FOOD MICROBIOLOGY
MICROORGANISMS IN FOOD
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Question
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An organism that consumes dead or nonliving biomass without need for internal digestion is a(n) ____
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decomposer
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producer
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consumer
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carnivore
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -A scavenger is an organism that consumes mostly decaying biomass, such as meat or rotting plant matter.
Detailed explanation-2: -Decomposers are also called saptrotrophs. They show saprotrophic mode of nutrition i.e. they feed on dead and decaying matters. For example, bacteria, fungi, etc. Autotrophs are producers which include plants. Phagotrophs or heterotrophs are consumers who depend on plants and animals for their nutrition.
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