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What is the organism that causes the decay of dead plant and animal matter?
The term for an organism that causes decay is decomposers, such as bacteria and fungi. they chemically break down organic matter for food. the decay caused by the decomposers is part of a process that produces detritus, small pieces of dead and decaying plant/animal remains.
Are frogs part of a food chain?
The table gives one example of a food chain and the trophic levels represented in it.Grass→ Grasshopper→ Toad→ Snake→ Hawk→ Bacteria of decay In general, Autotrophs(Producers)→ Herbivores(Primary Consumers)→ Carnivores(Secondary, tertiary, etc. consumers)→ Decomposers
How do decomposers help an environment?
Decomposers speed the process of decay of organic matter, releasing nutrients from said matter into the atmosphere and soil to be taken up by plants (producers) which will then be eaten by consumers.
What do decomposer do in an ecosystem?
Decomposers causes the fourth consumers to decay, causing it to bring back its nutrition to the environment... (:
What is the difference between detritivores and decomposers?
Decomposers are differrent from producers because producers make their own food and decomposers break down the remains of dead organisms or animal wastes and consumes or absorbes the nutrients.
Why do plants decay?
when plants die, they go through decomposition. types of decomposers are fungi and bacteria. they help to break dead plants into simpler substances like carbon dioxide, water and mineral salts. that is why plants decay.
What is the meaning of macro consumer?
Macro consumers are the ones who eat big or large food examples of these are omnivores, carnivores , and herbivores. Micro consumers came from the word microscope because they are very small animals examples of these are flies bacteria small maggots ,worms and other scavengers and they can considered as decomposers. Decomposers are organisms that cause decay or decomposition of dead bodies by returning their nutrients to the environment Producers are the ones who produce their own food by using carbon-dioxide, sunlight and water this is called photosynthesise are also known as photosynthetic organisms and autotrops auto maens self and trops means plant. They may be classified as plants. Consumers are the ones who depend on the producers as plants for food some examples of these are carnivores, omnivores, herbivores. In some books you will find insectivores but they are classified as carnivores.
Where do dead birds go?
They are eaten by decomposers, most bacteria. This is what causes them to decay. The bones are weathered, broken down, and essential the dead bird has disappeared.
What role does decay play in the nitrogen cycle?
The decomposers , bacteria, and fungi, break down waste and dead organisms returning nitrogen they contain back into the soil.
Why do some bodies not decay?
In order for most things to decay, decay causing bacteria have to be present and alive. Below freezing temperatures will also freeze this bacteria and stop the decaying process. This is why we use freezers to preserve food today.
How do you prevent decaying?
this depends on what type of decay you are asking about. the decay of tissue, or the decay of elements. elemental decay is the process in which an element (carbon, hydrogen, uranium, etc...) loses atoms, and is unpreventable. the decay of tissue is a process where decomposers such as scavengers (vultures), and bacteria eat away at the once, living matter. the only way to prevent this is to keep the composers away from the "thing."
What causes the decay of non living organic matter?
decomposers
