WorksheetsThe Dirt on Decomposers
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
For lots of different living things, waste is actually a good source of ___
Shelter
energy
water
life
Losing the decomposers in a food chain would completely mess up ___
the Lion King movie
a clean desk
the nice balance
the garbage
Organisms, like bacteria, insects and worms, that break down waste are called ___
carnivore
herbivores
decomposers
omnivores
Energy flows through a system of living things in a "what eats what" model called ___
the carbon cycle
a food chain
the water cycle
an energy line
In an ecosystem, decomposers break down ___
nutrients
waste
insects
worms
Which organisms keep waste from piling up in an ecosystem?
decomposers
plants
mice
owls
Chemicals go into the ground and are taken up by ___
the sun
plants
decomposers
animals
Decomposers break waste down into ___
bacteria an some fungi
nutrients and other chemicals
plants and trees
insects and worms
The food chain example, from the video, had energy flowing from the mouse to the ___
tree
raccoom
apple
owl
Where do decomposers fit into the food chain?
at the beginning
in the middle
any time there's waste
at the end
