Producers, Consumers and Decomposers

Which two describe plants?

• They make their own light.

• They put oxygen into the air.

• They eat insects and fungi.

• They make their own food.

• They break down dead organisms.

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

This question has two parts. First, answer Part 1. Then, answer Part 2. Part 1: Which are producers?

• plants

• insects

• bacteria

• mammals

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

Part 2: Which best supports the correct answer to Part 1?

• They make soil.

• They break down dead organisms.

• They get their energy from other organisms.

• They use energy from the sun to make their own food.

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

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Part 2: Which best explains the correct answer to Part 1?

• They absorb oxygen and sunlight.

• They put nutrients back into the soil.

• They use the remains of other organisms for food.

• They make food for organisms in the environment.

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

To which group do fungi belong?

• producers

• consumers

• decomposers

This question has two parts. First, answer Part 1. Then, answer Part 2. Part 1: To which group do snakes belong?

• producers

• consumers

• decomposers

Part 2: Which best explains the correct answer to Part 1?

• They are food for other animals.

• They recycle nutrients into the soil.

• They get energy by eating other organisms.

• They keep dead matter from building up in the environment.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

A desert ecosystem includes cactuses, snakes, rabbits, scorpions, and hawks. Which organisms are the main source of energy in the desert ecosystem?

• cactuses

• rabbits

• scorpions

• hawks

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

What role do decomposers play in their environments?

• changing sunlight into energy

• changing waste into usable nutrients

• changing producers into consumers

• changing carbon dioxide into oxygen

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

In an ocean food web, which of the following is a decomposer?

• lobsters

• sharks

• sponges

• bacteria

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3