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Producer, Consumer or Decomposer? 5-LS2-1
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Sort each living thing into the right group.
1. Sort each one: Producer: makes its own food or Consumer: eats living things or Decomposer: rots dead things?
Sort: An earthworm, Pondweed, A person
Producer: makes its own food Consumer: eats living things Decomposer: rots dead things
2. Sort each one: Producer: makes its own food or Consumer: eats living things or Decomposer: rots dead things?
Sort: A mushroom, Grass, A rabbit
Producer: makes its own food Consumer: eats living things Decomposer: rots dead things
3. Sort each one: Producer: makes its own food or Consumer: eats living things or Decomposer: rots dead things?
Sort: A woodlouse, A caterpillar, Green algae
Producer: makes its own food Consumer: eats living things Decomposer: rots dead things
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Answer key — Producer, Consumer or Decomposer? Set 5. Prints on its own sheet.
1. 1. A person — Consumer: eats living things 2. An earthworm — Decomposer: rots dead things 3. Pondweed — Producer: makes its own food 2. 1. A mushroom — Decomposer: rots dead things 2. A rabbit — Consumer: eats living things 3. Grass — Producer: makes its own food 3. 1. A caterpillar — Consumer: eats living things 2. A woodlouse — Decomposer: rots dead things 3. Green algae — Producer: makes its own food Last reviewed 2026-09-05. Aligned to 5-LS2-1 of the Next Generation Science Standards.