Decomposer

id: decomposer-204-8005594
title: Decomposer
text: Decomposers are organisms that break down dead or decaying organisms; they carry out decomposition, a process possible by only certain kingdoms, such as fungi. Like herbivores and predators, decomposers are heterotrophic, meaning that they use organic material to get their energy, carbon and nutrients for growth and development. While the terms decomposer and detritivore are often interchangeably used, detritivores ingest and digest dead matter internally, while decomposers directly absorb nutri
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description: Organism that breaks down dead or decaying organisms
original url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decomposer
date created: 2004-01-06T18:07:50Z
date modified: 2024-09-09T22:37:36Z
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