Is a mold producer consumer decomposer?

Answer 1

Fungi are NOT producers. A producer "produces it's own food" or more specifically, it creates organic molecules from inorganic molecules using a nonliving energy source. (Plants use light energy to turn inorganics like CO2 and H2O into organics like sugar.)

Fungi are CONSUMERS because they "consume another organism for food" or more specifically they steal organic molecules from other living things.

Fungi are decomposers because they can get the last bits of energy available out of a food chain. (When a decomposer is "done" with their food, there are no organics left. They have recycled it back into inorganic compounds which a producer can use to create food.)

Answer 2

A mold is a decomposer because it breaks down organic matter into simpler substances that can be absorbed by other organisms. Molds play a crucial role in recycling nutrients in the ecosystem by decomposing dead organisms and organic material.

Answer 3

it is a consumer because it doesn't make its own food, which is called photosynthesis

Answer 4

Mold is a Consumer

Answer 5

Decomposes