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What organisms get its energy by eating dead plants and animal?

There are many organisms that feed on carcasses of plants and animals. Jackals and Vultures and among them. There are also organisms called decomposers which break down the dead carcasses for nutrients.


Why is scavenging an example of a eater-eaten relationship?

scavenging is an example of an eater-eaten relationship because animals who feed on the dead animals may be eaten by other live animals when they are dead....For Example; Vultures feed on dead animals but when the vulture is dead another live animal will feed on it and when that live animal becomes dead another animal will feed on its dead body and so on...


What is mendotrophs?

Mendotrophs are organisms that rely on dead organic matter as a primary energy source. They play a key role in decomposing plant and animal material, breaking it down into smaller components that can be recycled back into the ecosystem. Mendotrophs are important for nutrient cycling and soil health.


What eats detritivores?

Earthworms, flatworms, water lice, some fish, termites, and crabs are detritivores that eat dead and decomposing organic material. Any animal, or consumer, that eats insects can eat them. This includes birds, most bears, frogs, and any other consumer eats other animals.


Plant and animal remains and other dead matter are collectvely called?

Decomposing plant and animal matter, along with other dead material, are collectively called "detritus." Detritus serves as an important source of nutrients for decomposers in an ecosystem.

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Which non renewable energy source comes from the remains of dead organism?

Gasoline, coal, or fossil fuels


Bacteria that have saprophytes use as food and energy source?

dead material this is a question of my science homework ugh


What nonrenewable energy source comes from dead organism?

The nonrenewable energy source that comes from dead organisms is fossil fuels, such as coal, oil, and natural gas. These fuels are formed from the remains of ancient plants and animals that have been buried and transformed over millions of years.


Which term describes an organism such as a dung beetle or a cockroach that consumes decaying or dead organic material as its primary source of nutrition?

Decomposer, scavenger or carrion-eater


What is An organism that get energy by breaking down the remains of dead organism?

it's decomposers


Which type of organism get energy by breaking down the remains of dead organism?

Decomposers.


Organism that break down waste and dead organism and retun the raw material to the environment?

decomposers.


Is a vulture an organism that get its energy from remains of dead organism?

Yes, it does not eat living things.


How is a decomposer like a consumer?

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


What animal that eats dead animals without hunting?

An animal that consumes dead animals would be a detrivore; however, there are decomposers like bacteria and fungi that also utilize dead organic material for an energy source.


How do you decomposed?

That is the correct spelling of "decomposer" (organism that breaks down dead material).


Is there energy in dead organisms?

Yes. The amount of energy depends on the organism and how long ago it died.