That is called a scavenger. An example of a scavenger is a vulture. Also a decomposer such as fungi. They feed of decaying matter.
An organism that obtains energy by feeding on other organisms is called a consumer or a heterotroph.
The motile feeding stage of protozoa is called a trophozoite. This is the active, feeding stage of the protozoa where it moves and obtains nutrients from its environment.
An organism that absorbs food from decayed organisms and such, are called Decomposers.
The process by which an organism obtains food is called feeding or nutrition. It involves the ingestion, digestion, absorption, and assimilation of nutrients from the food source to meet the organism's energy and growth requirements.
It is called nutrition
Decaying organic matter in the soil is called humus. When it is added to the soil deliberately, it is called compost.
Feeding on dead & decaying matter such as dead leaves in the soil or rotting tree trunk is callled saprotrophic nutrition. # Neothia(bird's net or orchid) # Monotropa (Indian pipe ) Feeding by living in or on organisms (host) is called parasitic nutrition. # Cuscuta(Amer bail) # Loranthus
the decaying matter in soil is called humus.
heterotroph
host
Decaying material in the soil is called, "Humus". (HYOO-muss)
The organism from which a parasite obtains nutritional needs is called a host. The host is a food source and a home for the parasite.