Question

Which organisms are examples of decomposers?

A. rabbits
B. lions
C. fungi
D. trees

Answer 1

C. Fungi

B. Lions

Explanation:

C. fungi are called decomposers because they break down the dead and decaying organic matter into simpler substances such as carbon dioxide, water, simple sugars, and mineral salts and provide the nutrients back to the soil

B. A decomposer is a living thing that gets energy by breaking down dead plants and animals, lions eat other animals to get energy.

Answer 2

C. fungi

Explanation:

Here only Fungi is an example of decomposer.

Rabbits and lions are examples of consumers.

Trees are an example of producers.

The following list defines and provides examples of the feeding (trophic) levels that comprise food webs:

Producer: organism on the food chain that can produce its own energy and nutrients. Examples: grasses, Jackalberry tree, Acacia tree

Primary consumer/herbivore: organism that eats mainly plants. Examples: cows, impalas, warthogs, zebras

Secondary consumer/carnivore: organism that eats meat. Examples: leopard, lion

Omnivore: organism that eats a variety of organisms, including plants, animals, and fungi. Examples: humans, aardvarks

Decomposer/detritivores: organisms that break down dead plant and animal material and waste and release it as energy and nutrients in the ecosystem. Examples: bacteria, fungi, termites

Scavenger: animal that eats dead or rotting animal flesh. Examples: vultures, hyenas

Insectivore: organism that mostly eats insects. Example: Red-billed oxpecker