Ecosystem Explorers: Consumers, Producers, and Decomposers

What is a producer?

• An animal that eats plants

• A plant that makes its own food

• An animal that eats other animals

• A creature that breaks down dead materials

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Which of the following is an example of a consumer?

• A mushroom

• A sunflower

• A rabbit

• A fallen leaf

What role do decomposers play in the ecosystem?

• They make food for plants

• They eat living plants

• They break down dead organisms

• They produce oxygen

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Which of the following is a producer?

• A lion

• A tree

• A mushroom

• A wolf

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What type of consumer eats only plants?

• Omnivore

• Carnivore

• Herbivore

• Decomposer

Which of the following is a decomposer?

• A bear

• A grasshopper

• A worm

• A deer

Why are producers important in an ecosystem?

• They help decompose dead animals

• They provide food for consumers

• They eat other animals

• They hunt decomposers

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What type of consumer eats both plants and animals?

• Herbivore

• Carnivore

• Omnivore

• Decomposer

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Which of the following is NOT a role of decomposers?

• Breaking down dead materials

• Recycling nutrients back into the soil

• Producing food through photosynthesis

• Helping in the decomposition process

What type of consumer eats only other animals?

• Herbivore

• Carnivore

• Omnivore

• Decomposer