TCI 5th Science - Decomposers in an Ecosystem

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

• consumer

• producer

• decomposer

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What is an example of decomposer?

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Fungi. Is it a...

• Producer
• Consumer
• Decomposer

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Bacteria is an example of a 

• producer
• consumer
• decomposer

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Which of the following is NOT an example of a decomposer

• fungi
• hawk
• bacteria
• insects

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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 eat animals that are around them

Which groups describes only decomposers?

• spiders, fungi, grass
• ladybug, deer, duck
• worm, trees, sunflower
• fungi, bacteria, and worms

Where do decomposers fit in a food chain?

• at the beginning
• at the end
• in the middle
• any time there's waste

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Decomposers break waste down into ___

• bacteria and some fungi
• nutrients and other chemicals
• plants and trees
• insects and worms

Losing the decomposers in a food chain would completely mess up ___

• the Lion King movie
• a clean desk
• the nice balance
• the garbage