PLEASE HELP WILL GIVE BRAINLEST IF YOU ACTULLY HELP Most food chains start with a producer, go through consumers, and end with a decomposer. Why are decomposers so important in the cycle of life? There are four organisms you'll research for this assignment. Answer the questions in the chart. Then create a food chain for each organism.
1. In which ecosystems would you find this organism (choose one if you find multiple ecosystems)?
2. What does this organism eat or how does it get its energy?
3. How does this organism return nutrients to the ecosystem?
4. Write an example of a food chain that includes this organism. (It does not have to be the end. Example: dead animal  flies and maggots  frog)
5. Include a citation for each source used in the second table.

Decomposer Example Ecosystem What does this organism eat or how does it get energy? How does this organism return nutrients to the ecosystem? Example of a food chain of which this organism is a part
Fungi
Snail
Earthworm
Pill bug

Fungi could be found in a forest ecosystem.  They feed on dead or decaying material for energy.  They release nitrogen back into the soil in the form of ammonium nitrate, a nutrient that plants need for survival.

Clover plant: Mouse: Rattlesnake : Hawk: Fungi: Clover plant

A clover plant is eaten by a mouse. The mouse is eaten by a rattlesnake. A hawk eats the rattlesnake. The hawk eventually dies, and bacteria and fungi decompose the body, and they release ammonium nitrate into the soil to grow another clover plant.

Snails live primarily in the upper leaf litter of forests, old fields, and wetlands, but also in more disturbed habitats such as active gardens and fields, riverbanks, suburbs, and even cities. Those are the ecosystems they are found in. They can eat food from plant and animal sources. They return nutrients to the environment by being eaten by larger animals.

Pile of dead leaves: Snail: Thrush

Earthworms can be found in any ecosystem with moist soil and dead plant material. Earthworms eat dead plant material and return nutrients into the ecosystem by taking nutrients down through the soil closer to plant roots.

Pile of dead leaves: Earthworm: Blackbird: Sparrow hawk

Pillbugs live anywhere with moist soil and dead plants to eat, but prefer humid habitats. Pillbugs eat dead plant material and return nutrients to the soil by returning the organic material to the soil so it can be further digested into nutrients for growing plants. They're also able to remove toxic metals from the soil during the digestion process.

Dead plant material: Pillbug: Frog: Snake: Owl

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