Producer, Consumer, Decomposer

How do consumers help other living things in ecosystems?

• They send out electromagnetic wavelengths across the universe, warming the planet and giving life essential energy

• They turn sunlight into energy through photosynthesis and release oxygen into the atmosphere

• They break down dead plants and animals and release matter and nutrients back into the soil

• They help to regulate populations of plants & animals in ecosystems and pass on energy to other organisms

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How do producers help other living things in ecosystems?

• They send out electromagnetic wavelengths across the universe, warming the planet and giving life essential energy

• They turn sunlight into energy through photosynthesis and release oxygen into the atmosphere

• They break down dead plants and animals and release matter and nutrients back into the soil

• They help to regulate populations of plants & animals in ecosystems and pass on energy to other organisms

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How do decomposers help other living things in ecosystems?

• They send out electromagnetic wavelengths across the universe, warming the planet and giving life essential energy

• They turn sunlight into energy through photosynthesis and release oxygen into the atmosphere

• They break down dead plants and animals and release matter and nutrients back into the soil

• They help to regulate populations of plants & animals in ecosystems and pass on energy to other organisms

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What type of organism makes its own food?

• consumer

• carnivore

• producer

• animal

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A daffodil is a 

• producer 

• consumer

• decomposer

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Why are plants called producers?

• They make carbon dioxide

• They decompose

• They make their own food

• They are omnivores

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What are organisms that use other organisms for food in order to gain energy?

• decomposers

• producers

• herbivores

• consumers

From where do producers get their energy?

• the ground

• other animals

• decomposers

• the sun

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A dragonfly is a 

• producer

• consumer 

• decomposer

A pigeon is a 

• producer

• consumer

• decomposer

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