Producers and Consumers

How do decomposers fit into the food web?

• Decomposers break down dead organic matter, returning nutrients to the soil and completing the cycle of energy flow in the ecosystem.

• Decomposers primarily consume living plants and animals to obtain energy.

• Decomposers are at the top of the food web, controlling the population of other organisms.

• Decomposers only affect the soil quality and have no role in the food web.

What is an omnivore?

• A type of consumer that only eats plants.

• A type of consumer that only eats animals.

• A type of consumer that eats both plants and animals.

• A type of consumer that does not eat at all.

Why are producers important for the ecosystem?

• They are the primary consumers in the food web.

• They decompose organic matter and recycle nutrients.

• They form the base of the food web, providing energy for all other organisms in the ecosystem.

• They are the top predators that control the population of other species.

What is an example of a producer?

• A plant, such as grass or a tree.

• A herbivore, like a rabbit.

• A carnivore, such as a lion.

• A decomposer, like fungi.

What is a carnivore?

• A type of plant that produces seeds.

• A type of consumer that primarily eats other animals.

• An organism that can produce its own food through photosynthesis.

• A type of herbivore that eats both plants and animals.

What are consumers?

• Organisms that produce their own food

• Organisms that rely on consuming other organisms for energy

• Organisms that can photosynthesize

• Organisms that decompose dead matter

What do consumers release back into the environment?

• Oxygen and nutrients

• Carbon dioxide and waste products

• Water and minerals

• Nitrogen and sugars

What is a food web?

• A simple chain of organisms that eat one another.

• A complex network of interconnected food chains that illustrates how energy and nutrients flow through an ecosystem.

• A diagram showing the population of different species in an area.

• A method of farming that uses multiple crops in the same space.

What is the role of producers in an ecosystem?

• Producers are organisms that create their own food through photosynthesis or chemosynthesis, serving as the primary source of energy for consumers.

• Producers are organisms that consume other organisms for energy and nutrients.

• Producers are organisms that decompose dead matter and recycle nutrients back into the ecosystem.

• Producers are organisms that rely on other organisms for their food and energy needs.

What is the primary source of energy for the food chain?

• The moon

• The sun

• Volcanic activity

• Ocean currents