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Decomposers (fungi and bacteria), help to break down dead plant and animal materials, in so doing they release the nutrients stored in chemical bonds back to the soil where they can be utilised by plants
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 13y agoDecomposition helps the plant by giving nuitrients to the soil the plant is growing on
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∙ 12y agobecause the decomposers give enrgy to the consumers fyi
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∙ 11y agoWhat kind of producers and consumer live in water
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∙ 11y agoThe decomposers helps consumers by eating dad things.That consumers ate.It would be equal and fair.
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∙ 10y agoDecomposers break down the remains of dead plants and animals, returning nutrients to the soil. This helps retain soil fertility, allowing the continued growth of plants, which feed animals.
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Why are decomposers also consumers?
decomposers are also consumer because they get their food from other organisms
What happens to most organisms when they die?
They Decompose, or are fed on by other organisms, Mainly by decomposers.
Are microbes decomposers?
Plants and their fruits are not decomposers. They are producers.
Organisms that break down complex compounds and dead tissue?
Decomposers
Organisms that feed on dead organisms for nutrients are called?
Decomposers_____________________OK...decomposers is correct, but a better term would be saprophytes.Saprophytes (or detritivores) are organisms that obtain nutrients from dead organic matter and thus assist in it's decomposition.
Is a human a decomposers?
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.
What organisms that support all other organisms of the community are?
decomposers
How can decomposers help plants grow?
By breaking down the dead organisms or wastes of other living things.
What are organisms that break down waste and dead organisms called?
Organisms called decomposers or detritivores.
What organisms eat dead organisms and waste material from other organisms called?
Decomposers.
How do decomposers help in the process of photosynthesis?
No, decomposers get their energy directly from the material they are decomposing, which, in most cases, comes indirectly from sunlight.
Why are decomposers also consumers?
decomposers are also consumer because they get their food from other organisms
What are the nutrient sources for some decomposers?
Decomposers, such as fungi and some bacteria, use waste products (feces) from other organisms and other the dead bodies of other organisms as food.
Decomposers break down dead organisms and produce?
Decomposers break down dead organisms which produce carbon dioxide and nutrients. These nutrients are then used by other organisms such as plants.
What happens to most organisms when they die?
They Decompose, or are fed on by other organisms, Mainly by decomposers.
What are organisms that break down dead organic matter in order to absorb the nutrient molecules?
Decomposers :)
What decomposes dead organisms?
Fungi, mushroooms, and other parasitic lifeforms
