How is a decomposer like a consumer?

Answer 1

Consumer are organisms that eat other organisms.Decomposers eat dead body mass of other organisms making them consumers. I guess in a way decomposers are considered omnivores because they eat any dead body mass

Answer 2

Both decomposers and consumers play important roles in nutrient cycling in an ecosystem by breaking down organic matter. While consumers obtain their energy by consuming living organisms, decomposers derive their energy by breaking down dead organic material. Both groups help release nutrients back into the environment for use by producers.

Answer 3

Do they produce their own source of energy? No, therefore they are consumers. And just like the consumers, they get their nutrients from other organisms.

Answer 4

A consumer is an organism that eats living plants or animals. A decomposer though, is an organism that FEEDS on dead organism.

Answer 5

a decomoposer is alike a consumer becouse a dempouser decomposes and a consumer eats so thats how they arealike

Answer 6

Consumers are any organism that take organic material and use it for energy. Decomposers do the same thing, it just happens that the material they are using for energy is already dead.

Answer 7

yes because it feeds on dead organisms and waste material

Answer 8

because they consume items that are dying and falling apart.