Decomposers get energy in much the same way as heterotrophs (e.g. humans) obtain energy. They take organic matter called detritus (e.g. dead leaves, wood etc.), and take the chemical potential energy out of it. Wood, for example, has much chemical potential energy (as you can tell from a wood fire). Decomposers break apart the cellulose in the wood into sugar monomers, and then do cellular respiration to "burn" it. Humans only differ in the source of the sugar molecules; rather than obtaining the sugar molecules from, say, potatoes decomposers obtain them from detritus.
They absorb it from the sun and convert it into a sugary solution called glucose. The glucose then flows out of tiny holes in their arms and they suck on it until it is all gone. They may have to stay in the sun for hours just to get enough energy to walk a few feet! You may know glucose better as sugar, which is in candy and other sweets. They keep their glucose in little pouches in their heart sort of like our stomachs.
producers obtain energy from water and sunlight, consumers obtain energy from producers and decomposers obtain energy from comsumers.
Decomposers get their energy from dead animals and plants. An earthworm is an example of a decomposer.
They break down dead organisms.
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The Earthworm is at the bottom of the Energy Pyramid. It is a decomposer.
energy source(sun)>producer(grass)>primary consumer(mouse)>secondary consumer(snake)> tertiary(hawk)>decomposer(fungi) All organisms die and get broken down by decomposers
Heterotrophs can eat autotrophs or other heterotrophs.
* thermal energy * chemical energy * nuclear energy * mechanical energy * magnetic energy * electrical energy * radiant energy * elastic energy * sound energy * luminous energy * gravitational energy
here are some: -Linear Kinetic energy -Rotational Kinetic energy -Heat energy -Atomic energy -Electrical energy -Sound energy -Solar energy -Wind energy -Tidal energy -Wave energy -Hydro energy -Nuclear energy -Succesive ionization energy
A decomposer gets its energy from the dead animals they eat
A decomposer gets its energy from the dead animals they eat
producer, consumer, and decomposer :)
The platypus gains energy by eating other organisms, meaning it is a carnivore. A platypus is not a decomposer because decomposers gain energy by decomposing dead organisms.
a decomposer is the oppisite of producer
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A daffodil is a producer! (It is also an autotroph) It produces its own energy from the sunlight through photosynthesis, so that consumers (herbivores or omnivores) can CONSUME it for their own source of energy. It is not a decomposer; an example of a decomposer is different types of fungi. Hope this helped!
A daffodil is a producer! (It is also an autotroph) It produces its own energy from the sunlight through photosynthesis, so that consumers (herbivores or omnivores) can CONSUME it for their own source of energy. It is not a decomposer; an example of a decomposer is different types of fungi. Hope this helped!
The Earthworm is at the bottom of the Energy Pyramid. It is a decomposer.
Energy flows in one direction from producer to consumer to decomposer.
Producers Consumer Decomposer