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Decomposers and
carbon

Name ghadeer hussain al-khayat Class 9gg Date 25-9-2020

23592 An ecosystem is made up of a community and physical environmental factors.

a What is a community? Tick (✔) the best description.

⬜ all the animals living in an area ⬜ all the plants living in an area

✓ all the organisms living in an area ⬜ all the microorganisms living in an area
Which of these is an example of a physical environmental factor? Tick (✔) one.

✓ light ⬜ microorganisms ⬜ animals ⬜ global warming

23593 Complete this sentence: Decomposers can be bacteria, fungi or

11720 Number the sentences to show the order of what happens when bacteria feed.

2 Large organic molecules are broken down.

3 Small organic molecules are absorbed.

1. Enzymes are released.

11721 Which of these are organic molecules? Tick (✔) two.

✓ glucose ⬜ soil ⬜ oxygen ⬜ water ✓ proteins ⬜ light

11722 Give two reasons why decomposers are important.

so they decompose dead things

11723 The diagram shows a simple carbon cycle.

What processes are happening at numbers 1–5?

1 decay
2 respiration
3 feeding
4 photosynthesis
5 burning or combustion

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 8 De-1
Decomposers and
carbon

I can…
● explain the importance of decomposers
● model the recycling of carbon in an ecosystem using the carbon cycle.

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