Role of Decomposers

A mushroom is a 

• producer

• consumer

• decomposer

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Bacteria is an example of a 

• producer

• consumer

• decomposer

Fungi. Is it a...

• Producer

• Consumer

• Decomposer

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A living organism that puts energy and materials from dead  plants and animals back to the soil is called a ____________?

• carnivore

• decomposer

• herbivore

• omnivore

are essential for the stability and survival of an ecosystem as they add nutrients in the soil needed by the living things.

• Virus   

• Consumers

• Decomposers  

• Producers

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Organisms that turn the material into simpler substances are called_____________.

• producers                                     

• consumers

• decomposers                               

• carnivores

Making nutrients available to plants is the ______________of decomposers.

 

• role

• type

• example    

• material

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_____________ is a nature's recycler because it takes dead things and returns the nutrients in, back to soil.

• Herbivore    

• Producer

• Carnivore

• Decomposer

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Fungi, bacteria and worms can all breakdown organic material, what is the correct name for these types of organisms?

• Producers  

• Consumers

• Predators

• Decomposers

An ecosystem is a community of organisms interacting with their physical environment. Why are decomposers an important part of ecosystems?

• They break down dead organisms to return nutrients to the soil.

•   They provide most of the energy to consumers.

• They play a role in preventing weathering and erosion.

• They produce their own food for survival.

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