Producers, Consumers and Decomposers

What are producers in a wetland ecosystem?

• A. Animals that eat plants.

• B. Fungus and mushrooms.

• C. Lush green plants.

• D. Wolves.

What is a herbivore?

• A. An animal that eats meat.

• B. An animal that eats plants.

• C. An animal that eats decomposers.

• D. An animal that eats other animals.

What is a primary consumer in a food chain?

• A. An animal that eats plants.

• B. An animal that eats decomposers.

• C. An animal that eats other animals.

• D. An animal that eats producers.

What is a carnivore?

• A. An animal that eats plants.

• B. An animal that eats decomposers.

• C. An animal that eats other animals.

• D. An animal that eats both plants and other animals.

What is a secondary consumer in a food chain?

• A. An animal that eats plants.

• B. An animal that eats decomposers.

• C. An animal that eats other animals.

• D. An animal that eats producers.

What are decomposers?

• A. Animals that eat plants.

• B. Animals that eat other animals.

• C. Fungus and mushrooms

• D. Wolves

What do decomposers do in an ecosystem?

• A. They release nutrients back into the ecosystem.

• B. They eat producers.

• C. They eat other animals.

• D. They eat decomposers.