Producers, Consumers, Decomposer

Can a living thing be both a producer and a consumer?

• Yes, a living thing can be both a producer and a consumer.

• No, a living thing is either a producer, consumer, or decomposer.

• Yes, all living things are producers and consumers.

• No, living things can only be producers or decomposers.

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What is a consumer?

• A living thing that eats other living things for food.

• A type of plant that produces its own food.

• A non-living thing that provides energy to living things.

• A creature that only eats plants.

Give an example of a producer.

• A sunflower

• A rabbit

• A mushroom

• A lion

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Give an example of a decomposer.

• Fungi

• Grass

• Rabbit

• Oak Tree

What is a decomposer?

• A living thing that breaks down dead plants and animals into nutrients.

• A type of plant that produces its own food through photosynthesis.

• An animal that hunts and eats other animals for survival.

• A microorganism that helps in the process of photosynthesis.

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Is a hawk a producer, consumer, or decomposer?

• Producer

• Consumer

• Decomposer

• Herbivore

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Why are producers important for consumers?

• They provide entertainment and leisure activities.

• They provide the food and energy that consumers need to survive.

• They manufacture goods for consumers to purchase.

• They create technology for consumers to use.

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What role do consumers play in an ecosystem?

• Consumers produce energy through photosynthesis.

• Consumers obtain energy by eating producers or other consumers.

• Consumers decompose organic matter in the soil.

• Consumers are the primary source of energy in an ecosystem.

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What role do decomposers play in an ecosystem?

• Decomposers recycle nutrients back into the soil.

• Decomposers produce energy through photosynthesis.

• Decomposers compete with plants for sunlight.

• Decomposers are primary consumers that eat plants.

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What role do producers play in an ecosystem?

• Producers create energy for the ecosystem by making their own food.

• Producers consume energy from other organisms.

• Producers decompose organic matter in the ecosystem.

• Producers regulate the population of consumers.

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