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A consumer is anything that takes organic material and transforms (digests) it into energy. We are consumers because we eat plants and animals, but almost all plants are not consumers -- they are called producers. Decomposers like bacteria and fungi break down organic material for energy, so they are also consumers. However, unlike other consumers, they exist in all tropic levels. Because they are indiscriminatory with regards to what they consume, they can decompose plants as well as animals. This allows them to be primary consumers, secondary consumers, or tertiary/quaternary consumers; or exist in many levels simultaneously.
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Why are decomposers categorized as consumers. How do they differ from producers.?
Producers create food through photosynthesis, whereas decomposers breakdown dead or decaying matter. Decomposers do not make their own food, and so are consumers.
Why are decomposers categorized as consumers?
Decomposers are categorized as consumers because they obtain energy by breaking down organic matter from dead plants and animals. They play a crucial role in recycling nutrients back into the ecosystem by decomposing organic material and releasing nutrients that can be used by other organisms.
Explain the differences between a producer consumer decomposer?
Producers are eaten (consumed) by consumers, when either of them die , they are consumed by decomposers.
Are seagulls decomposers?
Seagulls are not decomposers. They are consumers.
Are birds consumers decomposers or producers?
consumer
Are archaebacteria producers consumers or decomposers?
They are all of them
Are cardinals decomposers producers or consumers?
are cardinals producers decomposers or consumers
Are sharks decomposers or consumers?
consumers
Are corals decomposers?
Corals are not decomposers. They are consumers.
Are ospreys decomposers?
Ospreys are not decomposers. They are consumers.
Are opposums decomposers?
Possums are not decomposers. They are consumers.
Are leeches consumers producers or decomposers?
decomposers
