Decomposers Review

A decomposer is a type of organism that can break down...

• dead animals

• dead plants

• wastes

• all of these

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Which of these is not a decomposer?

• mushroom

• bacteria

• dandelion

• earthworm

When decomposers "break down" matter, they are making it...

• simpler

• smaller

• easier to digest

• all of these

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Fungi have special structures called hyphae that...

• perform photosynthesis

• digest plant matter

• give off oxygen

• all of these

True or False: A fungus uses all of the matter it digests.

• True

• False

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What would happen to an ecosystem if there were no decomposers?

• It would become healthier

• Wastes and dead organisms would pile up

• Plants would reproduce more often

• Animals would produce less waste

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Mold is a type of ________ that grows on sources of sugar, like bread and fruit.

• plant

• bacteria

• fungus

• protist

Some decomposers can store excess energy as...

• sugar

• starch

• fat

• all of these

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One type of decomposer that cannot store excess food is...

• mold

• earthworms

• bacteria

• dung beetles

If an organism is dormant, it is...

• no longer living

• not breathing

• in an inactive state

• hungry