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An organism that breaks down the nutrients of another dead organism and brings it back to the atmosphere or soil to be used again.
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An organism that breaks down other organisms to get food is called what?
A living thing that breaks down dead animals and plants for food is called a decomposer.
What is an organism that feeds on the wastes or remains of living things?
Organisms that live off the wastes and remains of other organisms are called scavengers. These scavengers include crows, and turkey vultures.
A single-celled eukaryotic organism that is neither a consumer nor a decomposer would most likely be classified in?
protista
What is a producer consumer and decomposer?
Some example of producers are plants and lichen (organisms that do not need to get their food, they make their own food) one example of consumers are bears (organisms that eat other organisms to get food) one example of decomposer are mushrooms (organisms that get their food by breaking down the nutrients in dead organisms or animal wastes
An organism that absorbs food from dead organisms and waste is called a?
A decomposer is an organism that breaks down the organic matter of dead organisms to supply itself with nutrients. In doing so, decomposers leave behind nutrients that become a part of the soil and replenish the ecosystem's nutrients. This leads to a greater amount of production of organic compounds.
What type of organism algae?
a decomposer
What is a decomposer in the rainforest?
A decomposer in the Rainforest is a fungus type organism, such as mushrooms or moss.
Is a decomposer a machine?
A decomposer is a living organism such as a bacterium or a fungus, therefore it could not be a machine.
How do you spell decomposer?
That is the correct spelling of "decomposer" (organism that breaks down dead material).
What counsumer eats dead organism?
a decomposer
What type of organism is photosynthetic algae?
A decomposer
What kind of consumer are most organism?
a decomposer
What organism is a decomposer in Cuba?
bacteria and fungus
What type of organism can obtain energy directly from any of the other organism in an ecosystem?
Decomposer
What is an organism called that relies on another organism for its food and energy source?
i think it is a decomposer
What organism does a bird belond to?
decomposer hi hi
Which kind of organism is found at the end of a food?
a Decomposer
