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No. If anything, scavengers supply energy to the decomposers. Scavengers eat dead animal carcasses, and then leave the rest. Decomposers let out strong enzymes that break down the carcass until there is nothing left but H2O, CO2, and nutrients which the decomposers absorb for energy.

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