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Many kinds of organisms live by feeding on dead bodies. In the process, their activities result in the decomposition of the body and the recycling of nutrients. The dominant groups of organisms involved in decomposition are bacteria, flies, beetles, mites and moths. Other animals, mainly parasitoid wasps, predatory beetles and predatory flies, feed on the animals that feed on the corpse. A dead body is therefore an ecosystem of its own, in which different fauna arrive and depart from the corpse at different times. The arrival time and growth rates of insects inhabiting corpses are used by forensic scientists to determine the circumstances surrounding suspicious deaths.
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∙ 10y agoOrganisms that feed on dead organisms are called scavengers (vultures, insect larvae).
Organisms that feed on decaying material are called detrivores (worms, fungi).
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Where does Eubacteria get its energy from?
it feed off of dead organisms!
Organisms that feed on dead organisms for nutrients are called?
Decomposers_____________________OK...decomposers is correct, but a better term would be saprophytes.Saprophytes (or detritivores) are organisms that obtain nutrients from dead organic matter and thus assist in it's decomposition.
Can fungi make their own food?
No, fungi are consumers not producers. They decompose or parasitize other organisms.
Do Decomposers break down the bodies of dead organisms and recycle the materials in the food web.?
No. All organisms feed on inorganic matter such as salt. But decomposes break down organic matter.
What organism must feed on other organisms?
Anything that's not a producer or autotroph, which means it makes its own food. An organism that feeds on other organisms is a heterotroph, which could be a parasite, which feeds on dead organisms; a carnivore, which is a meat eater; or an herbivore, which feeds on plants.
Does all micro-organisms feed on dead organisms only?
no not all micro organisms feed on dead organisms only
Can fungi feed on both living and non living organisms?
it can only feed at dead living things such as dead animals and plants
What feed on dead organisms?
Scavengers.
Consumers that feed on the bodies of dead organisms?
Consumers that feed on the bodies of dead organisms are called scavengers.
What fungi feed on dead organisms?
all of them
What do you call the fungi that feed on dead organisms?
saprobe
What consumers feed on the bodies of dead organisms?
Vultures.
Where does Eubacteria get its energy from?
it feed off of dead organisms!
Are decomposers bacteria that feed on dead organisms?
Yes they are.
What is the name for animals that feed on dead orgasms?
Animals that feed on dead organisms are scavengers. Vultures are an example of scavengers.
What is an animal that feeds on the bodies of dead organisms?
Animals which feed on the bodies of dead organisms, or carrion, are known as scavengers.
What is saprophytism and example?
Organisms that feed on dead or decaying matter
