Producers, Consumers, and Decomposers

What do ecologists call dirt?

• forest

• dirt

• soil

What are the three basic categories of living things in a forest ecosystem?

• Producers, Consumers, Decomposers

• Herbivores, Carnivores, Omnivores

• Plants, Animals, Microorganisms

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Producers make their own food through which process?

• Photosynthesis

• Respiration

• Fermentation

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Which plant is given as an example of a producer in the passage?

• soil

• owl

• blackberry plant

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What do consumers eat according to the passage?

• Other plants and animals

• Meat and dairy

• Grains and legumes

Squirrels are not at the top of the food chain because:

• They are herbivores and prey for many predators.

• They are too small to be predators.

• They do not have any natural predators.

• They are at the top of the food chain.

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Squirrels are not at the top of the food chain because:

• They are herbivores and prey for many predators.

• They do not have any natural predators.

• They are at the top of the food chain.

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Earthworms play a crucial role in the forest ecosystem by:

• Feeding on dead organic matter

• Providing shade

• Producing oxygen

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Which of the following is true about worms in the food chain?

• They are at the top of the food chain.

• They are pretty low on the food chain.

• They are decomposers.

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Decomposers feed on:

• Dead and decaying matter

• Fresh fruits

• Sunlight

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