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Dead or decaying matter in nature becomes a food source. Nutrients enter the soil and insects and other animals invade the dead or decaying matter for food.
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∙ 14y agoDecaying matter is what is left when a living thing dies
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What is saphrophytes?
saprophyte /sap·ro·phyte/ (sap´ro-fīt) any organism living upon dead or decaying organic matter
What type of organisms break down dead and decaying matter?
They are called decomposers. Some examples are crows and maggots.
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).
What is decaying organic matter?
Detritus
Decaying plant and animal matter is called?
the decaying matter in soil is called humus.
What does fungi convert dead and decaying matter into?
It converts dead and decaying matter to glucose , energy for the saprophyte or fungi
Plants feeding on dead or decaying matter?
Only fungi feed on dead or decaying matter.
What thrives on dead or decaying matter in water?
Oomycetes
Fungi get their food from?
dead and decaying organic matter
What do decomposer's feed on?
Decomposers feed on dead or decaying matter.
What is saprophytism and example?
Organisms that feed on dead or decaying matter
What are the saprotroph?
saprotroph derive nutrition from dead, decaying matter .example.fungi
What is saprozotic?
certain animals that feedon dead or decaying animal matter
An oomycete that thrives on dead or decaying organic matter?
water mold
What feed on dead or decaying organic matter?
There is a vast array of organisms that feed on dead or decaying matter. On the microscopic scale, bacteria, fungi, and microscopic animal larvae may feed on dead and decarying matter of both plants and animals. On a slightly larger scale, insects such as beetles and ants will also feed on dead and decaying matter. On a much larger scale, scavengers, such as vultures and hyenas will feed on dead animal carcasses.
what is saprophyte?
The official definition for the word saprophyte is "a plant, fungus, or microorganism that lives on dead or decaying organic matter."
What is something that obtains its energy by feeding on dead or decaying matter is called a?
That is called a scavenger. An example of a scavenger is a vulture. Also a decomposer such as fungi. They feed of decaying matter.
