Meaning decomposers
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decomposers


Saprotrophic fungi and bacteria that absorb nutrients from nonliving organic material such as corpses, fallen plant material, and the wastes of living organisms, and convert them into inorganic forms.
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decomposers


Organisms that convert dead organic material into simpler forms that can be used as plant nutrients (bacteria and fungi).
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decomposers


Fungi and bacteria that break complex organic material into smaller molecules.
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decomposers


Heterotrophic organisms that break down dead protoplasm and use some of the products and release others for use by consumer organisms.
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Fungi and bacteria that break complex organic material into smaller molecules.
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organisms that cause decay or break down the bodies of dead plants and animals into components that can be reused in the ecosystem. decay
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consumers, mostly microbial, that change dead organic matter into minerals and heat.
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