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What does small bacteria eat?
There are so many things that small bacteria eat depending on the particular species. In most cases, they will feed on dead decaying organic matter.
Why the fungi are called decomposers?
They sit on their food eg: bacteria, bread soil and absorb the food from their bottom
What organisms that secrete digestive enzymes externally to digest dead organic food are called?
Saprotrophic bacteria and fungi secrete digestive enzymes into dead organic matter in order to decompose it, and recycle it's nutrients (such as carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorous)
What is difference between detritus feeder and carrion feeder?
The difference is that is that detritivore feeds on large parts of decaying plant, animal matter, and on waste material. A decomposer consumes and breaks down dead organisms or waste matter into simple substances. They both get nutrition from dead organic matter. The difference is that detritivores actually eat the organic matter (like earthworms eating their way through the soil) and decomposers secrete enzymes to digest the organic matter and then absorb the resulting molecules (like bacteria or fungi do).
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 are bacteria that live on dead organic matter called?
Saprophytes are a classification of bacteria that gets their nutrition from dead organic matter. These are more commonly called decomposers.
Are bacteria important to the planet as a decomposer of dead organic matter?
no
Do parasites live on dead organic matter?
Yes parasites do live on dead organic matter as it depends on the dead organism for food.
What does ambeoa eat?
Amoebas mainly eat bacteria or dead organic matter.
What decompose the dead complex organic matter?
Micro organisms . Basically bacteria and fungi .
What is a bacteria that feeds on organic material?
Decomposers consume detritus, dead organic matter. Parasites dwell in (organic) hosts and feed off of them.
What is a facultative saprotroph?
Saprotrophic is a word used to describe any organism that lives and feeds on dead matter. This is most often used to refer to fungus and bacteria.
What organism decompose the dead complex organic matter?
Micro organisms . Basically bacteria and fungi .
What role do the bacteria play in the carbon cycle?
Bacteria eat dead organic matter and release trapped carbon atoms as CO2.
Organisms such as decay bacteria that help recycle dead organic matter are called?
I think its called a decomposer.
A protist that obtains its food from dead organic matter or from the dead body of another organism is called a?
Generally protists help in decomposition of dead organic matter by feeding on them.Such type of protists or bacteria are called saprophytes
What organisms dead organic matter?
the dead organic matter is overtaken by new plants.
