Skip to content

Nature & science · Age 11 · Quarter 3 – Advanced Ecology

Decomposers in the Food Chain

Understand where decomposers fit in the food chain and their role in energy flow.

Module

Quarter 3 – Advanced Ecology

Age

Age 11

Duration

10 min

Questions

5

What's in this exercise

Answers are hidden — sign up to practise and check your work.

  1. Question 1

    Multiple choice

    Where do decomposers fit in a food chain?

  2. Question 2

    Multiple choice

    Which of these is NOT a decomposer?

  3. Question 3

    Multiple choice

    What is the main difference between a scavenger and a decomposer?

  4. Question 4

    True or false

    Decomposers complete the cycle of matter by returning nutrients from dead organisms to the soil, where producers can use them again.

  5. Question 5

    Matching

    Match each organism to its role in the food chain.

Sign up to let your kid practise these exercises

Get started — it's free

More exercises in this module

Back to Quarter 3 – Advanced Ecology for 11-year-olds