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they break down dead organisms to return the nutirents or materials to the water, soil, air, etc
they have the job of returning materials to keep the circle of life going and going
~Bob Jackson
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What will happen if there are no decomposers?
All dead things will be piling up
What are the basis of all living things?
All the known living things are water-based. Also all the living things have the following features in common: 1. Living things are highly organized. 2. All living things have an ability to acquire materials and energy. 3. All living things have an ability to respond to their environment. 4. All living things have an ability to reproduce. 5. All living things have an ability to adapt.
What is a good sentence for abiotic?
A rock, like all non-living things, is abiotic.
How do living and nonliving things interact in an environment?
In the harsh climate of the Tundra, as in all other climates, there are scavengers and decomposers that help to create the food chain. They eat dead things and deposit their feces on the ground, helping autotrophs create more food.
What is the biological sciences of activities that all living things carry out?
If you mean the 8 things all living things have in common, they are as follows: 1) All living things are highly organized and contain many complex chemical substances. 2) All living things contain one or more cells. 3) All living things use energy. 4) Living things have a definite form and have a limited size. 5) Living things grow. 6) Living things respond to changes in the environment. 7) Living things can reproduce. 8) Living things eventually die.
How do you think living things depend upon non living things?
Yes, all living things depend on non-living things. For example: - A plant requires sunlight, soil and water, all non-living things. - An animal requires a habitat, so rocks, dirt, etc. which are non-living things. Even if the animal did not depend on these things, it would still need to eat other animals or plants and plants need non-living things to survive.
Do decomposers get all of there energy from the sun?
The sun is not a decomposer. Decomposers are living organisms.
Do decomposers die?
yes, because say a fox dies because it was hit by a car.its just lying there with its guts hanging out and a fly comes along.the fly starts eating it and becomes a decomposer. is a fly a living thing? yes.
What decomposers are in the ground?
Two kinds of decomposers living in the ground are bacteria and worms-almost all kinds.
Why are scarvengers and detritivors and decomposers important to all living things in the environment?
These organisms reduce dead plants and animals to their component compounds. Without them, the world would soon be buried in the remains of formerly living things.
Why are decomposers imortant in the food chain?
because without them there would be dead living things all over this plant- science teacher (Kendall)
What is the name for all the non living that eat ecosystem?
Decomposers
Are mollusks producers consumers or decomposers?
ONLY plants are producer ONLY fungi and bacteria are decomposers ALL other living things are consumers You need to ask yourself - is a Mollusk as plant or a fungus or bacteria, if not then Mollusks must be consumers.
What will happen if there are no decomposers?
All dead things will be piling up
What happens if there are no decomposers?
All dead things will be piling up
Is a insect a decompose?
Many insects are decomposers as they consume dead materials, but not all insects are decomposers. Honey bees would not be considered decomposers. Termites would be considered decomposers.
Is an insect a decompose?
Many insects are decomposers as they consume dead materials, but not all insects are decomposers. Honey bees would not be considered decomposers. Termites would be considered decomposers.
