Scavengers Ms. Delhomme

Decomposers:

• are organisms that break down dead plants and animals into tiny pieces.

• Prey on other organisms

• Dig in the trash

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Decomposers help return nutrients to the...

• ocean

• soil

• sun

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Most decomposers are....

• friendly

• huge

• microscopic

Humus is...

• decomposed organic matter in soil

• tasty!

• grass and cacti

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Which one includes examples of detritivores?

• sunflower, grass, cactus

• zebra, lion, bear

• earthworms, elephants, slugs

• earthworms, crabs, slugs

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Detritivores can also be called...

• decomposers

• scavengers

• mites

• humus

Decomposers are important because...

• they grow plants

• they are cool looking

• they help release nutrients back into the soil

• they hunt other organisms

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A stimulus is...

• nutrients

• a food chain

• a lie

• anything that causes an organism to react

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The stimulus in the 2/14 worm lab was....

• the tin foil

• The amount of light

• The worm moving

• the plate

The response in the 2/14 worm lab was....

• whether the worm flew or not

• whether the worm moved under the covered area or stayed in the light

• the amount of light

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