Without decomposers dead animals would just lay dead on earth forever.
Both living and dead animals host bacteria. If something is wet at all its very often covered with bacteria.
Bacteria a re decomposers. They take energy from dead animals.
Types of bacteria, such as cyanobacteria.
Dead plants and animals are consumed by decomposers such as bacteria and fungi.
The "life cycle" would be broken and life on earth would stop.
decomposes break down the remains of dead plants and animals.
Both.
bacteria
Bacteria
Sugar molecules
they are decomposed
Animals that live on bacteria include paramecium and amoeba. Besides eating bacteria, these organisms can also exist on algae and dead plant and animal material.