OBJECTIVE LIFE SCIENCE
ECOLOGY
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Question
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Organisms that get their nergy by breaking down waste and dead organims
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Organisms that eat other living organisms
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Organisms that eat plants
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Organisms that make their own food
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Detailed explanation-1: -Most decomposers are microscopic organisms, including protozoa and bacteria. Other decomposers are big enough to see without a microscope. They include fungi along with invertebrate organisms sometimes called detritivores, which include earthworms, termites, and millipedes.
Detailed explanation-2: -Decomposers are organisms that obtain energy from the chemical breakdown of dead, organic matter. Examples are bacteria and fungi.
Detailed explanation-3: -Decomposers act on the dead matter, e.g. by secreting the enzymes and digesting the matter externally. Saprotrophs contribute to the decomposition process by extracellular digestion, i.e., they digest dead matter externally by secreting enzymes and then absorbing the nutrients.
Detailed explanation-4: -Examples of decomposers include organisms like bacteria, mushrooms, mold, (and if you include detritivores) worms, and springtails.