Where do fallen leaves go?

Where do fallen leaves on the forest flor go after they fall?

• They are raked up by forests rangers

• They decomposers (rot)

• They are buried under the soil and covered up by dirt

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What breaks down the leaves that fall on the forest floor?

• water

• bacteria

• roots

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What are the white colored strings or threads that grow on leaves on the forest floor?

• Mushroom roots

• Seeds from nearby plants

• Roots of nearby trees

How do the white threads on leaves cause a leaf to break down or decompose?

• There is a liquid that is released that starts to break apart the leaf

• There are tiny insects in the white threads that begin to eat parts of the leaves

• The leaf is covered and can no longer breathe so it dies

Mushrooms are a type of

• producer

• consumer

• decomposer

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What mushrooms eat?

• dead leaves, insects, or wood

• nothing. mushrooms do not eat.

• Mushrooms eat the white stuff that grows in decomposing leaves

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What is the black stuff that is left behind after leaves decompose?

• fungus

• soil

• mushrooms

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What would happen if we didn't have mushrooms?

• The plants would be much healthier

• We wouldn't have any soil

• Trees would grow much taller than they do now

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