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Both - they will utilise dead or living tissue to survive. However - they're more commonly found on dead material.
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What type of organisms breaks down the remains of dead plants and animals?
decomposes break down the remains of dead plants and animals.
What decomposer lives in Africa?
There are several kinds of decomposers that live in Africa. A few are termites, earthworms, insects, fungi, and bacteria.
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.
Does bacteria take energy from animals?
Bacteria a re decomposers. They take energy from dead animals.
What animal decomposes a dead lion?
Flys are the decomposers that eat on a dead cougar.
What kind of organism eats dead plants or animals?
Dead plants and animals are consumed by decomposers such as bacteria and fungi.
What happens when bacteria and fungi feed on dead animals and plants?
It gets ucky!
Microbe that causes decay or breakdown of dead plants and animals?
Fungi and bacteria.
What are bacteria called that feed on dead animals?
Decomposers, or detrivores
What organism eats dead plants and animals and helps recycle them?
Decomposers such as fungi and bacteria
How do animals depend on bacteria and fungi?
Animals depend on bacteria and fungi because they decompose dead organisms and fertilize the soil.Some bacteria also are in dairy like yogurt, milk,and etc.Some fungi help break down and absorb all the bad bacteria around us.
What type of organisms breaks down the remains of dead plants and animals?
decomposes break down the remains of dead plants and animals.
What examples break down dead food?
Decomposers. Like fungi ,bacteria ,and scavengers that eat the carcasses of dead animals
Why do dead animals and plants decay?
Bacteria and fungi attack the dead plant or animal and start breaking it down as their food.
What can decompose a bobcat?
Fungi and bacteria will decompose a dead bobcat.
Are bacteria dead or alive?
Cavity bacteria is alive
What eats dyeing poison dart frogs?
Poison dart frogs have a powerful neurotoxin. Therefor, no animals will eat them whether they are dead or alive. Instead, poison dart frogs are consumed by bacteria and fungi who are decomposers.
