
Quiz on Decomposers and Nutrient Cycling

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Mathematics
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5th Grade
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Laken Cooke
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10 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Fallen, dead leaves are broken down into soil nutrients with the help of decomposers, such as mushrooms and mold. Which organisms help in breaking down dead leaves into soil nutrients?
Decomposers
Producers
Consumers
Predators
2.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
We keep food in the refrigerator because it prevents our food from rotting. Decomposers, like mold, are still in the system, the cold temperature just means that they decompose material (matter) more slowly. If the forest system shown above is located in a climate that has very cold winters and warmer summers, what do you predict will happen?
The dead leaves in the forest will decompose more quickly in the winter with cooler temperatures.
The dead leaves in the forest will decompose at a normal pace in the winter with cooler temperatures.
The dead leaves in the forest will decompose more quickly in the summer with warmer temperatures.
The dead leaves in the forest will decompose more slowly in the summer with warmer temperatures.
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
If there were suddenly no decomposers—no mushrooms, no mold, no fungus—what do you think would happen to the forest system?
The forest system would thrive without decomposers.
Nutrient cycling would be disrupted, affecting plant growth.
There would be no significant impact on the forest system.
The forest system would become more diverse.
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
True
False
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
When you label an arrow in a decomposer model, what does that arrow represent?
plants
animals
enviornment
matter
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
An oak tree is an example of a
plant
animal
decomposer
environment
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