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What is the difference between a scavenger and a decomposer?

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Anonymous

∙ 13y ago
Updated: 12/8/2022

Decomposers- Convert waste into nutrients that can can be used by plants

Scavengers- Go around and eat the remains of the already dead organisms.

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