Science U2L3 Quiz Review

3. A type of single cell organism.
4. An organism that breaks down dead plant and animal material.
7. ________ can sprout like a plant, but cannot make its own food like plants.
9. People can help nature recycle plant material by composting. People use compost in their gardens, becaise it makes the soil rich in ________.

1. Organisms, such as fungi and ______, that break down dead organisms and return them as nutrients to the soil, are known as decomposers.
2. The job of decomposers is to break down dead plants and animals into useful substances. This job is their ________.
4. Energy and other materials from dead organisms are recycled back into the soil by ________.
5. Decomposers help plants by enriching the ______.
6. ________ break down decaying material in an ecosystem.
7. A plant-like organism that gets energy from other organisms which may be living or dead.
8. producers are plants that make their own food, while decomposers do _____ make their own food.