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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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No, a Turkey Vulture feeds on dead animals not decaying matter. Hope this helps!
How long does it take for a bat to decompose?
About as long as it takes for any small mammal to decompose. But this depends significantly on the condition of the body (e.g. have scavengers gone over it) and the environmental conditions (e.g. humidity, temperature, insects) around the body.
What does decomposer help with?
De composers make nitrates and other minerals from the plants and animals they decomposed, and this helps the animals live longer. The nitrates and other minerals are very nutritious.
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Which decomposers are key decomposers in the soil?
The FOUR soil decomposers are..
-Bacteria
-Worms
-Organisms
-Fungi
What kind of decomposers live in the seashore?
Sea animals the main sea animals that are decomposers are crabs and shrimp. Both crabs and shrimp comb the sea floor in search of things to eat.
What is the role of-- decomposers in the environment?
They process dead matter down to the simpler substances that plants can use to synthesize fresh, new life. and if they were not living our earth would be filled with dead plants and animals and the jungles and every thing would stink
What is decomposer or Detritus?
Detritus means any rock fragments or disintegrated material that has been broken or worn away from a larger mass. This breaking away may occur by accident or by erosion, through wind, water or glacial ice.
Is a muskrat a decomposer or scavenger?
No, a decomposer a living thing that eats detritus, or decomposing plants and animals, but scavengers are animals that feed on carrion, or parts of dead animals. Decomposers break down organisms, but scavengers do not.
Do scavengers eat decomposers?
No. If anything, scavengers supply energy to the decomposers. Scavengers eat dead animal carcasses, and then leave the rest. Decomposers let out strong enzymes that break down the carcass until there is nothing left but H2O, CO2, and nutrients which the decomposers absorb for energy.
What are some decomposers that live in lakes?
Seaweed, crab , plankton and smaller animals like shrimp.
