Because decomposers eat the remains of whatever they are consuming. Which makes them consumers because they are comsuming something.
Producer could be omitted, as decomposers and consumers can still function in the ecosystem without producers. Decomposers break down organic matter, while consumers feed on producers or other consumers.
Producers capture energy and stores it in food. Consumers get their energy by eating other organisms. Decomposers decomposes the consumers, producers and waste materials to products that are again useful for producers. Thus, consumers do not actually have a role, while producers and decomposers do.
Fungi can be decomposers, but some can also be mutualists or pathogens. Animals can be consumers, but some also play roles as decomposers or producers. Bacteria can be decomposers, but some also carry out processes like nitrogen fixation. Plants are considered primary producers, creating energy through photosynthesis.
Decomposers are also classified as consumers because they feed on organic matter from dead organisms to obtain nutrients and energy. By breaking down complex organic materials into simpler forms, decomposers play a crucial role in recycling nutrients back into the ecosystem. This process helps maintain the balance of nutrients in the environment for other organisms to utilize.
Humans are not considered decomposers; humans are considered consumers, as we kill and consume other organisms for nourishment. Contrarily, decomposers are organisms (such as mushrooms) that break down other organisms that have already deceased.
Producers create food through photosynthesis, whereas decomposers breakdown dead or decaying matter. Decomposers do not make their own food, and so are consumers.
Producers are eaten (consumed) by consumers, when either of them die , they are consumed by decomposers.
Seagulls are not decomposers. They are consumers.
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They are all of them
are cardinals producers decomposers or consumers
consumers
Corals are not decomposers. They are consumers.
Ospreys are not decomposers. They are consumers.
Possums are not decomposers. They are consumers.
decomposers
Moose are not decomposers. They are consumers.