Producers, Consumers, and Decomposers

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What are producers?

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Producers are living things, like plants, that make their own food through photosynthesis.

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What are consumers?

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Consumers are living things that eat other living things for energy.

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What are decomposers?

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Decomposers are organisms, like fungi and bacteria, that break down dead organisms and recycle nutrients back into the soil.

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What is photosynthesis?

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Photosynthesis is the process by which plants use sunlight to make their own food.

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What do herbivores eat?

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Herbivores are consumers that eat only plants.

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What do carnivores eat?

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Carnivores are consumers that eat only other animals.

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What do omnivores eat?

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Omnivores are consumers that eat both plants and animals.

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What is the role of decomposers in an ecosystem?

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Decomposers help break down dead matter, returning nutrients to the soil and supporting new plant growth.

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Give an example of a producer.

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An example of a producer is a tree.

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Give an example of a consumer.

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An example of a consumer is a rabbit.