Question

Ecosystems Unit Test 8 of 8 Items Item 8 Discuss an ecosystem in which there is a producer, a consumer, a secondary consumer, and a decomposer. Name the ecosystem and specific organisms for a producer, consumer, secondary consumer, and decomposer

Answer 1

Answer:

The ecosystem, in this case, is a forest. The producers are plants. The deer, who eats the plants, is the consumer. The wolf, who eats the deer, is the secondary consumer, and earthworms are the decomposers.

Explanation:

An ecosystem is a group of beings that are in a certain area where they interact with each other and with their surroundings. In this case, we describe a trophic level with beings that are in the forest.

• Producers are beings that produce their food, like plants.

• Consumers or primary consumers are animals that eat producers. They are herbivores.

• Secondary consumers eat primary consumers. They can be omnivores, or like in this case, carnivores.

• Decomposers are bacterias, mushrooms, or earthworms. They act on all levels breaking down the rest of the animals and plants, obtaining nutrients to nourish the soil, and start the cycle again.