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Decomposers
This category covers questions about decomposers, organisms that break down other dead or decaying organisms to obtain energy for growth and development. Decomposers are formally known as saprotrophs.
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When a lion hunts, the pride generally eats everything from a kill. Anything that is left is picked over by scavengers. Once the scavengers are finished, the decomposers come in to eat anything that is left. Decomposers are things like bacteria, fungi, and worms.
What kind of decomposer eats whales?
Whales are predators. They are at the top of the food chain! Nobody has found an animal that eats them! (Supervisor note: hmm...killer whales, sharks, humans? This assertion is relatively correct but the question is asking about decomposers. Since everything dies, even apex predators are eaten by decomposers.
Actually an interesting article that I saw in National Geographic has the carcass of a whale on the ocean floor being consumed and lived in by clams and tube worms. Apparently the bacteria that actually decomposes the carcass make a convenient transition for the higher forms.
Is a ladybug a decomposer or what?
A butterfly is an insect, but all insects are arthropods.
Arthropods are a large group containing all animals with jointed legs, such as crustaceans, insects, arachnids, and centi/millipedes. Butterflies are of the insect variety because they have six legs and wings.
Decomposers are organisums that decompose or, make it so that we are not walking in a huge pile of leaves year around!
Decomposers in Deciduous forest?
Decomposers are helpful because they help to break down rotting materials. In a deciduous forest some of the decomposers are various types of fungus, beetles, and worms.
How do decomposers connect both ends of a food chain?
Decomposers (fungi and bacteria), help to break down dead plant and animal materials, in so doing they release the nutrients stored in chemical bonds back to the soil where they can be utilised by plants
What is one benefit of decomposers?
The benefit of decomposers is that these organisms get rid of waste and dead matter in the food chain. Decomposers are beetles, earthworms, fungi, and other organisms that feed on or break down decaying material. In ecosystems, they are important because without them decaying matter would pile up. Likewise, by breaking down organic matter, decomposers return nutrients to the soil.
What is the decomposer making for?
Decomposers break down dead organic matter, such as fallen leaves, dead animals, and waste materials, into simpler substances like nutrients. These nutrients are then recycled back into the ecosystem, providing essential resources for plants and other organisms to thrive.
What organism would be considered a decomposer?
Organisms that are characterized as decomposers are organisms like bacteria. These organisms will also typically include protozoans and sporozoans.
What are some examples of decomposers?
Decomposers are organisms that break down dead or decaying organisms, and in doing so carry out the natural process of decomposition.
Decomposers break down (or consume) leaf litter, dead organisms and other detritus. In doing this they release nutrients trapped in the dead material back into the soil, making it available to plants and other primary producers, continuing the nutrient cycle of an ecosystem.
General catagories of decomposers are:
- worms
- molds
- fungi (the primary and common decomposers of litter in many ecosystems)
- bacteria
- actinobacteria
Specific decomposers are:
- mushrooms
- termites
- flies (& maggots)
- cockroaches
- lactobacteria (for mozzarella cheese and Frozen Yogurt)
- beetle
- slug
- insects
Roundworms,Fungi, Bacteria,and Mold
A seahorse gains energy by eating other live organisms, meaning it is a carnivore. A seahorse is not a decomposer because decomposers gain energy from breaking down dead organisms.
Why earth will become a waste bucket without saprotrophs?
our affcourse will bacame a waste basket without saprotrophs becase saprotrophs are the organisms wtcih lives on dead and decaying things for example a leather shoes picke;es and if saprotroph willbe not there so the earth will not get moisture thgat arrives from fungi and do not get saprotrophic nutrishient
What meadow decomposers are there?
Common meadow decomposers include bacteria, fungi, earthworms, and insects such as beetles and springtails. These organisms play a crucial role in breaking down dead plant material and recycling nutrients back into the soil, contributing to the overall health of the meadow ecosystem.
No, trout are not decomposers. Trout are carnivorous fish that feed on smaller aquatic animals like insects, crustaceans, and smaller fish. Decomposers are organisms that break down dead organic matter into simpler compounds.
Can you get a list of decomposers please?
I do believe that earthworms and termites are decomposers as well.
It may or may not, it depends mostly on the level of oxygen in the water. Oxygen depleted water actually preserves wood almost completely.
What Decomposer breaks down the remains of dead plants and animals in the Temperate Grasslands?
Earthworms are common decomposers that break down the remains of dead plants and animals in the Temperate Grasslands. They help in recycling nutrients back into the soil, which is essential for the ecosystem's health and productivity.
What decomposers are their in Belize?
Decomposers found in the country of Belize are millipedes, termites, and different types of fungi. Other decomposers include velvet worms and snails.
