Ecosystem and Its Components

The video explores the critical role of plants in ecosystems, highlighting the potential consequences if they were to disappear, such as the decline of animal and insect populations due to the loss of a primary food source. It explains the interconnected roles of producers, consumers, and decomposers within ecosystems. Producers, like plants, create their own food using sunlight. Consumers, including herbivores, carnivores, and omnivores, rely on other organisms for energy. Decomposers break down dead matter, recycling nutrients back into the ecosystem. The video concludes with a brief farewell.

What would be the immediate consequence if all plants vanished from Earth?

• The climate would become colder.

• Many animals and insects would begin to die.

• Insects would increase in number.

• Animals would thrive due to more space.

In an ecosystem, which of the following is responsible for creating its own food using sunlight?

• Consumer

• Carnivore

• Producer

• Decomposer

Which type of consumer relies solely on plants for energy?

• Decomposers

• Herbivores

• Omnivores

• Carnivores

What do decomposers primarily feed on?

• Dead animals and plants

• Fresh meat

• Living plants

• Sunlight

Which of the following consumers eats both plants and meat?

• Omnivores

• Producers

• Carnivores

• Herbivores