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The Dirt on Decomposers

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

For lots of different living things, waste is actually a good source of ___

a)

Shelter

b)

energy

c)

water

d)

life

2.

Losing the decomposers in a food chain would completely mess up ___

a)

the Lion King movie

b)

a clean desk

c)

the nice balance

d)

the garbage

3.

Organisms, like bacteria, insects and worms, that break down waste are called ___

a)

carnivore

b)

herbivores

c)

decomposers

d)

omnivores

4.

Energy flows through a system of living things in a "what eats what" model called ___

a)

the carbon cycle

b)

a food chain

c)

the water cycle

d)

an energy line

5.

In an ecosystem, decomposers break down ___

a)

nutrients

b)

waste

c)

insects

d)

worms

6.

Which organisms keep waste from piling up in an ecosystem?

a)

decomposers

b)

plants

c)

mice

d)

owls

7.

Chemicals go into the ground and are taken up by ___

a)

the sun

b)

plants

c)

decomposers

d)

animals

8.

Decomposers break waste down into ___

a)

bacteria an some fungi

b)

nutrients and other chemicals

c)

plants and trees

d)

insects and worms

9.

The food chain example, from the video, had energy flowing from the mouse to the ___

a)

tree

b)

raccoom

c)

apple

d)

owl

10.

Where do decomposers fit into the food chain?

a)

at the beginning

b)

in the middle

c)

any time there's waste

d)

at the end