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They are called consumers or decomposers.

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What are plants. they eat dead and decaying plants and animals?

It is called organic matter


What do decomposers eat?

They eat dead organic matter.Decomposers eat dead animals and plant matter.


What do decomposes eat?

They eat dead organic matter.Decomposers eat dead animals and plant matter.


What do decomposed eat?

They eat dead organic matter.Decomposers eat dead animals and plant matter.


What do decomposes do?

They eat dead organic matter.Decomposers eat dead animals and plant matter.


Eat what decomposers eat?

They eat dead organic matter.Decomposers eat dead animals and plant matter.


What is an organism that obtains its energy from nonliving organic matter?

An organism that obtains its energy from nonliving organic matter is called a producer. Producers create their own energy and don't eat other organisms.


Organism that eat dead organic matter?

Fungus feeds on dead matter.Animals that feed on dead remains are called Scavengers eg Crow,Vulture etc


What does the American crow eat?

carrion, dead animals, other birds, rats and frogs.Crows are scavengers, will eat any kind of organic matter, from seeds to animal carcasses.


What do you call the organisms that act on dead plants and animals?

An organism that creates energy from the organic matter of dead plants or animals is called a decomposer. Most bacteria and fungi are decomposers.


How are herbivores and carnivores and omnivores different?

carnivores - eat other animals herbivores- eat mainly autotrophs (plants and algae) omnivores - regularly consume animals as well as plants or algal matter detritivores - regularly consume dead organic matter


4 classification of animals according to the food they eat?

Herbivores: Animals that primarily eat plants and vegetation. Carnivores: Animals that primarily eat other animals. Omnivores: Animals that eat both plants and other animals. Detritivores: Animals that feed on dead and decaying organic matter.