Role of Decomposers

Where do decomposers get their energy from?

• Hunting

• Sunlight

• Dead and decaying matter

Which of the following are decomposers?

Tick all that apply.

• Fungus

• Earthworm

• Cow

• Bacteria

• Flower

Mushrooms are plants

• True

• False

Where does a fungus get it's energy from?

• hunted food

• sunlight

• dead and decaying organic matter

How do decomposers help plants?

• They enrich the soil with nutrients

• They get food for the plants

• They get water for the plants

• They harm the plants

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_________ make their own food

• producers

• consumers

• decomposers

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_________ make eat other organisms to get their food

• producers

• consumers

• decomposers

_________ break down dead and decaying organic matter for their food.

• producers

• consumers

• decomposers

Decomposers help with the recycling of organic matter.

• True

• False

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People keep compost heaps in the gardens, where decomposers are encouraged to break down the compost. Why is compost good for plants?

• It keeps them warm

• It keepds away insects

• It provides them with simple, easy to use nutrients

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