once-living material that has been broken down by decomposers(bacteria, mushrooms,worms...etc)
`Decaying matter normally goes to the ground but can be used as fertilizer.
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.
It converts dead and decaying matter to glucose , energy for the saprophyte or fungi
Detritus
Decaying matter normally goes to the ground but can be used as fertalizer. Sometimes marshy water, (I think it was something like that) is made up of decaying animals of plants.
the decaying matter in soil is called humus.
Vegetables and decaying matter.
Decaying matter normally goes to the ground but can be used as fertalizer. Sometimes marshy water, (I think it was something like that) is made up of decaying animals of plants.
Only fungi feed on dead or decaying matter.
Decaying organic matter in the soil is called humus. When it is added to the soil deliberately, it is called compost.
Seplophobia
humus