Seaweed is used in shampoo and toothpaste as well as other products.
breaking it down to make food
no Indian's did not make soap or shampoo. They did not have the things or materials to make these products.
I am going to make a guess: kelp?
Kelp use blades for photosynthesis, where they turn sunlight into food.
animals eat off of it
Depends on the shampoo. Every shampoo bottle has instructions on how to use that product best so make sure u read the bottle.
Shampoo it and use a steamer afterwards
Usually when making shampoo with a fruit or vegetable you use the pulp and add other things.
Yes.
Toward the end of the dive we went through a kelp forest.
Kelp is not an example of a detritivore. Kelp uses photosynthesis to make its own food and get the nutrients it needs to grow.
producers (like kelp) make their own food from sugars and photosynthesis. Consumers such as Garibaldi's and other fish can use the kelp as food, and protection against bigger fish to hide in