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Dead or decaying matter in nature becomes a food source. Nutrients enter the soil and insects and other animals invade the dead or decaying matter for food.

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Plants feeding on dead or decaying matter?

Only fungi feed on dead or decaying matter.


What thrives on dead or decaying matter in water?

Oomycetes


What is saprozotic?

certain animals that feedon dead or decaying animal matter


An oomycete that thrives on dead or decaying organic matter?

water mold


What are the saprotroph?

saprotroph derive nutrition from dead, decaying matter .example.fungi


What feed on dead or decaying organic matter?

There is a vast array of organisms that feed on dead or decaying matter. On the microscopic scale, bacteria, fungi, and microscopic animal larvae may feed on dead and decarying matter of both plants and animals. On a slightly larger scale, insects such as beetles and ants will also feed on dead and decaying matter. On a much larger scale, scavengers, such as vultures and hyenas will feed on dead animal carcasses.


what is saprophyte?

The official definition for the word saprophyte is "a plant, fungus, or microorganism that lives on dead or decaying organic matter."


What does fungi convert dead and decaying matter into?

Fungi convert dead and decaying matter into simpler compounds through a process called decomposition. This helps in nutrient cycling and enriching the soil with essential elements like carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus, making them available for other organisms.


What is something that obtains its energy by feeding on dead or decaying matter is called a?

That is called a scavenger. An example of a scavenger is a vulture. Also a decomposer such as fungi. They feed of decaying matter.


An organism that decomposes decaying organisms leaf litter and other types of dead organic matter is called a?

Such organisms are called decomposers, which include micro fungi and bacteria . They decompose dead and decaying organic matter. An organism that decomposes decaying organisms leaf litter and other types of dead organic matter is called a saprobe, saprotroph ,saprophytic .


What are scavengers and how they are useful for the environment?

This is because scavengers are organisms that feed on dead or decaying matter .


What do you understand by saprophytes?

Saprophytes are the plants which derive their food from the dead and decaying organic matter