Producers, Consumers, Decomposers

Why are plants called producers?

• They make carbon dioxide
• They decompose
• They make their own food
• They are omnivores

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All animals are...

• producers
• consumers
• carnivores
• omnivores

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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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I am the chef for the ecosystem because I am the only organism that can make my own food.

• consumer

• producer

• decomposer

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I rely on eating other organisms for the energy I need to function since I can not make my own food.

• consumer

• producer

• decomposer

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I am Mother Nature's recycler because I take dead things and turn them back into soil.

• consumer

• producer

• decomposer

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Which is an example of a producer?

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What is an example of a consumer?

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What is an example of decomposer?

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An apple tree is a

• producer
• consumer
• decomposer

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