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What is an organism that breaks down dead plants and animals for energy?
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What kind of organism breaks down dead plants and animals?
decomposers
What do you call the organisms that act on dead plants and animals?
An organism that creates energy from the organic matter of dead plants or animals is called a decomposer. Most bacteria and fungi are decomposers.
What type of organism breaks down the remains of dead plants and animals?
decomposers
How do plants provide energy and nutrients to other organism?
Herbivore animals eat the plants as food and carnivores eat those herbivore animals as food. Therefore, in a way, all animals depend on plants for their energy requirement.
Why is food needed by animals?
All animals, yourself included, consume food to gain energy. Unlike plants, animals can't use sunlight to produce energy, however, by eating plants or other animals, an animal can convert the energy that organism had for its own use.
Unlike plants what breaks down organism?
funji
What organism may eat plants animals or both to obtain energy?
"omnivores" - like us and rats.
An organism that breaks down other organisms to get food is called what?
A living thing that breaks down dead animals and plants for food is called a decomposer.
What are the differences between producer decomposer consumer and ecological niche?
A producer is an organism that makes food. These are your plants. They produce sugars and food for the consumers. The plants contain the most energy. A consumer is an organism that consumes other organisms for energy and food. There are three types of consumers. These are the herbivores (animals that eat only plants), the carnivore (animals which only eat meat), and the omnivores (animals that eat both plants and animals). A decomposer is an organism that breaks down waste and dead organisms into nutrients for the producers. These can be fungi, animals, bacteria, etc... An ecological niche is the role or function the organisms has in its ecosystem. For example, an owl's niche would be that of a hunter in his ecosystem. I hope this helps a bit. Eric Cook (ericcook29@yahoo.com)
How do plants and animals get their energy in different ways-?
Plants get their energy through photosynthesis, and animals get their energy by consuming plants or other animals.
Is a cat an organism?
Yes, a cat is an organism. Everything living such as animals, people and plants are organisms because they all use energy, have cells, reproduce, grow, and have DNA.
A synonym for decomposer?
A decomposer is an organism that breaks down decaying or dead animals and plants. Synonyms for decomposer include bacteria, germ, microbe, and listeria.
