7.3 - 7.4 Microorganisms & decay in Food Webs

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Question 1 : Which of these things are made of organic matter?

• bread & fruit

• water

• leather

• rock

• wood

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Question 2 : Think of 2 things that are made of organic matter, and 2 things that are not made of organic matter.

(first 2 examples organic, next 2 non-organic)

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Question 3: Which of the things in your answers in Questions 1 & 2 can be broken down by microorganisms?

• Non-organic matter

• Organic matter

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Question 4: What do we call organisms that make things decay?

• Plants

• Mammals

• Decomposers

• Ants

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Station 2:

Question 1: What’s the main role of decomposers?

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Question 2: What happens if decomposers aren’t present?

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Question 3: Give 2 reasons why decomposers are considered useful.

(one of the reasons was in the previous station)

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