Decomposers

Plants and animals are often referred to as?

• Organism 
• Things
• Werid
• Ugly

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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What do decomposers eat?

• only plants
• plants and animals
• only other animals
• dead organisms

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Which of the following is NOT an example of a decomposer

• fungi
• hawk
• bacteria
• insects

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What do all food chains start with?

• Consumers
• Producers
• Omnivores
• Herbivores

Which of the following is an example of a decomposer?

• frog
• butterfly
• millipede
• grasshopper

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How do decomposers help other living things in ecosystems?

• They release oxygen into the atmosphere
• They turn sunlight into energy
• They release matter and nutrients back into the soil
• They get rid of dead animals so they don't smell bad

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A mushroom is a 

• producer
• consumer
• decomposer

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Bacteria is an example of a 

• producer
• consumer
• decomposer

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This organism draws its nutrients from dead organisms as it releases enzymes to cause the organisms to break down and break apart. Is it a...

• Producer
• Consumer
• Decomposer

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