Detritus means any rock fragments or disintegrated material that has been broken or worn away from a larger mass. This breaking away may occur by accident or by erosion, through wind, water or glacial ice.
Some amphipods are detritus (a decomposer that live in water), but some are carnivore.
Yes, they perform cellular respiration but they do not photosynthesize
Detritus
== == The Decomposer always comes last because when the animal dies the decomposer decomposes it. A normal food chain would be something like: sun energy> grass> cow> human> decomposing bacteria The decomposer/detritus feeder always breaks down waste (being excrement or dead matter) in an ecosystem so that buildup won't be a problem.
Detritus feeders(a.k.a, sapraphages, or ditritivores) ehterotrophs that get nutrients by comsuming detritus**decomposing organic matter**Example___________EarthwormsWoodlice
detritus is everywhere. Land,water, and air.
detritus is formed by microorganisms that are found basically every where
You will be examining the detritus of your homework if you plagiarise your answers.
Trees are not decomposers. They are producers.
detritus feeders can not be producers as they feed of the decaying dead living organisms
Detritus. It's what the decomposers feed on/eat/
Detritus is the same as refuse or rubish. Carrion is dead animals that are rotting on the ground.