Producers and Consumers Decomposers

Flower 

• Producer

• Consumer 

• Decomposer 

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Why are plants called producers?

• They make carbon dioxide

• They decompose

• They make their own food

• They are omnivores

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How do decomposers help other living things in ecosystems?

• They release oxygen into the atmosphere

• They turn sunlight into energy

• They release matter and nutrients back into the soil

• They get rid of dead animals so they don't smell bad

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I rely on eating other organisms for the energy I need to function since I can not make my own food.

• consumer

• producer

• decomposer

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I am Mother Nature's recycler because I take dead things and turn them back into soil.

• consumer

• producer

• decomposer

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An apple tree is a

• producer

• consumer

• decomposer

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A hawk is an example of a

• consumer

• producer

• decomposer

A mushroom is a 

• producer

• consumer

• decomposer

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A carrot is an example of a 

• producer

• consumer

• decomposer

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Bacteria is an example of a 

• producer

• consumer

• decomposer

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