Producer or Consumer?

Are Mushrooms Producers or Consumers?

• Producers

• Consumers

Answer explanation

Mushrooms are considered decomposers, and decomposers are all consumers. They consume the dead tissue and break it down into detritus for detritivores to get their energy from.

(Select Two) A rose is a(n)...

• Producer

• Consumer

• Autotroph

• Heterotroph

A dog is a...

• Producer

• Consumer

Phytoplankton is an autotroph, which makes it a...

• Producer

• Consumer

Bacteria that perform Photosynthesis are...

• Producers

• Consumers

Bacteria that perform Chemosynthesis are...

• Producers

• Consumers

Plants (in general) are...

• Producers

• Consumers

Animals (in general) are...

• Producers

• Consumers

A Venus Fly Trap both performs photosynthesis and gains extra nutrients from insects such as flies. Therefore, it's categorized as...

• Only a Producer

• Only a Consumer

• Both a Producer and a Consumer

• Neither a Producer nor a Consumer

All herbivores are...

• Producers

• Consumers