Role of Decomposers

How do decomposers help the humans manage the amount of food waste they produce?

• Decomposers help food ripen.

• Decomposers cause food to get moldy.

• Decomposers help to break down food waste like in compost heap.

• Decomposers produce oxygen for the living things.

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Identify the type of decomposer in the given picture.

• worms   

• bacteria

• fungi    

• mushroom

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Identify the type of decomposer in the given picture.

• worms   

• bacteria

• fungi    

• mushroom

In an ecosystem, decomposers break down ______________.

      

• worms

• fresh food

• waste materials

• bacteria

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Decomposers are non-living things.  

• true

• false

Earthworm. Is it a...

• Producer

• Consumer

• Decomposer

Which type of organism is responsible for recycling the remains of a dead plant or animal to the soil?

• Producer

• Consumer

• Decomposer

What do decomposers eat?

• only plants

• plants and animals

• only other animals

• dead organisms

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Energy and other materials from dead organisms are recycled back into the soil by ______.

• producers

• herbivores

• omnivores

• decomposers

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Fill in the blanks using the available answer choices. __________ break down decaying material in an ecosystem.