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An organism that uses dead material as a food and energy source?
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Bacteria, mold, and other decomposers use dead material as an energy source.
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What do you call the organisms that act on dead plants and animals?
An organism that creates energy from the organic matter of dead plants or animals is called a decomposer. Most bacteria and fungi are decomposers.
What organisms get its energy by eating dead plants and animal?
There are many organisms that feed on carcasses of plants and animals. Jackals and Vultures and among them. There are also organisms called decomposers which break down the dead carcasses for nutrients.
Do parasites live on dead organic matter?
Yes parasites do live on dead organic matter as it depends on the dead organism for food.
What are animals that feed on dead organic matter called?
Fungus is the organism that feed on dead an decaying matter.Animals that feed on dead remains are called Scavengers eg Crow,Vulture.
Do bacteria and fungi live on dead or alive animals?
Both - they will utilise dead or living tissue to survive. However - they're more commonly found on dead material.
Which non renewable energy source comes from the remains of dead organism?
Gasoline, coal, or fossil fuels
Bacteria that have saprophytes use as food and energy source?
dead material this is a question of my science homework ugh
How is a decomposer like a consumer?
Consumer are organisms that eat other organisms.Decomposers eat dead body mass of other organisms making them consumers. I guess in a way decomposers are considered omnivores because they eat any dead body mass
Which term describes an organism such as a dung beetle or a cockroach that consumes decaying or dead organic material as its primary source of nutrition?
Decomposer, scavenger or carrion-eater
What is An organism that get energy by breaking down the remains of dead organism?
it's decomposers
Which type of organism get energy by breaking down the remains of dead organism?
Decomposers.
Organism that break down waste and dead organism and retun the raw material to the environment?
decomposers.
Is a vulture an organism that get its energy from remains of dead organism?
Yes, it does not eat living things.
What animal that eats dead animals without hunting?
An animal that consumes dead animals would be a detrivore; however, there are decomposers like bacteria and fungi that also utilize dead organic material for an energy source.
How do you decomposed?
That is the correct spelling of "decomposer" (organism that breaks down dead material).
Is there energy in dead organisms?
Yes. The amount of energy depends on the organism and how long ago it died.
Which organism recycles waste and dead material consumer or decomposers?
I belive it's decomposers
