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Ecosystem Roles Sorting Activity
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Ecosystem Roles Sorting Activity
✂️ Part 1: Cut and Paste Sorting
Instructions: Cut out the cards below. Sort and paste each card under the correct heading: Producers, Consumers or Decomposers.
Cards to cut out:
1. Kauri tree (makes its own food from sunlight)
2. Harakeke / New Zealand flax (producer)
3. Grass (producer)
4. Kiwi (eats insects, fruit)
5. Tūī (nectar and fruit eater)
6. Sheep (eats grass)
7. Spider (insect eater)
8. Earthworm (breaks down dead plants)
9. Mushroom / fungus (decomposer)
Producers
Consumers
Decomposers
Tip: Producers make food using sunlight. Consumers eat plants or other animals. Decomposers break down dead things.
✏️ Part 2: Short Answers
1. How many producers did you place under "Producers"?
2. Explain in one sentence why decomposers are important in an ecosystem:
3. Choose one consumer card you pasted. Write its name and what it eats:
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