Types of Living Things and Their Roles

These living things make their own energy from the sun

• producer

• consumer

• decomposer

• abiotic

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These are non-living things that interact with living things. Some examples are rocks, water, the sun, and dirt.

• consumer

• producer

• abiotic

• scavenger

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These living things mostly eat plants and other producers.

• secondary consumer

• producer

• decomposer

• primary consumer

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These living things eat dead plants and animals

• consumer

• producer

• decomposer

• abiotic

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True or False: All primary consumers are small

• True: because they only eat plants, they have to be small

• False: Some big animals like elephants and giraffes only eat producers

True or False: Decomposers are very important to the ecosystem

• True
• False

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Which of the following are producers? (select all that are true)

• Phytoplankton

• Trees

• The Sun

• Grasshoppers

• Plants

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Which of these is responsible for making sure that there aren't too many plants in an ecosystem?

• Abiotic

• Primary Consumers

• Secondary Consumers

• Decomposers

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Which of these are responsible for making sure that primary consumers do not overpopulate?

• Producers

• abiotic

• Secondary Consumers

• Decomposers

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True or False: All producers live on land

• True: plants can't grow in the water

• False: In fact, most of the oxygen on Earth comes from the oceans.