AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Unfortunately, some important detritivores, for example, cockroaches, termites, mosquitoes, dung and carrion flies, and xylophagous beetles, are considered nuisances and subject to widespread control efforts, potentially interfering with their important roles in ecosystems.

Detailed explanation-2: -Millipede Detritivore. While decomposers break down dead, organic materials, detritivores-like millipedes, earthworms, and termites-eat dead organisms and wastes.

Detailed explanation-3: -Typical detritivorous animals include millipedes, springtails, woodlice, dung flies, slugs, many terrestrial worms, sea stars, sea cucumbers, fiddler crabs, and some sedentary polychaetes such as worms of the family Terebellidae. Detritivores can be classified into more specific groups based on their size and biomes.

Detailed explanation-4: -A detritivore is an organism that eats dead or decaying plants or animals as food. Detritivores include microorganisms such as bacteria and larger organisms such as fungi, insects, worms, and some crustaceans.