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Which group includes only decomposers?

• spider, fungi, and grass

• ladybug, spider, and deer

• sunflower, tree, and grass

• fungi, bacteria, and worms

What type of organisms are responsible for recycling the remains of a dead plant or animal to the soil?

• producers

• consumers

• herbivores

• decomposers

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

In a forest ecosystem, which has the most direct access to the main energy source?

• producer

• consumer

• decomposer

• scavenger

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Which best describes how decomposers help support life in an ecosystem?

• Decomposers add nutrients to the soil.

• Decomposers provide a habitat in the ecosystem.

• Decomposers add producers to the ecosystem.

• Decomposers provide energy for consumers.

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Which describes a consumer?

• an organism that produces its own food

• an organism that produces its own energy

• an organism that cannot produce its own food

• an organism that releases energy to other organisms

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Which is a producer?

• an owl

• a tree

• a mouse

• a worm

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NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Which best describes grasses, shrubs, and trees?

• consumers

• decomposers

• omnivores

• producers

Which best explain the function of producers in a forest ecosystem?

• Producers provide energy for consumers in the ecosystem.

• Producers provide energy for decomposers in the ecosystem.

• Producers provide energy for other producers in the ecosystem.

• Producers provide energy for consumers and other producers in the ecosystem.

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

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How is a deer in a forest ecosystem most similar to a rabbit in the same ecosystem?

• both are decomposers

• both are consumers

• both are carnivores

• both are producers

Bacteria are released into the Gulf of Mexico to help clean up oil spills.  What role do the bacteria serve in the marine ecosystem?

• decomposers

• consumers

• producers

• predators

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