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Do decomposers absorb energy from organisms by breaking down living tissue?
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∙ 12y ago
Living or dead, it doesn't matter. The carbon in the tissues is what contributes the energy.
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Organisms that get energy by breaking down the remains of dead organisms?
DECOMPOSERS
Are seabirds decomposers?
A seahorse gains energy by eating other live organisms, meaning it is a carnivore. A seahorse is not a decomposer because decomposers gain energy from breaking down dead organisms.
Which kind of organisms obtain energy only from producers?
decomposers
Are detrivores and decomposers autotrophs or heterotrophs?
Decomposers are types of heterotrophs. They are not able to consume their own energy through photosynthesis. They get their energy from the remains of dead organisms.
How do decomposers help in the process of photosynthesis?
No, decomposers get their energy directly from the material they are decomposing, which, in most cases, comes indirectly from sunlight.
Organisms that get energy by breaking down the remains of dead organisms?
DECOMPOSERS
Which type of organisms get energy by breaking down the remain of dead organisms?
Decomposers.
What an organism that gets energy by breaking down the remains of dead organisms?
it's decomposers
An organism that gets energy by breaking down the remains of dead organisms?
it's decomposers
Are seabirds decomposers?
A seahorse gains energy by eating other live organisms, meaning it is a carnivore. A seahorse is not a decomposer because decomposers gain energy from breaking down dead organisms.
Do decomposers get all of there energy from the sun?
The sun is not a decomposer. Decomposers are living organisms.
How do organism in each of the three energy roles obtain chemical energy?
Producers Consumer Decomposer
How are called the organisms that derives energy from dead matter?
decomposers
Which kind of organisms obtain energy only from producers?
decomposers
What organisms get its energy by eating dead plants and animal?
There are many organisms that feed on carcasses of plants and animals. Jackals and Vultures and among them. There are also organisms called decomposers which break down the dead carcasses for nutrients.
Organisms that break down dead organisms to get energy are called?
These are called decomposers
How do single celled decomposers get energy?
They break down dead organisms.
