Question

producers consumers decomposers reading
o below find statements regarding the roles organisms play
o write each statement in the box the information pertains to.

• breaks down biotic wastes and dead organisms
• includes trees, rose bushes, and grass
• examples raccoons, pigs, humans
• gets its energy by eating another organism
• include hagfish and condors
• include carnivores, omnivores, and herbivores
• consumers that eat both plants and animals
• consumers that eat only plants
• makes food for itself through the process of photosynthesis
• a carnivore that feeds on the bodies of dead organisms
• examples are grasshoppers, rabbits, & cows
• returning nutrients to the ecosystem

producer
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consumer
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decomposer
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carnivore
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herbivore
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omnivore
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Explanation:

Producers make food via photosynthesis. Consumers get energy by eating other organisms. Decomposers break down biotic wastes and dead organisms, returning nutrients to the ecosystem. Herbivores eat only plants, carnivores eat other animals, and omnivores eat both plants and animals.

Answer:

Producer: includes trees, rose bushes, and grass; makes food for itself through the process of photosynthesis
Consumer: examples raccoons, pigs, humans; gets its energy by eating another organism; include hagfish and condors; include carnivores, omnivores, and herbivores
Decomposer: breaks down biotic wastes and dead organisms; returning nutrients to the ecosystem
Carnivore: a carnivore that feeds on the bodies of dead organisms
Herbivore: consumers that eat only plants; examples are grasshoppers, rabbits, & cows
Omnivore: consumers that eat both plants and animals