This collection of essays by two world-renowned writers of Tibetan-Chinese relations offers powerful, empathetic, and analytical Insight into the economic, environmental, cultural, and political concerns of contemporary Tibet.
1. All living things fall into one of three categories: __producer__, __consumer__, and __decomposer___. 2. Producers are __organisms that make their own food through getting energy from the sun. _____. 3. All _____plants_____ are producers. 4. Four examples of producers are: a) _____pine tree_____ b) _____green plants_____ c) _____flower plants_____ d) _____grass_____ 5. Consumers are __organisms that need to eat to get energy/food_____. 6.
Once these deceased organisms are returned to the soil, they are used as food by bacteria and fungi by transforming the complex organic materials into simpler nutrients. The simpler products can then be used by producers to restart the cycle. These decomposers play an important role in every ecosystem.