Nature & science · Age 11 · Quarter 3 – Advanced Ecology
Decomposers: Nature's Recyclers
Describe how decomposers recycle nutrients back into the soil.
Module
Quarter 3 – Advanced Ecology
Age
Age 11
Duration
10 min
Questions
5
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Question 1
Multiple choice
Which group of organisms are the main decomposers in an ecosystem?
Question 2
Multiple choice
What do decomposers break down?
Question 3
Multiple choice
Why is the activity of decomposers essential for plants?
Question 4
True or false
Without decomposers, nutrients would remain locked in dead organisms and could not be reused by living plants.
Question 5
Matching
Match each decomposer type to what it mainly decomposes.