Producers vs Consumers

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What is a Producer?

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A producer is an organism that can make its own food, typically through photosynthesis, such as plants.

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What is a Consumer?

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A consumer is an organism that cannot make its own food and must eat other organisms for energy.

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What is a Decomposer?

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A decomposer is an organism that breaks down dead plants and animals, returning nutrients to the soil.

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What is an Herbivore?

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An herbivore is an organism that only eats plants.

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What is a Carnivore?

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A carnivore is an organism that only eats other animals.

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What is an Omnivore?

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An omnivore is an organism that eats both plants and animals.

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Give an example of a Producer.

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An example of a producer is a pine tree.

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Give an example of a Consumer.

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An example of a consumer is a frog.

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What do consumers do in an ecosystem?

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Consumers eat or break down other organisms to obtain energy.

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What role do decomposers play in an ecosystem?

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Decomposers recycle nutrients back into the ecosystem by breaking down dead matter.