2.4 - Roles of Organisms in Ecosystems
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Practice Questions
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What do we call organisms that make their own food?
💡 Hint: They use sunlight for photosynthesis.
Name one type of consumer.
💡 Hint: Consider what type of food they eat.
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What do you call organisms that create their own food?
💡 Hint: Think about the process that uses sunlight.
Decomposers break down dead organisms.
💡 Hint: Consider what happens to waste in nature.
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Analyze the impact on an ecosystem if all producers suddenly disappeared. What consequences would follow?
💡 Hint: Consider the chain reaction that starts with producers.
Propose a way to enhance the role of decomposers in an ecosystem. What actions can be taken?
💡 Hint: Think about how humans interact with nature.
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