Debrief 10-15

Why are plants called producers?

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

Living things that eat other living things are called...

• Consumers
• Carnivores
• Omnivores
• Animals

What do herbivores eat?

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

What do carnivores eat?

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

What do omnivores eat?

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

What do decomposers eat?

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

Which of the following is NOT an example of a decomposer

• fungi
• hawk
• bacteria
• insects

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