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Are leaves decomposers

Updated: 8/10/2023
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It is a decomposer. It breaks down all the dead substances around it.

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Mosses are not decomposers. They are producers.

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They are like decomposers but theyare not decomposers

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13y ago

Green plants and leaves are not decomposers. They are producers.

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12y ago

moss isn't either its a plant so its a producer i think

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yes fungi are decomposers

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depends

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No

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Moss breaks down dead organisms such as a dead plant or animal so it would fall under Decomposer

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They would be heterotrophic because they get their energy from decomposing other dead organisms

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