Decomposers
What is a decomposer?
An organism that breaks down dead plant and animal matter.
What is a producer?
Something that creates its own energy/food.
What is a consumer?
An animal that needs to eat something to get energy.
eagle is a
- herbivore
-carnivore
-omnivore
carnivore
What do decomposers need to survive?
What do producers need to survive?
Air, nutrients, sunlight, water, space
What do consumers need to survive?
grass is a
-producer
-customer
-decomposer
a producer
Name 4 different decomposers
bacteria, fungi, worms, millipedes,
Name 5 different kinds of producers
Trees, bushes, flowers, seaweed, shrubs, etc.
Name 5 different consumers
Types of mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish, etc; carnivorous plants; bugs;
What is an apex predator?
Something that is not eaten by anything else.
By creating nutrients what does a decomposer help the most?
A) plants
B) rocks
C) Apex predators
A) plants
Can something be a producer and consumer?
Explain the difference between herbivore, omnivore, and carnivore.
Omni - meat and plants
Herb - plants
Carn - meat
what is abiotic
they are non living things
Why are decomposers important?
They return energy back to the earth for plants, continue energy cycle, break down dead things so they can recycle nutrients.
Why are producers important?
Create energy to feed animals, are the basis of our world, bring nutrients and energy to the world, give us oxygen
Why are consumers important?
Regulate population growth, facilitate transfer of energy.
in a food chain what come after owl
-snake
-mouse
-grass
snake