Exploring Ecosystem Roles: Producers, Consumers, and Decomposers

What is an ecosystem?

• A community of living and nonliving things that work together

• A community of only nonliving things

• A community of plants only

• A community of only living things

What happens if there isn't enough light or water in an ecosystem?

• Animals will thrive

• Plants will die

• Soil will become richer

• Temperature will increase

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How do producers make their own food?

• By decomposing dead matter

• Through photosynthesis using sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide

• By absorbing nutrients from the soil

• By consuming other organisms

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Which of the following is NOT an example of a producer?

• Shrub

• Grass

• Deer

• Tree

What is the primary source of energy for producers?

• Sunlight

• Soil

• Water

• Oxygen

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Which type of consumer eats only plant material?

• Omnivore

• Herbivore

• Carnivore

• Decomposer

What do omnivores eat?

• Only decomposed matter

• Only animals

• Only plants

• Both plants and animals

What role do decomposers play in an ecosystem?

• They provide energy to the sun

• They break down dead organisms and waste

• They consume only plants

• They produce their own food

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Which of the following is an example of a decomposer?

• Mushroom

• Elephant

• Penguin

• Tiger

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What process do plants use to produce food?

• Respiration

• Decomposition

• Fermentation

• Photosynthesis

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