Practice Biotic Components (1.1) - Ecosystems

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Question 1.
What is a producer?
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Think about plants and photosynthesis.
Question 2.
Give an example of a consumer.
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Consider animals that eat plants or other animals.
3Question 3.
What are producers?
- Organisms that eat other organisms
- Organisms that produce their own food
- Organisms that break down dead matter
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Think about where food in an ecosystem comes from.
4Question 4.
True or False: Decomposers are not essential for recycling nutrients in ecosystems.
- True
- False
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Consider what happens to dead plants and animals.
Question 5.
Imagine an ecosystem where all decomposers are absent. Discuss how this would affect both producers and consumers.
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Think about the recycling role that decomposers play in an ecosystem.
Question 6.
Evaluate the potential impacts on an ecosystem with a decrease in biodiversity, focusing on producers, consumers, and decomposers.
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Consider the role of each component in maintaining ecosystem stability.

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