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Detritivores, also known as detritophages or detritus feeders or detritus eaters or saprophages, are heterotrophs that obtain nutrients by consuming detritus (decomposing plant and animal parts as well as organic fecal matter). Typical detritivorous animals include millipedes, woodlice, dung flies, slugs, many terrestrial worms, sea stars, sea cucumbers, fiddler crabs, and some sedentary polychaetes such as amphitrites (Amphitritinae, worms of the family terebellidae) and other terebellids. For more information, visit: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detritivore?
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What are the different modes of intake of food in animals?
every mode of feeding is found in fish, herbivore, carnivore, parasite, filter feeder, and detritus feeder
What do cats eye snail eat?
The Catseye sea snail is a filter feeder that feeds on Microlagae, detritus, and small algae.e.g. Coralline, Neptune's necklace.
What do detritus feeder contribute the carbon cycle?
When these detritus feeders take in detritus with micro-organisms multiplying on it, they mainly break down and absorb the micro-organisms, which are rich in proteins, and excrete the detritus, which is mostly complex carbohydrates, having hardly broken it down at all.Detritus feeders contribute to the carbon cycle through respiration by taking up carbon and converting some of it to CO2 which is to be used by plants to produce carbohydrates.
What is difference between detritus feeder and carrion feeder?
The difference is that is that detritivore feeds on large parts of decaying plant, animal matter, and on waste material. A decomposer consumes and breaks down dead organisms or waste matter into simple substances. They both get nutrition from dead organic matter. The difference is that detritivores actually eat the organic matter (like earthworms eating their way through the soil) and decomposers secrete enzymes to digest the organic matter and then absorb the resulting molecules (like bacteria or fungi do).
Is a bird feeder an example of science or technogly?
Technogly
What is an example of Lancelets?
A lancelet is a filter feeder with no brain, eyes, or heart. A sea squirt is an example of a lancelet.
An organism that obtains its nutrients from detritus?
Detritus
What is an example sentence for the word starlings?
There are three starlings on the feeder right now!
What is the consumer that breaks down the remains of plants and animals?
The type of organism is called a detritivore,detritophage, detritus feeder, or saprophage and obtain their nutrients from dead plant, animal or excreted materials. Once they process the material, it is considered decomposed.
What is a dertitivore?
An organism that consumes detritus- decaying plant/ animal matter, including manure. An earthworm would be an example.
What kind of consumer is a sea lily?
The sea lily is an echinoderm, probably a filter feeder which means it may ingest plant or algae material (primary consumer), tiny animals (secondary consumer) or dead material called "detritus" (detritivore).
What are detritus feeder and what do they do?
Detritus feeders, also known as detritivores, are organisms that consume decomposing organic matter, such as dead plants, animals, and other organic debris found in the soil or aquatic environments. They play a crucial role in the ecosystem by breaking down this material, recycling nutrients back into the soil or water, and promoting soil health. Common examples include earthworms, woodlice, and certain types of fungi and bacteria. By facilitating decomposition, detritus feeders contribute to nutrient cycling and help maintain ecological balance.
