1. Decomposer Notes

2. Click on the link below to watch a video ‘The Role of Decomposers’

3. What are decomposers?
Organisms that break down dead material and recycle the nutrients back into the ecosystem.

4. What are examples of decomposers?
Examples of decomposers are:
MUSHROOMS
BACTERIA
WORMS

5. How is matter recycled?
Decomposers take the nutrients from each part of the food chain and bring the nutrients back to the producers to use to make it go in a cycle.

6. What is compost used for?
Compost is made when gardeners make a mixture of decaying leaves and food and put it in a bin to decay (rot) naturally. Then it is used to fertilize soil.

7. Processing Questions: WRITE THE QUESTION.
Explain how decomposers are in the ‘recycling’ business?
2. What would the world look like if there were no decomposers?
3. How are compost bins helpful?