NEET BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -They include fungi along with invertebrate organisms sometimes called detritivores, which include earthworms, termites, and millipedes. Fungi are important decomposers, especially in forests. Some kinds of fungi, such as mushrooms, look like plants.

Detailed explanation-2: -All animals are consumers, and they eat other organisms. Fungi and many protists and bacteria are also consumers. But, whereas animals eat other organisms, fungi, protists, and bacteria “consume” organisms through different methods. The consumers can be placed into different groups, depending on what they consume.

Detailed explanation-3: -Consumer-an organism that must eat something else to get energy. Decomposer-an organism that breaks dead matter down into basic nutrients that can be used by the rest of the ecosystem. As established in the previous activity, Fungi are decomposers NOT producers.

Detailed explanation-4: -Lesson Summary. Most fungi are decomposers called saprotrophs. They feed on decaying organic matter and return nutrients to the soil for plants to use. Fungi are the only decomposers that can break down wood and the cellulose in plant cell walls, so they are the primary decomposers in forests.

Detailed explanation-5: -This level is made up of herbivores: bacteria, fungi, actinomycetes, nematodes, mites, snails, slugs, earthworms, millipedes, sowbugs and worms.