WORKSHEET(PRODUCERS & CONSUMERS)

 A producer is a living thing that makes its own food from sunlight, air, and soil. Green plants are producers who make food in their leaves.

A consumer is a living thing that cannot make its own food. Consumers get their energy by eating food. All animals are consumers.

A decomposer is a living thing that gets energy by breaking down dead plants and animals. Fungi and bacteria are the most common decomposers.

Tell whether each living thing below is a producer, consumer, or decomposer.

a. apple tree - _______________          b. hawk - _________________

c. mushroom -________________       d. carrot-  __________________

g. cougar - ___________________      h. bacteria - ______________

i. daffodil - _________________           j. pigeon - ________________

k. snake - ____________________      l. catfish - _______________

ANSWER KEY

a. apple tree – producer             b. hawk - consumer

c. mushroom – decomposer      d. carrot - producer

e. dragonfly - consumer              f. bamboo - producer

g. cougar - consumer                 h. bacteria - decomposer

i. daffodil – producer                   j. pigeon - consumer

k. snake – consumer                   l. catfish - consumer