Producers, Consumers & Decomposers Review

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What are producers in an ecosystem?

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Producers are organisms that create their own food through photosynthesis or chemosynthesis, such as plants and algae.

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What role do consumers play in an ecosystem?

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Consumers are organisms that cannot produce their own food and rely on eating other organisms for energy, including herbivores, carnivores, and omnivores.

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What are decomposers?

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Decomposers are organisms that break down dead or decaying organisms, returning nutrients to the soil, such as fungi and bacteria.

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What is a detritivore?

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A detritivore is a type of decomposer that feeds on dead organic matter, such as earthworms and maggots.

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Give an example of a producer.

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An example of a producer is an apple tree.

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How do decomposers benefit ecosystems?

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Decomposers benefit ecosystems by recycling nutrients back into the soil, which supports plant growth.

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What is the difference between herbivores, carnivores, and omnivores?

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Herbivores eat plants, carnivores eat animals, and omnivores eat both plants and animals.

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What is photosynthesis?

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Photosynthesis is the process by which green plants and some other organisms use sunlight to synthesize foods with the help of chlorophyll.

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What is the role of fungi in an ecosystem?

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Fungi decompose organic material, breaking it down into simpler substances and recycling nutrients back into the ecosystem.

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What is an example of a consumer?

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An example of a consumer is a lion, which is a carnivore.

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