Producers, Consumers, and Decomposers Quiz

What is a producer?

• An animal that eats other animals

• A living thing that makes its own food

• A decomposer

• A plant that cannot make food

Which of the following is a producer?

• Squirrel

• Bird

• Tree

• Rabbit

What is a consumer?

• A plant that makes food

• An organism that eats plants or animals

• A fungus that breaks down waste

• A rock that provides shelter

Which organism is a consumer?

• Bacteria

• Mushroom

• Strawberry plant

• Opossum

What is a decomposer?

• An organism that breaks down dead plants and animals

• A plant that makes its own food

• An animal that eats only fruit

• A creature that competes for food

Which of the following is a decomposer?

• Fungi

• Deer

• Birds

• Mice

What happens when too many consumers compete for the same food?

• All consumers get the same amount

• There will be more food

• Some consumers will not get enough food

• Plants stop growing forever

Why does the rabbit population decrease when there is not enough food?

• Rabbits become producers

• Rabbits stop eating

• Some rabbits die because of lack of food

• Decomposers take their food

What does mold do to strawberries?

• Makes them grow bigger

• Breaks them down and returns nutrients to the soil

• Protects them from animals

• Stops them from growing

Which statement is true?

• Only animals make their own food

• Producers and consumers both make food

• Consumers eat to get energy

• Decomposers do not need energy