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Decomposers are organisms that break down dead or decaying organisms, and in doing so carry out the natural process of decomposition.
Decomposers break down (or consume) leaf litter, dead organisms and other detritus. In doing this they release nutrients trapped in the dead material back into the soil, making it available to plants and other primary producers, continuing the nutrient cycle of an ecosystem.
General categories of decomposers are:
- worms
- molds
- fungi (the primary and common decomposers of litter in many ecosystems)
- bacteria
- actinomycetes
Specific decomposers are:
- mushrooms
- termites
- flies (& maggots)
- cockroaches
- lactobacteria (for mozzarella cheese and Frozen Yogurt)
- beetles
- slugs
- insects
Lichen are not decomposers. Liverworts are not decomposers. Moss are not, either. Those may not have roots, but that doesn't mean they don't get nutrients from soil and other things like ordinary plants do. These are Nonvascular plants.
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What are two examples of fungi that are efficient decomposers?
Serpula lacrymans and Fibroporia vaillantii are fungi that are efficient decomposers.
What are some decomposers in a forest?
what are some examples of decomposers in forests
How many decomposers are there?
yes there is two types of decomposers. there are more then two the two that i know are decomposers and scavengers
Decomposers- give you 10 examples of animals?
Decomposers are important because they nourish the soil for producers. Examples of decomposers include, fungi, bacteria, mushrooms, flies, mold, maggots, worms, cockroaches, slugs, and yeast,
Are decomposers found in the soil water or air?
Decomposers are found in the soil. Fungi, bacteria and earthworms are examples of decomposers that eat dead plants and animals.
What are the major microbial decomposers of plant and animal material?
Most animals are consumers, very few are decomposers. Examples of decomposers are earthworms, craps, and fungi.
What are three living things that are decomposers?
Three examples of decomposers are bacteria, fungi, and worms. Decomposers help carry out the process of decomposition by breaking down dead or decaying organisms. They are also known as saprotrophs.
Examples of Harmful or dangerous decomposers?
Some examples of animal decomposers are worms, snails, slugs, and beetles. Shrimp and clams, found in water, are also decomposers.
What type of organisms break down dead and decaying matter?
They are called decomposers. Some examples are crows and maggots.
2 examples of decomposers?
fungi musrooms
Bacteria and fungi are examples of a group of consumers called?
decomposers
Which of these are decomposers- Grass Grasshopper Toad Hognose Snake Hawk?
None. Decomposers are often not included in food chains, but examples of them would be fungi and bacteria.
