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Beetles and termites want to break down the dead material in the same spot on the same dead tree?
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Usually beetles and termites find their own tree and then they get their own kind together to eat the dead materials. a.k.a look it up!
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What is it when beetles and termites want to break down the dead material on the same spot on the same dead tree?
decomposers
What is it called when beetles and termites want to break down the dead material in the same spot on the same dead tree?
decomposers
What do termites dislike?
they eat woods and dead plants. subterranean termites eat along the grain
What are the detritivores in the savannah?
Detritivores work to break down and decompose dead plant, animal and waste materials, before releasing them out into the ecosystem in the form of energy and nutrients. Detritivores consist of bacteria, fungi, earthworms, dung beetles and termites in the African savannah.
How do the protists get into the intestine of the young termites?
The termites are fed the feces of dead termites when they are young.
What breaks down dead?
Decomposers break down dead material. They break down dead plants and animals and absorb their nutrients back in to the soil.
What is a word that means break down dead material?
Decompose.
Decomposers are helpful to the food chain because?
Decomposers are important because they break up waste and dead material.
Which class do termites belong to?
Termites belong to the class Insecta, which makes them insects.
Do earthworms help to break down dead plant material?
yes
Do termites really eat wood?
Yes, termites eat wood. Termites have some kind of bacteria living in their gut, that produces enzymes that break down cellulose (the fiber that gives structure to wood), into carbohydrates, for the termites and the bacteria to use. So yes, termites eat wood, but in another way, they're actually eating carbohydrates.
Organisms that break down dead and decaying material are called composers?
They are called parasites
