Producers, Consumers, and Decomposers Vocabulary

What are materials used by living things for growing and other life functions?

• Vitamins

• Nutrients

• Minerals

• Hormones

What is an example of a primary consumer?

• A rabbit, which eats plants.

• A lion, which eats meat.

• A hawk, which eats other animals.

• A mushroom, which decomposes organic matter.

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Give a good example of a decomposer.

• Mushroom

• Oak Tree

• Sunflower

• Grass

What is the process by which plants make their own food using sunlight?

• Photosynthesis

• Respiration

• Transpiration

• Fermentation

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What type of organism is a sunflower?

• Consumer

• Decomposer

• Producer

• Herbivore

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What is the role of decomposers in an ecosystem?

• Decomposers break down dead organisms and recycle nutrients back into the soil.

• Decomposers produce energy through photosynthesis.

• Decomposers compete with plants for sunlight and nutrients.

• Decomposers are primary producers in the food chain.

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Why are decomposers important for the environment?

• They help recycle nutrients and keep the ecosystem healthy.

• They produce oxygen for plants to survive.

• They compete with plants for sunlight and water.

• They create waste that harms the environment.

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What type of organism is a deer?

• Producer

• Consumer

• Decomposer

• Herbivore

Give a good example of a producer.

• Sunflower

• Lion

• Eagle

• Shark

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What is the role of producers in an ecosystem?

• Producers create their own food and provide energy for consumers.

• Producers consume other organisms for energy.

• Producers decompose organic matter in the ecosystem.

• Producers regulate the population of consumers.

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