Producers, Consumers, & Decomposers

All animals are...

• producers

• consumers

• decomposers

• autotrophs

Why are plants called producers?

• They make or produce their own food.

• They consume other organisms for energy.

• They decompose organic matter.

• They rely on sunlight for growth.

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Give an example of a producer.

• A plant, such as a tree or flower.

• A carnivorous animal, like a lion.

• A decomposer, such as a fungus.

• A mineral, like quartz.

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Herbivores eat...

• meat.

• plants.

• insects.

• fungi.

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Plants and animals are often referred to as:

• organisms

• species

• ecosystems

• biomes

What do omnivores eat?

• Only plants.

• Only animals.

• Both plants and animals.

• Neither plants nor animals.

What is the food chain?

• A sequence that shows how energy and nutrients flow from producers to consumers to decomposers.

• A diagram that represents the physical structure of an ecosystem.

• A list of all the animals in a specific habitat.

• A method of cooking food in a chain of restaurants.

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What is a decomposer?

• An organism that breaks down dead material and recycles nutrients back into the ecosystem.

• A type of plant that produces its own food through photosynthesis.

• An animal that hunts and eats other animals for survival.

• A microorganism that causes diseases in living organisms.

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Give an example of a decomposer.

• A mushroom, which breaks down dead plants and animals.

• A rabbit, which eats grass and vegetables.

• A tree, which provides oxygen to the environment.

• A lion, which hunts other animals.

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What do decomposers eat?

• living plants

• dead organisms.

• insects

• fungi

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