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decomposers
An organism that creates energy from the organic matter of dead plants or animals is called a decomposer. Most bacteria and fungi are decomposers.
decomposers
Herbivore animals eat the plants as food and carnivores eat those herbivore animals as food. Therefore, in a way, all animals depend on plants for their energy requirement.
All animals, yourself included, consume food to gain energy. Unlike plants, animals can't use sunlight to produce energy, however, by eating plants or other animals, an animal can convert the energy that organism had for its own use.
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"omnivores" - like us and rats.
A producer is an organism that makes food. These are your plants. They produce sugars and food for the consumers. The plants contain the most energy. A consumer is an organism that consumes other organisms for energy and food. There are three types of consumers. These are the herbivores (animals that eat only plants), the carnivore (animals which only eat meat), and the omnivores (animals that eat both plants and animals). A decomposer is an organism that breaks down waste and dead organisms into nutrients for the producers. These can be fungi, animals, bacteria, etc... An ecological niche is the role or function the organisms has in its ecosystem. For example, an owl's niche would be that of a hunter in his ecosystem. I hope this helps a bit. Eric Cook (ericcook29@yahoo.com)
A living thing that breaks down dead animals and plants for food is called a decomposer.
Yes, a cat is an organism. Everything living such as animals, people and plants are organisms because they all use energy, have cells, reproduce, grow, and have DNA.
Plants get their energy through photosynthesis, and animals get their energy by consuming plants or other animals.
A decomposer is an organism that breaks down decaying or dead animals and plants. Synonyms for decomposer include bacteria, germ, microbe, and listeria.