U 2Lesson 2: Producers, Consumers and decomposers

A living thing that makes its own food is called a ____________.

A ____________ eats other living things to get energy.

A ____________ breaks down dead matter and returns nutrients to the soil.

All producers need sunlight, water, and air.

• True

• False

Consumers can survive without eating other organisms.

• True

• False

Bacteria and fungi are decomposers.

• True

• False

Plants make a sugar called:

• Glucose

• Salt

• Fat

Vultures are examples of:

• Producers

• Consumers

• Scavengers

Organism - Type: Mushroom, Rabbit, Grass

• a. Consumer

• b. Producer

• c. Decomposer

Explain how decomposers help keep the ecosystem clean. (2–3 sentences)