer
• consumer
• decomposer

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A hawk is an example of a

• consumer
• producer
• decomposer

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