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What is a living thing that breaks down dead plants or animals for food called?
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A living thing that breaks down dead animals and plants for food is called a decomposer.
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What is a descomposer?
its something that breaks down dead animals or dead plants
What do mussles eat?
They eat microscopic plants and animals called plankton.
What are some examples of foods that consumers eat?
other living organisms
Why is a crow called an omnivore?
because it eats meat (like dead animals, worms, etc) and plants (like berries and whatnot)
What does consumer mean in ecology?
"Consumer" in ecology means that Organisms obtains food by eating other organisms or plants, also called the producers. The reason they feed onto other organisms because they lack of the ability to manufacture their own food like plants. Plants can live on sunlight and water unlike other animals. Soo animals " Consume" food through other organisms
An organism that breaks down other organisms to get food is called what?
A living thing that breaks down dead animals and plants for food is called a decomposer.
What is all the animals living in an environment called?
its called fauna and all plants living in an ecosystem is called flora
Are flowers also called animals?
no flowers are not called animals flowers and animals are both living beings but flowers are obtained from plants
Living parts of a ecosystem-?
the living parts of an ecosystem is generally called the biotic
What are Animals and plants living on the ocean bottom called?
Animals and plants that live on the oceam bottom are called benthos. they are also normally dead people
Living thing that eat other living things?
Animals which eat plants (which are also living things) are called herbivores. Animals which feed mainly on other animals are termed carnivores. Some animals specialise in eating insects and they are termed insectivores and animals which have a mixed diet that can include meat and plants are called omnivores. There are also some plants which can ingest small mammals, birds or insects, these are usually referred to as insectivorous or carnivorous plants.
Variety of plants and animals living on earth is called what?
Diversity of life? species?
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.
What living things eat each other?
Animals which eat plants (which are also living things) are called herbivores. Animals which feed mainly on other animals are termed carnivores. Some animals specialise in eating insects and they are termed insectivores and animals which have a mixed diet that can include meat and plants are called omnivores. There are also some plants which can ingest small mammals, birds or insects, these are usually referred to as insectivorous or carnivorous plants.
Two groups that living things be classified?
Plants And Animals
What are Plants and animals living together in one area are called?
co-inhabitants
What are plants and animals living in the ocean floor called?
star fish, crabs, coral
