Detrivores.
Detritivores feed on dead plant and animal remains.
A scavenger eats the remains of dead animals.
The remains of an animal. -------------------------- Fossils are the remains of a dead plant or animal that have been preserved for a long time.
Decomposers are types of heterotrophs. They are not able to consume their own energy through photosynthesis. They get their energy from the remains of dead organisms.
Detritus Detritus. It's what the decomposers feed on/eat.
Scavengers and bottom feeders survive on dead animal and plant matter, or detritus. Accordingly they are also known as detrivores, playing a critical aspect to the food cycle and circle of life.
Organisms that feed on plant and animal remains and other dead matter are known as decomposers. They play a crucial role in breaking down organic material and recycling nutrients back into the ecosystem. Examples include bacteria, fungi, worms, and insects like beetles.
It is an animal which feeds on dead organic material, especially plant remains. It could be a decomposer or a cow eating hay.
Scavengers eat the corpes of animals that their species did not kill helping decompose the dead animal remains. Decomposers decompose the remains left from the scavengers.
Detritivores are heterotrophs. They obtain their energy by consuming and breaking down dead plant and animal matter, rather than producing their own food through photosynthesis like autotrophs.
Decomposing plant and animal matter, along with other dead material, are collectively called "detritus." Detritus serves as an important source of nutrients for decomposers in an ecosystem.
A species of animal that eats the dead remains of another animal.