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Because decomposers eat the remains of whatever they are consuming. Which makes them consumers because they are comsuming something.
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Are cockles a decomposers?
Clams are not decomposers. They are consumers.
What is the role of producers consumers and decomposers in an ecosystem?
Producers capture energy and stores it in food. Consumers get their energy by eating other organisms. Decomposers decomposes the consumers, producers and waste materials to products that are again useful for producers. Thus, consumers do not actually have a role, while producers and decomposers do.
Why are decomposers also consumers?
decomposers are also consumer because they get their food from other organisms
Are all microorganisms decomposers?
No,all are not decomposers.There are producers and consumers too.
What type of organism obtains energy from the food they eat?
Consumers and decomposers.
Why are decomposers categorized as consumers. How do they differ from producers.?
Producers create food through photosynthesis, whereas decomposers breakdown dead or decaying matter. Decomposers do not make their own food, and so are consumers.
Explain the differences between a producer consumer decomposer?
Producers are eaten (consumed) by consumers, when either of them die , they are consumed by decomposers.
Are caterpillars consumers or decomposers?
Caterpillars are not decomposers. They are consumers.
Are seagulls decomposers?
Seagulls are not decomposers. They are consumers.
Are birds consumers decomposers or producers?
consumer
Are cardinals decomposers producers or consumers?
are cardinals producers decomposers or consumers
Are archaebacteria producers consumers or decomposers?
They are all of them
Are sharks decomposers or consumers?
consumers
Is a moose a decomposers?
Moose are not decomposers. They are consumers.
Are corals decomposers?
Corals are not decomposers. They are consumers.
Are opposums decomposers?
Possums are not decomposers. They are consumers.
Are wasps decomposers?
Wasps are not decomposers. They are consumers.
